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	Appreciative Inquiry
		Appreciative inquiry is a strategy for purposeful change that identifies the best of "what is" to pursue dreams and possibilities of "what could be." It is a co-operative search for the strengths, passions and life-giving forces that are found within every system-those factors that hold the potential for inspired, positive change.
		Appreciative inquiry is a way of seeing that is selectively attentive to-and affirming of-the best and highest qualities in a system, a situation or another human being.
		Appreciative inquiry is different from other planning methods because its images of the future emerge from grounded examples of the positive past.
	www.unescap.org /mced2000/pacific/background/appinquiry.htm (1204 words)

	The promise of appreciative inquiry in library organizations Library Trends - Find Articles
		Appreciative Inquiry is a practical philosophy that assumes the organization is a "mystery" and a "marvel" to be embraced, not a problem to be solved (Cooperrider and Srivastava, 1987, p.
		Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to planned change that begins with careful attention to and the identification of what has worked in the past and what works in the present.
		Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to the development of human systems that views those systems as life-giving and enhancing; ones that contain positive forces to be understood and embraced.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1387/is_1_53/ai_n8640823 (831 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry with Teams
		Appreciative Inquiry is a form of action research that attempts to help groups, organizations and communities create new, generative images for themselves based on an affirmative understanding of their past.
		Appreciative inquiry in ongoing teams is both more challenging and has the potential to be a more transformational experience.
		Appreciative inquiry is more likely to be useful when the group is in a social process type of rut.
	www.gervasebushe.ca /aiteams.htm (5278 words)

	Milestones, Inc. \| Assessments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Appreciative Inquiry asks us to put ourselves in a situation where nearly all of our assumptions about the world are no longer true.
		Appreciative processes are not about being right but rather about what we collectively notice and believe to be possible and desirable.
		Appreciative inquiry projects involve as many people as possible and practical in designing, conducting, and responding to the interviews.
	www.milestonesinc.com /services/A/appreciativeInquiry.htm (957 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry and Community Development \| IISDnet
		Appreciative inquiry is a strategy for purposeful change that identifies the best of "what is" to pursue dreams and possibilities of "what could be." It is a co-operative search for the strengths, passions and life-giving forces that are found within every system—those factors that hold the potential for inspired, positive change.
		Appreciative inquiry is a way of seeing that is selectively attentive to—and affirming of—the best and highest qualities in a system, a situation or another human being.
		We believe that the appreciative approach has the potential to transform development from an act of charity—giving training or material to those less fortunate than us—to an act of empowerment—helping local people identify their strengths, imagine a better future based on their current capacities, and then move toward that future.
	www.iisd.org /ai (1873 words)

	Student Showcase \| Organizational Development
		Appreciative inquiry is a technique that can be used by anyone in any organization at any point in its development.
		Appreciative inquiry simply allows the organization to search for solutions that already exist by affirming what is best in the organization.
		Appreciative Inquiry is a key component in many of the process that will be discussed in this booklet and can be used in conjunction with any other mechanism you choose to work with.
	www.academy.umd.edu /education/student_showcase/Org_Development/appreciativeinquiry.htm (242 words)

	CRG Current Focus: Claiming the Light: Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Transformation
		Inquiries can be broad gauge or narrow, as long as the positive core is clear and the questions truly appreciative.
		Appreciative projects usually begin with one-on-one extended conversations, experiences so popular that people mistakenly assume that "appreciative interview" is the same thing as "appreciative inquiry." Indeed, the questions, answers, images, and stories from the first interviews inform and resonate through the whole process.
		Their summary language defining "generic processes" is plain and instructive: choose the positive as the focus of inquiry; inquire into stories of life-giving forces; locate themes that appear in the stories and select topics for further inquiry; create shared images for a preferred future; find innovative ways to create that future.
	www.congregationalresources.org /Appreciative/AIPractice.asp (1050 words)

	What is Appreciative Inquiry? - The Appreciative Inquiry Commons
		Appreciative Inquiry is about the coevolutionary search for the best in people, their organizations, and the relevant world around them.
		It centrally involves the mobilization of inquiry through the crafting of the âunconditional positive questionâ often-involving hundreds or sometimes thousands of people.
		Read the complete excerpt from A Positive Revolution in Change: Appreciative Inquiry by David L. Cooperrider and Diana Whitney.
	appreciativeinquiry.case.edu /intro/whatisai.cfm (283 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry
		Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a valuable technique that grassroots organizations can use to create a planning process that includes the voices of many people, and incorporates a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
		Appreciative Inquiry assumes that organizations are like living, breathing organisms that are healthiest when they are focused on their positive life-giving aspects.
		Appreciative Inquiry is also based on the premise that groups, organizations, and even communities grow in the direction of what they persistently ask questions about (i.e., where they focus their energy).
	www.cpcwnc.org /Toolbox/inquiry.html (523 words)

