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Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change
Written by the originators and leaders of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) movement itself, this short, practical guide offers an approach to organizational change based on the possibility of a more desirable future, experience with the whole system, and activities that signal "something different is happening this time." That difference systematically taps the pote...more
Paperback, 86 pages
Published
October 10th 2005
by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
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Interesting premise: creating a culture of positive change by involving everyone in continous appreciation of strengths in our organization, which inspires us to more strengths. Instead of studying root causes to problems, examine root causes of our successes. Sounds great, will see it in action this week at a conference - hope it's contagious.
Management of an organization, whether large or small, for-profit or not for-profit is a challenging enterprise, especially as the pace of change seems to increase every day. Weary of the whole problem-solving approach that promises so much and yet delivers so little, I am impressed by the positive approach these authors take, focusing on the organization at its best and fostering those attitudes and actions that create more productivity, creativity, employee & customer satisfaction. Good stuf...more
While I understand the book is supposed to be an introduction, 65 of the 70 pages are merely an advertisement for their process/consultancy. You probably could learn just as much about Appreciative Inquiry by doing a Google search.
Probably 3 1/2 another book like Positive Leadership, a bit less prescriptive that discusses how to create positive change in organizations by focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses.
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A foundational book in understanding the concept of "appreciative inquiry" from the originator of this way of evaluating a business' work, interactions. Very good perspective.
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