Into the Unknown” is based on the Author’s experiences, to examine personal biases and predispositions, and he challenges readers to examine the pervasive significance of power in forming and framing knowledge. This book reflects on the journey of learning, and encourages readers to learn from observation, curiosity, critical feedback, play and fun. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) have benefited from sharing practice, innovations and experience through participatory workshops. This book includes tips on how to lead and convene workshops that can co-generate knowledge and have an influence. “Into the Unknown” will be of interest to development professionals, including academics, students, NGO workers and the staff of international agencies. This book includes tips on how to lead workshops, convene to co-generate knowledge and have an influence. Development is about change, and lives immersed in researching international development should be prepared for exploration, discovering the unexpected, and questioning the direction that development is taking place. Robert Chambers reflects on experiences in his own life, which tempts him to examine personal biases and predispositions. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) are two movements that have benefited from sharing practice, innovations and experience through participatory workshops. Finally, the author queries about the new dual realities: virtual and physical and encourages readers to explore through experiential learning in the physical and social world.