Dear List Members
Some of you might be interested to know about two new books
which have been published recently, they are: "The Practice of
Making Strategy" and "Visible Thinking". Both deal with the
cognitive/ causal mapping technique, which can be used with
groups to support decision making.
"The Practice of Making Strategy" (published by Sage
Publications. ISBN: 0-7619-4494-X) takes you through the
process of making strategy with a management team - based on
the ideas
described in "Making Strategy: the journey of strategic
management" by Eden and Ackermann (Sage Publications 1998).
"The Practice" book is the practical handbook. Eden and
Ackermann have been facilitating decision making groups for
many years and the methods that they suggest have been used in
a variety of settings (commercial, not-for-profit and
government organisations), not just for strategy making.
"Visible Thinking" (by Bryson, Ackermann, Eden and Finn,
published by Wiley ISBN: 0-470-86915-1) is intended as a lay-
persons guide to cognitive/ causal mapping - the main technique
used by Eden and Ackermann.
I believe that these books are now generally available.
Regards
Jenny Brightman
Banxia Software Ltd
27-29 The Market Place, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4TP, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 870 787 2994 Fax: +44 (0) 870 787 2995
Web: http://www.banxia.com
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