	Articles of Interest from Appreciative Inquiry Unlimited - Watkins & Kelly
		Appreciative Inquiry, a concept and approach conceived and described in the work of Dr. David Cooperrider and his colleagues at Case Western Reserve’s school of Organization Behavior, is a worldview, a paradigm of thought and understanding that holds organizations to be affirmative systems created by humankind as solutions to problems.
		Appreciative Inquiry as a system of thought is based on social science research that affirms these trends and movements by demonstrating the power of generative images to create a world of hope and possibility.
		She has been at the forefront of the development of Appreciative Inquiry, an organizational transformation process that enables creativity and generativity within systems and results in the kind of agile organization needed to succeed in the emerging environment.
	www.appreciativeinquiryunlimited.com /articles.htm (3699 words)

	Welcome to Appreciative Inquiry Unlimited - Watkins & Kelly
		Appreciative Inquiry Unlimited is a global consultancy partnering with people to create healthy, hopeful and adaptive organizations and communities that live and work creatively in a complex and rapidly changing world.
		Appreciative Inquiry is an articulated theory that rationalizes and reinforces the habit of mind that moves through the world in a generative frame, seeking and finding images of the possible rather than scenes of disaster and despair.
		The principals and associates of Appreciative Inquiry Unlimited are skilled facilitators, having worked from this perspective with organizations in countries around the globe.
	www.appreciativeinquiryunlimited.com (239 words)

	LIT Global: Leadership Development Service and Change Management Appreciative Inquiry Employee Engagement Participatory ...
		Appreciative inquiry is an affirming way to embrace organizational change.
		Appreciative Inquiry begins by identifying what is positive and connects the positive qualities in ways that heighten energy and vision for change.
		Appreciate Inquiry can vary in length – from a 1.5 hour introductory interview to a full 3 days summit, depending on the objectives.
	www.litglobal.com /capabilities/appreciative.inquiry.htm (300 words)

	APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
		Appreciative Inquiry takes a different approach by focusing on what works in an organisation and creating a series of statements that describe where the organisation wants to be, based on the high points of where they have been.
		Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to thinking that works from the propositions of affirmative action and visions of the possible, rather than problem solving, finding what is wrong and looking for difficulties.
		Appreciative Inquiry was used to share members' experiences of leading and participating in successful change, and create standards for their discussions and decision making.
	www.newdirections.uk.com /ai.htm (2156 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In an Appreciative Inquiry approach, we identify circumstances where work is performed successfully, at its best; where good decisions are being made; where quality is excellent; where customers are being satisfied; where internal processes flow smoothly, morale is high, and motivation and commitment are strong.
		There is no "one size fits all" template for using Appreciative Inquiry in organizations, and the format used would vary with the goal of the intervention.
		Appreciative Inquiry is effective at creating sustainable change in organizations because it is well grounded in theory and research.
	www.positiveorganizations.com /appreciative_inquiry (1714 words)

	AI in Org'l Life
		Appreciative inquiry is presented here as a mode of action-research that meets the criteria of science as spelled out in generative-theoretical terms.
		More than a method or technique, the appreciative mode of inquiry is a way of living with, being with, and directly participating in the varieties of social organization we are compelled to study.
		It is an invitation to inquiry that raises the status of theory from mere appendage of scientific method to an actual shaper of society.
	www.appreciative-inquiry.org /AI-Life.htm (9141 words)

	History of Appreciative Inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The second principle behind Appreciative Inquiry is that “research into the social potential of organizational life should be applicable.” This concept prevents Appreciative Inquiry from becoming an academic endeavor that has little relevance to the everyday language and symbolism of an organization (Cooperrider and Srivastva, 1987).
		The third principle that guides Appreciative Inquiry is that “research into the social potential of organizational life should be provocative.” This concept requires that members of an organization become personally involved in the appreciative research.
		The fourth principle contained in Appreciative Inquiry is that “research into the social potential of organizational life should be collaborative.” This concept is essential to success because a collaborative effort builds support for social change as the revitalizing new images are developed (Cooperrider and Srivastva, 1987).
	home.kc.rr.com /danielb/History.htm (613 words)

	Mellish and Associates - Change Management
		Appreciative inquiry provides the OD practitioner not only with an approach to change, but also with an opportunity to fundamentally reframe one’s philosophical stance — that is, to be deliberately hopeful, to work with optimism, to create opportunity, to celebrate the human spirit in change.
		A small group may be requested to develop a new vision relative to the topic of the inquiry or the entire group may (with facilitator support) extract themes and topics that are used to inform the second of the 4D phases, ‘Dream’ (see Figure 1) and the development of provocative propositions.
		Appreciative Inquiry is not a technique; it cannot be applied as a mechanism for change, it cannot be contrived.
	www.mellish.com.au /Resources/lizarticle.htm (2414 words)

