The Weatherhead School of Management Mission Statement was crafted in committee using Appreciative Inquiry techniques.
This PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to Appreciative Inquiry. The presentation includes background information, comparison with other change methodologies and sample results from appreciative inquiries.
This chapter illustrates how appreciative inquiry can be used as a positive mode of action research to dislodge reified vocabularies of human deficit and liberate the socially constructive potential of... read more →
The Ombudsman approach was based on the belief that young people in foster care have the most to teach adults about what in the system is working well and matters most to... read more →
We believe that it is within the power of every individual to have a positive effect on their life and their health. Today we have a chance to learn from... read more →
What is the role of spiritual experience in human science research? What is the relationship between experiencing a sense of the sacred, and our capacity to inquire, to ask questions,... read more →
Multiple voices, social process as method, and the “scientific” construction of social reality are briefly addressed here. Also briefly outlines Social Constructionism.
Organizations work best when the team spirit and enthusiasm is high and everyone is a valued member of a group where their ideas are heard. To be effective over time,... read more →
An brief exploration of collaboration in complex issues.