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  • Open space

    Open Space Technology (OST) is a group facilitation approach for small and large gatherings in which a central purpose, issue, or task is addressed, but which begins with a purposeful lack of any formal initial agenda.
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  • World cafe

    The world café is a methodology for hosting group dialogue which emphasizes the power of simple conversation in considering relevant questions and themes.
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  • Critical systems heuristics: A systematic review

    This paper argues that critical systems heuristics (CSH) has been an influential approach, but one that is underutilised compared with other methods.
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  • Critical systems heuristics: The idea and practice of boundary critique

    This chapter provides a detailed introduction to critical systems heuristics and the use of its central tool, boundary critique. 
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  • Critical system heuristics

    An approach used to surface, elaborate, and critically consider the options and implications of boundary judgments, that is, the ways in which people/groups decide what is relevant to what is being evaluated.
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  • Evaluation for equitable development results

    This document comprises a range of Evaluation Working Papers (EWP) focused on evaluation for equitable development.
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  • Werner Ulrich's home page

    This website provides a variety of resources from Werner Ulrich's work in a range of philosophical and research areas with a particular focus on his own work in critical systems thinking and practice or Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH).
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  • Mini-primer of Critical Systems Heuristics

    This short summary of Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) by Werner Ulrich gives an overview of what CSH is and how it can be applied.
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  • Stakeholder engagement toolkit

    This toolkit, developed by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, provides a step-by-step guide to developing and implementing a successful stakeholder engagement plan.
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  • Focus groups

    A focus group is a type of group interview designed to explore peoples attitudes.
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