"Learn, Grow and Change"

Mission

Aiming to 'learn, grow and change', this research group is a space for faculty members and graduate students at Mahidol University who are interested in dialogue study, a constructive face-to-face interaction, and its application for development of cultural innovation and organization learning. It is has been established with support from the Institution to enhance members' capacity for generating self-knowledge from a grounded perspective. The research group also aims to apply knowledge in training workshop and consultant service in organization learning, community-based management approach and cultural innovation initiation.

Goals

1. To apply dialogue for self-generating knowledge
2. To enhance learning ability for faculty and graduate student
3. To provide training relevance training workshop and consultant service

Planned Activities in 2008-09

Research:

• Multidisciplinary action research in indigenous food system for health promotion
• Developing new proposal for community-based approach on disability

Training workshop:

• Introduction to Dialogue and Basic Skills for Dialogue Facilitation
• Writing: A Method of Inquiry

Consultant Service:

• Dialogue Facilitation for Organization Learning

Former Service Recipients

• Community-based resource management groups in 4 regions
• Bangkok Forum and health net work in sub-urban Bangkok
• Bangkok Metropolitan administrators
• International Organization of Migration (IOM)
• United Nation Development Program (UNDP)
• Department of Decease Control, Ministry of Public Health
• Mahidol University Faculty Senate

Member

		Apinya Buasuang, Assistant Professor
		Dr. Jitjayang Yamabhai jitjayang.yam@mahidol.ac.th, jitjayang@yahoo.com [ Curriculum vitae ]
		Dr. Narong Ardsmiti narong.ard@mahidol.ac.th [ Curriculum vitae ]
		Dr. Therapong Boonraksa theeraphong.boo@mahidol.ac.th [ Curriculum vitae ]
		Werapong Mesathan werapong.mes@mahidol.ac.th [ Curriculum vitae ]
		Keerahdnikarn Chaeddhananan kraiwan.jet@mahidol.ac.th