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RANA's Manuals & Workbooks and Reference Tools

Please click on a picture to send an order or request additional information about a specific product. Most of RANA's Manuals and Workbooks are available in both English and French, and the language must be specified when ordering.

Manuals & Workbooks

Facilitation 1: Processes, Techniques & Logistics

Format:

Module format

English or French

Binder, 292 pages

Cost: $150.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Facilitation 1 Training Program, and contains:

Basic CoreSkills self diagnosis;
Universal (Issue, Problem, Decision, Plan, Conflict) and Derived Processes (the Work planning Series);
Techniques of facilitation, e.g. Action Research, Managing the Difficult Participant, Bridging Ideas;
Logistical elements such as managing group size, optimum room configurations, and technical aids to facilitation.

Facilitation 2: Process Management & Intervention

Format:

Module format

English or French

Binder, 368 pages

Cost: $150.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Facilitation 2 Training Program, and contains:

Advanced CoreSkills self diagnosis;
Process Integration and how to manage it;
Process Consultation;
Conflict Intervention;
Advanced and complex processes;
Large Group Facilitation;
Intervention Casework.

Facilitation 1 and Facilitation 2 set

Format:

Module format

English or French

2 Binders, 292 and 368 pages

Cost: $250.00

This is the set of companion manuals for RANA’s Facilitation 1 Training Program and RANA’s Facilitation 2 Training Program.

The GoldStandard

Format:

English

Binder, 204 pages

Spiral bound, 138 pages

Cost: $150.00

The Gold Standard is RANA’s response to the need for emotional intelligence inside organizations. Authored by Kathleen and George Prince of Boston’s MindFree Group, the Gold Standard is made up of two manuals, Concepts and Applications. The Gold Standard consists of 20 structured experiences in relating to others, starting with Story Telling, working through the Discount-Revenge Cycle, and ending up in creative responses.

Risk Management

Format:

Module format

English or French

Binder, 326 pages

Cost: $150.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Integrated Risk Management program and contains:

The Core Skills required to make risk-based decisions;
The steps in the process of making a decision involving risk from start to finish;
A Tool Bar of supporting techniques and processes;
Casework in Integrated Risk Management.

Conflict Intervention

Format:

Module format

English

Binder, 128 pages

Cost: $150.00

This manual contains an Intervention approach to conflicts, and seeks to move beyond single to double loop thinking in conflict resolution, i.e. ensuring that the conditions for conflict are managed as well as the conflict itself. Conflict Intervention consists of the processes needed to reduce a conflict to manageable proportions, regain productivity, and set up the framework to ensure that conflicts do not disrupt the organization. This manual accompanies RANA’s training and intervention programs in conflict.

Stakeholder Consultation

Format:

Module format

English

Binder, 134 pages

Cost: $125.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Stakeholder Consultation Training or Intervention Program, and contains:

The overall process steps in managing consultation with stakeholders;
A Tool Bar of supporting processes and techniques;
Checklists and Worksheets in support of the process;
Do’s and don’ts of stakeholder consultation.

Strategic & Operational Planning

Format:

Book 1: Visionary Strategy & Book 2: Mobilizing the Strategy

English or French

Binder, 166 pages

Cost: $125.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Business Planning or Strategic and Operational Planning Training or Intervention and contains:

The process steps of establishing the organization’s strategy;
Linkage to the process steps of translating the organization’s strategy into operational plans;
Extensive checklists and worksheets in support of the process.

This is a step-by-step guide that allows for selection of the most appropriate step in line with the organization’s need.

Creative Product Development

Format:

Module format

English

Binder, 198 pages

Cost: $125.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Creative Product Development Training or Intervention Program, and contains:

The process steps leading from inspiration all the way to getting a product to market;
The creative processes for breaking through in developing product ideas;
The project steps involved in moving from the idea stage through the various tests, assessments, checks and balances needed to ensure commitment to the idea;
Checklists and Worksheets in support of the process.

Training for Trainers

Format:

Module format

English

Binder, 164 pages

Cost: $125.00

This is the companion manual for RANA’s Training for Trainer (or Learning Facilitators) Training Program, and contains:

A Core Skills self-diagnosis for trainers and learning facilitators;
The overall process steps in the training process from needs identification and analysis all the way to the evaluation of the learning event;
Checklists and Worksheets in support of the process, including lesson plan templates;
Do’s and don’ts of trainer behaviour in front of learners.

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Reference Tools

The Recipe Book of Facilitated Processes

Book 1: Universal and Derived Processes

Format:

8.5" x 11"

English

Stand-up binder, 65 pages

Cost: $125.00

These two tools are aimed at providing a one-page “crib” sheet for facilitators to refer to as they go through a session. The pages of the Recipe Book are contained in a stand-up binder that rests like an easel on a table, allowing for quick reference. Book 1 contains Universal and Derived Processes, i.e. the basic processes used by facilitators across the world. Book 2 contains Aggregate Processes, which are large intervention processes, such as Strategic and Operational Planning and Change Management.

Book 2: Aggregate Processes

Format:

8.5" x 11"

English

Stand-up binder, 125 pages

Cost: $125.00

The Recipe Book of Facilitated Processes Book 1 & Book 2 set

Format:

8.5" x 11"

English

2 stand-up binders, 65 and 125 pages

Cost: $225.00

This is the set of both Recipe Books of Facilitated Processes, Book 1 and Book 2.

Quick Reference / Aide mémoire

Format:

5.5" x 8.5"

Bilingual (double sided)

Spiral bound, 28 pages

Cost: $30.00

RANA’s Quick Reference is the mini-version of our Recipe Book and contains the key techniques, e.g. Co-Facilitation and Action Research, processes, e.g. e.g. Issue Analysis, Action Planning, WorkPlanning and logistical standards that a facilitator might use.

What Might a Frog Do: 100 Creative Ribbits / Qu'en dirait une grenouille: 100 coassements créateurs

Format:

5.5" x 3.5"

English or French

Spiral bound, 100 pages

Cost: $20.00

This is a Random Idea Generator made up of 100 questions aimed at changing the perspective of a group that is “stuck” during a facilitation, e.g. “What on earth were we thinking?” or “How can we re-group this into larger chunks”. Easy and fun to use, it is remarkably successful as a way of re-launching a group.

Cooking for Small Groups with RANA

Format:

5.5" x 8.5"

English

Spiral bound, 126 pages

Cost: $25.00

This is an honest-to-goodness cook book of RANA’s favorite recipes. RANA often provides breakfast and lunch to the groups it facilitates. Over the years, Liane Tucker, our resident chef, has lovingly worked on special dishes for groups of people, aimed at complementing the facilitation. A must if you love good food.