{"product_id":"king-arthurs-round-table-isbn-9780471237723","title":"King Arthur's Round Table","description":"Your organization functions and grows through conversations–face-to-face and electronic, from the mailroom to the boardroom. The quality of those conversations determines how smart your organization is. This revelatory book shows you how the Round Table of Arthurian legend can help foster collaboration and transform today’s world of business, nonprofits, and government.  \u003cp\u003e\"When I want a group to work effectively, I turn immediately to my colleague of thirty-five years, David Perkins. This book is a distillation of his knowledge and wisdom.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Howard Gardner\u003cbr\u003e author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Intelligence Reframed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"David Perkins applies his wit and inventive mind to create a fresh perspective on the world of collaboration in organizations. His archetypes and toolboxes offer valuable insights to anyone facing the challenges of collaborative problem solving.\"\u003cbr\u003e –David Straus\u003cbr\u003e author of How to Make Collaboration Work\u003c\/p\u003e  Acknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1: KING ARTHUR’S DREAM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Smarter Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Our Heads Together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower to the People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooling Down Conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Camelot to Reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2: ORGANIZATIONS ARE MADE OF CONVERSATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErnesto’s Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImageTech and VisionTech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Round Is Your Table?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess Smart and Deciding Smart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople Smart and the Language of Actions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Usual Suspects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Archetypes of Negotiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3: YAKETY YAK AND FEEDBACK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYakety Yak, 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dilemma of Feedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Faces of Feedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Style When?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Feedback Camelot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Brands of Better Feedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFindings from the Feedback Front.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho to Whom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere There Be Dragons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4: THE DIFFICULTIES OF BEING OF ONE MIND.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMind Melds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Intelligence?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulty 1: The Five-Brain Backlash.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulty 2: Cognitive Oversimplification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulty 3: Emotional Oversimplification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulty 4: Regression in the Face of Stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulty 5: The Domino Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulty 6: The Power Advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre We Ready to Give Up Yet?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5: FROM LORDSHIP TO LEADERSHIP.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy 113.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Leaders Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Forms of Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership for Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMan with a Horn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStreetwise Street by Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere There Be Dragons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6: ANTS, WEATHER, AND ORGANIZATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing Arthur’s Ants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Scents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge Weather.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Should I Buy This?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes, But, Rebut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Asian Executive’s Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Weather.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7: COLLABORATION, NOT COBLABORATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of Seven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Faces of Coblaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Facilitation Does and Why It Is Not Enough.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Good: What Collaboration Means, How It Helps, and When It Helps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bad: The Pitfalls of Problem Sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rules of Which.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ugly: The Challenge of Collaborative Citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere There Be Dragons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8: CREATIVE CONFLICT, TRAGIC TRUST.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tragedy of Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalm as a Clam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Ways of Settling Conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegressive and Progressive Conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Trust Works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust in the Land of Lear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetter Conflict through Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere There Be Superdragons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9: CLIMBING TOWARD CAMELOT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresto Change-o.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoetry in Motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe One-Eyed Woman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePocket Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Change Takes Flight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dragon Unlearning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three Arts of Unlearning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Road to Camelot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEPILOG: ROUNDING THE WORLD.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNOTES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX.\u003c\/p\u003e DAVID PERKINS is a senior professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a founding member of Harvard’s Project Zero, a research outfit focused on cognitive-symbolic capacities and their implications for learning in all settings, and for many years codirected the project with renowned education specialist Howard Gardner. He is also the author of The Eureka Effect: The Art and Logic of Breakthrough Thinking, Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence, and Smart Schools: Better Thinking and Learning for Every Child.   One of the most familiar stories of Arthurian legend involves King Arthur’s Round Table. Arthur’s table was a significant innovation: Rather than issue proclamations from the end of a long table, a round shape brought him closer to his court and facilitated collaboration. Arthur’s table also allowed him to easily call on his knights’ particular expertise at the precise moment he wanted it.  \u003cp\u003eThe Round Table can teach us much about effective communication, collaboration, and organizational structure. By reducing hierarchy and making interactions easier, Arthur discovered an important source of power–organizational collaboration. This new collaboration was much more powerful than the old hierarchy and allowed Arthur to fulfill his dream of a united England. The simple innovation of the Round Table became perhaps Arthur’s greatest asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn King Arthur’s Round Table, renowned Harvard professor David Perkins uses the metaphor of the Round Table to uncover the importance of effective collaboration and communication in today’s intelligent organizations. Traditional steep hierarchies and departmental silos are insufficient for dealing with the complexities of modern business, since leaders must rely on the input and expertise of those around them. Like Arthur, today’s successful business and government leaders understand that communication and collaboration must be fostered and that the decision-making process must be opened to anyone who can offer insight and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagers today know that they must embrace collaboration to succeed, but they often don’t know how to do it. Using examples from the past, the modern world of corporations, nonprofits, and governments, and everyday life, Perkins shows how the Round Table metaphor serves the needs of modern organizations. He offers a practical methodology that maximizes the intelligence level of a group while ensuring good group communication. It’s an invaluable tool for companies struggling to stay ahead of the competition and for any organization wherein efficiency and group morale are imperative to success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn King Arthur’s Round Table, Perkins shows how applying the cooperative ethic to your business, government, or nonprofit organization can be its greatest strength.\u003c\/p\u003e  Your organization functions and grows through conversations–face-to-face and electronic, from the mailroom to the boardroom. The quality of those conversations determines how smart your organization is. This revelatory book shows you how the Round Table of Arthurian legend can help foster collaboration and transform today’s world of business, nonprofits, and government.  \u003cp\u003e\"When I want a group to work effectively, I turn immediately to my colleague of thirty-five years, David Perkins. This book is a distillation of his knowledge and wisdom.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Howard Gardner\u003cbr\u003e author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Intelligence Reframed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"David Perkins applies his wit and inventive mind to create a fresh perspective on the world of collaboration in organizations. His archetypes and toolboxes offer valuable insights to anyone facing the challenges of collaborative problem solving.\"\u003cbr\u003e –David Straus\u003cbr\u003e author of How to Make Collaboration Work\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989499461861,"sku":"NP9780471237723","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471237723.jpg?v=1761784353","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/king-arthurs-round-table-isbn-9780471237723","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}