Introduction: Strengthening Community with Appreciative Inquiry – Stories from a Learning Network

Introduction: Strengthening Community with Appreciative Inquiry – Stories from a Learning Network

February 2026
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ABSTRACT

The spark for the theme of this issue came from an Appreciative Inquiry Learning Network on Strengthening Community that the authors initiated and co-facilitated last year. Participants came up with Appreciative Inquiry interventions in many different shapes and forms to foster cohesion and connection in their teams and organisations. Even more, the authors felt the group itself grow into a community. Thus, the idea was born to share some of these experiences with the broader international community of AI practitioners.

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Author: Luc Verheijen

Luc Verheijen is a partner at Kessels & Smit, the Learning Company. He is a Taos Institute associate and co-publisher of AI Practitioner. His book, co-authored with Saskia Tjepkema and Joeri Kabalt, Appreciative Inquiry as a Daily Leadership Practice was published by Taos Institute Publishers in 2020.

Contact: lverheijen@kessels-smit.com

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Author: Saskia Tjepkema

Saskia Tjepkema is a partner at Kessels & Smit, the Learning Company, a member of the supervisory board of NSO–CNA Academy for School Leadership and a co-publisher of AI Practitioner. Her co-authored book Appreciative Inquiry as a Daily Leadership Practice was published by Taos Institute Publishers in 2020.

Contact: stjepkema@kessels-smit.com

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