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This research is initiated by Dr. Dale Hunter and Stephen Thorpe.

Dr Dale Hunter Dr Dale Hunter

Hunter's doctoral thesis (2003) is entitled "Facilitation of sustainable co-operative processes in organisations" from the Social Ecology Research Group (SERG) at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Australia.

 

Stephen Thorpe

Stephen Thorpe
Stephen Thorpe's PhD thesis has now been submitted to the Auckland University of Technology research office for assessment. The thesis presents the story of a six and a half year investigation into the use of storytelling to build relationships in online groups. Stephen's research brought together a group of 18 group facilitators in 7 countries across 12 time-zones. The study also explored areas of online facilitation including trust, power, conflict, inclusion, community, motivation, best practice, metaphor, learning, and purpose and culture.

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