Changing Minds: A guide to facilitate participatory planning
Gavin Bennett
Changing Minds
THIS book draws on the work of thinkers and doers throughout
the world who have grappled with the challenge of planning complex
institutions, especially health systems and development projects. Their
problem: Conventional planning methods often do not work. The solution: Involve
all the key stakeholders in making the plan. The challenge: Devise a planning
system that the principals and stakeholders can trust and that is inclusive, balanced,
and dynamic.
Facilitated participatory planning (FPP) is a new way of planning for a world that is
complex, competitive, and fast-changing; a world where managers, staff and other
stakeholders must have their say and own the ideas for any plan to work. This book
charts the evolution of FPP from pioneer concepts of awareness, empowerment,
learning by doing, visualization, creative group processes, and incremental questions
into a complete and up-to-date system of principles and techniques. It carries case
studies that show how FPP has been used successfully where other planning methods
have failed.
Changing Minds is authored by former Regional Director of UNICEF and FPP
pioneer Cole P. Dodge and award winning strategic communication specialist Gavin
Bennett, with input from many other experts in health, planning, and communication
from all corners of the world.
ISBN 978-1-55250-493-2 (IDRC e-book)
ISBN 978-9970-25-127-8 (Fountain)
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