Library

Throughout the website we have a number of papers and articles, written by ourselves and by other practitioners in the field. Listed below are the various articles for you to access. For further details on the topic and the work that VISTA does please visit the what we do page:

Introductory papers on Large Group working

• An overview on 'Interactive Large Group Conferencing - engaging people in change', (pdf file).
• A description of the 12 main large group methodolgies and a matrix ,(pdf file), comparing the stages
• What are Design teams and how do you work with them?

Leadership

• Leaders and Large Scale Engagement, (pdf file), - what can it mean for leaders and what are the risks?
• 'Leadership Alignment - Issues at the Top'.
• A practical guide to Personal Mastery
• Team Development using the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance™ Model
• Understanding yourself and others using Myers Briggs

Tools and Techniques

• An introduction to Polarity Management
• Storytelling a forgotton art and the power in using stories.
• A brief insight to Appreciative Inquiry
• 10 Tips for Virtual Meetings
• Ideas for avoiding "Death by Feedback" in groups
• A methodology for Bureaucracy Busting, (pdf file), in your organisation.
• Team Development using the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance™ Model
• How an Action Inquiry process works

Models and Theories

• Bechard Formula for Change
• Membership, Control & Goals or Connection, Community of Action, Common Purpose

Practical Support

• The key practical steps to planning Logistics, (pdf file), for a large scale event
• Where to go to buy the Essential Supplies to work creatively with large groups
• Recommended Booklist
• Training we organise or deliver

Other Articles - Client Stories

• The Cabinet Office series of "Make it Different!" events
• Developing DEFRA
• International Conference on Prevention and Control of Foot and Mouth Disease
• Process Redesign work at Mobil Oil
• The Body Shop - International Franchise Managers' Meeting
• The Dome at Greenwich:, (pdf file), Large Scale Learning for Service
• Wednesbury 2000 - A Search for Identity

A complete set...

To save time, a complete set of the 9 VISTA papers is listed below. These are in A4 pdf format with the exception of the A3 size 'Building Shared Vision' and 'Which Approach' papers.

They follow a logical order - Papers 1 to 5 covering large scale theory, leadership issues, which large group approach to use, working with design teams and logistics. Paper 6 shows how setting up a large-scale event mirrors a 'temporary organisation' in its design and function and Papers 7 and 8 cover two processes to use. Paper 9 is 'the Art and Craft of Graphic Facilitation'.

1. Engaging People in Change
2. A Leader's Perspective
3. Design Teams
4. Event Logistics
5. Which Large Group Approach to Use
6. Organisational Design and Large Scale - the connections
7. From Bureaucracy Busting - to Creative Compliance
8. Building Shared Vision - process tips
9. The Art & Craft of Graphic Facilitation