	Odyssey Leadership Centre - Leadership Training Programs, Teleclasses, Mentoring, Keynotes and more with Brenda Chaddock
		Appreciative inquiry is based on a reverence for life.
		It is an inquiry process that draws out the factors that give life to our lives and is a way of articulating possibilities that can lead to a better future.
		Appreciative inquiry provides us with an opportunity to put our intention and our attention on acknowledging the reality of our situations and environments and focusing on their positive and creative possibilities.
	www.followtheleader.ca /info/practice/appreciative-inquiry.htm (646 words)

	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) \| Appreciative Inquiry
		Appreciative Inquiry assumes that the life-giving reality of any complex human system lies in the passion and responsibility people express in the every day decisions and activities they carry out.
		Incidental appreciative inquiry is just what it implies: in the normal course of your activities, you ask people to tell you their stories of what is working, and you respond with interest and enthusiasm to match theirs.
		When Incidental Appreciative Inquiry is used as a method of collecting and communicating stories across an organization, or in a community, the journalist should use an Appreciative Interview to gather information and stories of where "peak" performance is happening.
	www.pps.org /topics/parkuse/appreciativeinquiry (1167 words)

	What is the Process of Appreciative Inquiry? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Appreciative Inquiry is a type of organizational strategy for improving businesses.
		The theory behind Appreciative Inquiry is that organizations can change and do better when all members of the organization focus on its positive aspects, rather than on its negative aspects.
		In the dream process of Appreciative Inquiry, all employees are asked to look to the future and think of what things they would like to see happen in a company.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-the-process-of-appreciative-inquiry.htm (468 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry Resources by Gervase Bushe
		The theory of appreciative inquiry was developed by David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva in a paper they published in 1986 (read it here).
		Appreciative Inquiry is an action research process that studies something from the positive side to create a new kind of conversation among people as they work together to improve a group or organization.
		Appreciative change process is a potent methodology that works by building on the strengths and wisdom that already exist in a person or system.
	www.gervasebushe.ca /appinq.htm (1180 words)

	What is Appreciative Inquiry? \| Corporation for Positive Change
		Appreciative Inquiry is the study and exploration of what gives life to human systems when they are at their best.
		In short, Appreciative Inquiry suggests that human organizing and change, at its best, is a relational process of inquiry, grounded in affirmation and appreciation.
		Appreciative Inquiry questions are written as affirmative probes into an organization’s positive core, in the topic areas selected.
	www.positivechange.org /appreciative-inquiry.html (1629 words)

	the Australian Appreciative Inquiry Network - Home
		Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been used in many contexts including the revitalising of organisations (Organisational Development) and facilitating generative responses to change (Change Management).
		It is called The Appreciative Inquiry Commons (http://ai.cwru.edu) and we repeat our support and encourage all to visit there frequently.
		Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is the name given to a different methodology or approach to change and improvement.
	www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au (284 words)

	Using Appreciative Inquiry for Strategic Planning
		Appreciative Inquiry is based on the assumption that everyone is proud of their college from many aspects.
		Appreciative Inquiry approaches action from a success perspective, unlike many approaches that focus on identifying problems and seeking solutions.
		Appreciative Inquiry uncovers what gives life to an organization when it is at its best.
	www.league.org /services/using_appreciative_inquiry.html (282 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry
		Appreciative Inquiry is the cooperative search for the best in people, their organizations, and the world around them.
		Appreciative Inquiry is built around a unique and proven approach to accelerate positive organisational change by focusing on core strengths of the organisation
		Appreciative Inquiry is a theory and practice for approaching change from a holistic framework.
	www.atlc.org /members/resources/ai1.html (484 words)

	Appreciative Inquiry
		Appreciative Inquiry is based on the idea of discovering what works and gives life to an organization and building the organization on these life giving properties.
		GTE was one of the early major corporations to use Appreciative Inquiry in its organizational development.
		Appreciative Inquiry is an iterative, generative, process that uses collaborative inquiry and strategic visioning to unleash the positive energy within an Organization to enable a preferred sustainable future to be achieved.
	www.voyle.com /ai.html (462 words)

	Leadership at Every Level: Apprciative Inquiry in Education
		Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is based on the realization that improvement is more engaging, more fun, and more effective when the focus is on what is already working rather than what is broken.
		The Center for Learning Connections (CLC), part of Highline Community College in Des Moines WA, is a focal point for Appreciative Inquiry in education, non-profits, and the public sector.
		He is especially interested in applying appreciative and strength-based methods for improvement of education, and is a national and international presenter and facilitator.
	www.newhorizons.org /trans/henry.htm (1531 words)

	Alban Weekly - Week of 6/27/05 - Renewal through Appreciative Inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Building on these assumptions, the appreciative inquiry method asks questions to recall the best of the known, to give voice to deep values, and to imagine the possibilities the future might hold.
		The appreciative inquiry into the best of ministry surfaced a power that was not only sustaining but transformational.
		Appreciative inquiry helps us notice why we began the work of ministry, where we have been moved to goodness, and where we might yet go.
	www.alban.org /weekly/2005/050627_AppreciativeInquiry.asp (595 words)

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