The power of search conferences
Learning and planning our way to desirable futures
Uses and advantages of search conference methods
Understanding search conference principles
Planning in stable and turbulent environments
Open systems thinking and the power of human ideals
The strength of democratic learning
Conditions for creative collaboration
Three: strategies for effective search conferences
Designing the search conference for effectiveness
Managing the search conference
The search conference step by step
Conclusion : beyond stagnation and stalemate.