Book Contents
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Introduction: bringing shared visions to life |
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A simple example |
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The range of applications |
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Route map of the book |
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Diverse interests and common problems |
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Setting the stage |
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Stakeholders
Diverse interests
Complexity |
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Dealing with uncertainty: building resilience |
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Shared understanding
Communities of practice
Effective facilitation
Collaboration, learning and implications for management |
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Shared visions |
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From dreams to visions: three stories |
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The River-maker
Broomgrass collectors
Resource sharing in Mafungautsi Forest |
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Creating a vision |
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The visioning process
The building blocks of visions |
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From visions to substance: moving on |
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Explicit visions |
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Finding common ground |
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Representing knowledge |
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Humble beginnings
Embellishments |
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Re-examining assumptions |
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Scale and granularity
Key resources and influences
Communicating clearly |
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Substantive Visions |
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Describing states |
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Quantifying relationships |
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RiverMaker
ZimFlores |
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Evaluating Model Behaviour |
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Building confidence |
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Gaining self-confidence
Knowing the domain of utility
Communicating confidence |
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Moving on |
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Exploring alternatives |
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Alternatives and outcomes |
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RiverMaker
BroomGrass
ZimFlores |
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Trying new things, recognising success, comparing outcomes |
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Focus on the solution
’Best bet’ and other strategies
Evaluate scenarios |
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Learning through simulation |
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Gaining confidence
Consolidating experience
Understanding implications |
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Into the future |
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A last look back |
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Gearing up for the future |
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From scenarios to actions |
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Final advice |
