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Decision-making resources

vm3 guides

How to make good decisions
How to plan better meetings
Participatory appraisal and consensus decision-making

Video

vm3 – an exciting and innovative BBC series of six programmes about inspiring and motivating volunteers – order the video

Organisations featured in the programme

Scotland Yard Adventure Centre www.syac.org.uk
Inverclyde Skatepark Group www.inverclydeskaters.co.uk
Cricklewood Homeless Concern www.chc.org.uk

Websites

Information and research on participatory appraisal
Institute of Development Studies www.ids.ac.uk

Information on participatory approaches in London
Participatory Approaches Network for London www.participatory-london.org.uk

Information on participation
Resource Centres for Participatory Learning and Action Network www.rcpla.org

An American approach to consensus decision-making
Act Up www.actupny.org

Articles

Diet pep talks Chris Arnot

Building social partnerships in the workplace Patrick McCurry

Books

How to improve the effectiveness of your management committee
Volunteers on Management Committees
Rodney Hedley and Colin Rochester (1994) The National Centre for Volunteering
ISBN 1897708467

Advice on the dynamics of negotiation and decision-making
The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making
Sam Kaner, Lenny Lind, Duane Berger, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Michael Doyle (1996) New Society Publishers ISBN 0865713472

How to involve children in participatory appraisal
Children's Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care
Roger Hart (1997) UNICEF ISBN 1853833223

A look at consensus as a way of making decisions
Rules for Reaching Consensus: A Modern Approach to Decision-Making
James Lawson and Steven Saint (1994) Pfeiffer Wiley ISBN 0893842567

How to improve your decision-making skills
'Yes' or 'No': The Guide to Better Decisions
Spencer Johnson (1993) HarperCollins ISBN 0887306314

A wider view of the nature of risk and decision-making
The Art of Decision-Making
H Drummond (2001) John Wiley and Sons Ltd ISBN 0471497185

Reading around the subject

The infamous politician recounts a life of making decisions, and their consequences
Diaries: In power Alan Clark (1994) Phoenix Press ISBN 1857991427

 
  
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