Childhood, adolescence, the elderly, the world of work, innovation, cooperative values, situations of homelessness or social isolation... These are some of the areas in which 11 Suara Cooperativa workers give us literary recommendations according to their areas of expertise. Do you want to know what they are and why they recommend them?
Cristina Redon, psychologist at Child Abuse Assessment Teams (EVAMI) in Terres de l'Ebre: “El fil invisible” (Miriam Tirado)
"The story explains the wonderful ability of this invisible thread to connect with the people we love most despite the distance. It teaches that unconditional love goes beyond time and space and promotes the discovery of emotions from a child's perspective.
Montserrat Genaro Jornet, director of the Child Development and Early Care Center: "Tinc un volcà i no puc respirar” (Miriam Tirado)
"A story that helps young and old to manage such a complicated emotion, and at the same time so common, as anger"
Xavier Vinuesa, director of the Mas del Coll Emergency Center: Germanet (Ibrahim Balde y Amets Azallaus)
"It is a work written from the heart and that approaches a moving reality such as a migratory process in a poetic and sensitive way. By reading it, we will be able to become knowledgeable about the migratory fact in a very human way. Ibrahima will help us to position ourselves against inappropriate comments when it comes to the drama of migrations"
Marc Bolet, director of Pis de la Ràpita: Cuando la cigüeña se equivoca (Lola Sinistierra)
"Autobiography of Lola Sinisterra, an outcast girl who explains her experience during 15 years in the child protection system, analyzing strong points and weak points. A very valuable testimony and full of hope, because Lola has finished studying for the Degree in Social Work and has become a reference in the field of children at risk."
Anna Nicolau, Director of Service Development: Un rètol per Curtó (Àngels Garriga) y El Zoo de En Pitus (Sebastià Sorribes)
"The books I recommend are two children's readings that were the seed to believe that cooperativeism is the way to be able to transform society. The stories describe groups of people who come together for a common goal, and through teamwork and joint decisions improve the community in which they belong and care for the people who live there."
Ginebra Sílvia Pons, coordinator of Training Programs on Violence: No mentiràs (Carla Vall)
"I come to recommend a reading that as a lawyer and working in the field, I think it can be very interesting, and more, coming from a professional like Carla Vall, because it looks at a problem that unfortunately grows day by day , what is gender violence".
Sergi Fortià, reinsertion coordinator of Figueres flats: "No hay bestia tan feroz" (Edward Bunker)
“I recommend this book to those people who are interested in knowing firsthand a history of crime and the difficulties of making a change in the criminal lifestyle in freedom, located around the 60s in Los Angeles. The particular life story of the author does not leave you indifferent when reading it".
From the Integral Care Center of Zona Franca: L’altra banda de la muntanya (Minna Salami):
"From the Integral Care Center for people in a situation of homelessness, they asked the workers which book they would recommend. After evaluating multiple responses they have chosen this book because it explores issues of our society such as feminism, empowerment, racism or decolonization, in addition to art, philosophy, sexuality, African mythology or culture popular The result is a mosaic of essays written with the naturalness of a storyteller".
Maria Teresa Ferre, director of the Colonia Güell Residential Center: "La vida que aprenc" (Carles Capdevila) y "Validación" (Noemi Feil)
"Taking care is much more than healing" ... This sentence by Carles Capdevila sums up very well the concept of ACCOMPANIING people, which is not just about curing what they have, you must accompany the person in all their areas to achieve well-being . Naomi Feil's validation method is the best way to accompany disoriented older people. Validating their emotions".
Mònica Vázquez, director of People: “Reinventar las organizaciones” (Fréderic Laloux)
"It's a book that's a few years old, it was published in 2015, but I think its content is still very current. The author makes an interesting analysis of the history of organizations (mostly business), their structure and organizational culture. This analysis is based on real cases and proposes a model called "TEAL organizations" with a way of functioning based on the self-management of work teams, the distribution of decisions, the integrity of the people who are part of them and the company's evolutionary strategy.
I encourage you to read it to those who like everything related to organizational culture and people management".
Jordi Picas, Director of Innovation: “100 coses cal saber de la intel·ligència artificial” (Ramon López de Mantaras y Badia)
"It is a very enjoyable book, full of curiosities and applications, some better known and others surprising, about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). It tells us how AI affects our lives, but mostly how it will do so. It is written by professor Ramon López de Mantaras i Badia, CSIC researcher at the Institute for Research in Artificial Intelligence (IIIA) and has received a National Research Award. I like it especially for the examples it incorporates linked to social impact, climate change and Ethics. I'm sure that everyone will be able to find their use case to understand and learn."
Dúnia Roselló, director of communication and marketing: “Start with why” (Simon Sinek):
"My recommendation for this Sant Jordi is the world bestseller "Start with WHY" by Simon Sinek. We all spend our days communicating, whether we work professionally or not. "Start with WHY" is a book that will make you reflect on your purpose, the reason for what you do, and like this why it must be the basis of your communication to connect with your audience; because more and more, people identify with organizations with which we share values and have a clear and true purpose.
As Sinek himself says “If you can't find your purpose, find your passion. Because your passion will guide you towards your purpose”. I hope you like it!"
Happy Sant Jordi!
