Book Publishing by the IAF

IAF has partnered with Jossey-Bass to publish a series of books on various topics in the field of facilitation.  If you are interested in contributing to future works, please contact Sandy Schuman at sschuman@albany.edu.

Current IAF books include:

• IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation.  Sponsored by the leading organization in facilitation -- International Association of Facilitators (IAF) - this book is a "must have" for all group facilitators, covering a diversity of viewpoints on methods and techniques, issues, competencies, and resources.  It is complemented by a CD-ROM featuring the complete collection of articles published in the first fives issues of Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal.  This collection will serve as an introduction to the field for the new practitioner and as a reference for experienced group facilitators who encounter new situations.

• Creating a Culture of Collaboration.  Collaboration is often viewed as a one-time or project-oriented activity.  An increasing challenge is to help organizations incorporate collaborative values and practices in their everyday ways of working.  In Creating a Culture of Collaboration, an international group of practitioners and researchers - from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, and the United States - provide proven approaches to creating a culture of collaboration within and among groups, organizations, communities, and societies.

• Nine Disciplines of Facilitative Leadership by Jon and Maureen Jenkins.  What takes place in the head and heart of an effective facilitative leader?  How do they find the inner resources to draw upon?  What is the source of their powerful effect on people and situations?  The 9 Disciplines of a Facilitator examines these questions and explores the self-mastery it takes to become a great facilitator.  Written by Jon and Maureen Jenkins, two long time member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF), this much needed resources explains that facilitation is more that a process or a set of techniques for managing groups - facilitation is its own profession with its own set of disciplines that help define the facilitator's role.  Throughout the book the authors detail the nine personal disciplines of effective facilitator:  Detachment, Engagement, Focus, Awareness, Action, Presence, Interior Council, Intentionality, and a Sense of Wonder.