“In democratic
countries, knowledge of how to combine is the mother of all other
forms of knowledge; on its progress depends that of all the
others”
–Alexis de Tocqueville
Welcome to Marshall Ganz’s Web module
on organizing. Professor Ganz is a long-time organizer; a Lecturer
in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University; and a principal of Harvard’s Hauser Center for
Nonprofit Organizations.
Please
click here to preview the featured video vignette of Ganz's
"Motivations" (52 seconds).
This Web module contains learning
materials that touch upon such questions as:
- What is organizing?
- How do people organize?
- What skills are required of organizers?
- How can these skills be shared with others?
This module is designed for organizers,
students, and trainers of organizers alike. It is more of a library
than online course per se. Organizers and students will find
readings, video lecture clips and Web links on organizing
("Learning Resources" tab on this website). In addition, trainers
will find a pedagogy of organizing developed by Professor Ganz and
his colleagues ("Trainer's Workshop").
As Ganz explains, learning
organizing is learning a practice, like riding a
bicycle--falling off, and having the courage to get back on, is the
only way you can learn to keep your balance. (See the "Learning
Organizing" section of this website for more detail.)
We welcome your suggestions
and/or feedback on this site. Please email the project manager, Roy
Ahn (roy_ahn@ksg.harvard.edu).
