International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry
Valencia Students Into Random Acts of Listening
Cees Hoogendijk www.ceeshoogendijk.com mail@ceeshoogendijk.nl Download Article I was happily invited, for a second time, as sometime-professor at the University of Valencia to work... Read more
Appreciative Resources
Practical Appreciative Inquiry: How to Use This Leading-Edge Coaching Method Confidently with Teams and Small Groups Keith Storace is a registered psychologist with the Psychology... Read more
Micropractices
Here are our favourite “micropractices” of appreciation or inquiry. These are things that anyone can use naturally in everyday interactions, and they deserve spreading! Nick... Read more
Voices from the field
It’s my pleasure to introduce Helen Hunt as our voice from the field and her article, “What’s Your Theme Tune?” illustrating how Appreciative Inquiry (AI)... Read more
Appreciative Resources
Appreciating Health and Care: A Practical Appreciative Inquiry Resource for the Health and Social Care Sector Appreciating People Available from the website Appreciating People Introducing... Read more
AI2 Resources
Although the software and apps are changing and adapting at the speed of light, it is useful to have a snapshot of what is possible... Read more
Voices from the field
In this issue of AI Practitioner, it’s my pleasure to introduce Katy Fisher and her inspirational work. Her column, “Finding Magic in Strengths-Based Nursing”, offers... Read more
Voices from the field
Featured in this issue of AI Practitioner’s “Voices from the Field”, Åse Fagerlund, Ph.D., highlights the transformative power of positive psychological interventions and Appreciative Inquiry... Read more
Invitation to Contribute to the November 2024
AI Practitioner issue on “Naturalising AI” Download Invitation. How can we make Appreciating and Inquiring as Natural as Breathing, the way it was when we... Read more
Voices from the field
In a world rapidly evolving with life-changing technologies it’s easy to be apprehensive about the future, especially when contemplating the integration of artificial intelligence into... Read more
Naturalising Appreciative Inquiry
Naturalising Appreciative Inquiry I hear people talking about what needs to be fixed everywhere. It’s profoundly depressing and lowers everybody’s energy and sense of hope.... Read more
Climate Action Starts Within
Climate Action Starts Within In this four-piece series, A Practitioner’s Journey To Living With Climate Change, we have explored different ways to listen: listening to... Read more
Call for Articles
What we ASK ChatGPT determines what we FIND. What we FIND determines how we TALK to each other and with ChatGPT. How we TALK determines... Read more
Appreciative Resources
Architect, family therapist, musician, bathed in Italian, French, and American culture, and passionate about social constructionism, Alain has graciously offered the French-speaking public the translation... Read more
A Practitioner’s Journey to Living With Climate Change
O n July 11, 2023, much of the state of Vermont, USA, including the capital city of Montpelier, my home town, found itself under water... Read more
We Are Still on The Road, Talking About Summits
We Are Still on The Road, Talking About Summits It was the year 2014. I was working with my brothers in their training company, which... Read more
Raising the Appreciative Voice
Creative Practices In November 2017, I had the privilege of working with Rosemary Bell, Community Development Officer for the City of Toronto Canada and Amanjot... Read more
Voices from the field
In the final instalment of Our Principles in Action: Appreciative Inquiry for Justice & Belonging, Faith Addicott presents “Bringing It Home – the Positive Principle”... Read more
Appreciative Resources
These resources were chosen by Joeri Kabalt, the editor of this issue, to share with practitioners some of resources that she has found to be... Read more
Bringing It Home: The Positive Principle
Throughout this series, as we have examined the ways in which our AI principles open the doors to inclusive, equity-centered practices, we have spoken to... Read more
Growing Towards the Light
‘Everything begins with an idea.’ Earl Nightingale My AI story starts with a big idea from a cherished colleague and friend, Dr Kelly Josephson. Download... Read more
A Practitioner’s Journey to Living With Climate Change
Which door are you going to choose? Talking about climate change is not an IF question anymore, it is a HOW question. Thankfully, there are... Read more
Reflections on the Discovery of Self
During the European Summer of 2022, I spent some time in the Netherlands where I was invited by Joep de Jong to be interviewed for... Read more
A Practitioner’s Journey to Living With Climate Change
This article, the first in a series of four that focus on climate change, is an invitation to AI practitioners to help shift the paradigm... Read more
Being the Question: Opening to Change: The Principles of Enactment & Simultaneity
What is equity? We hear that word all the time; in fact, it has become a buzz word that sounds good. So many companies and... Read more
Awareness of Wholeness: Two principles in balance
In the May 2021 issue of AI Practitioner, Faith Addicott commenced a series for Voices from the Field titled “Our Principles in Action: Appreciative Inquiry... Read more
Call for Articles for May 2023 issue of AI Practitioner
Appreciative Inquiry for Life: Working with nature in a time of ecological crisis Guest Editor: Joeri Kabalt ‘The more clearly we focus our attention on... Read more
Generations
Generations by Keith Storace Sometimes I think of the billions of souls who have existed throughout history and their unique experience of life on... Read more
In the Galaxy of Love
In the Galaxy of Love by Neena Verma We came cloaked in the ache of our wounds. On a numbing rollercoaster of longing, through... Read more
Shop Talk at the Dinner Table: AI in family systems that work together
At the 2019 World Appreciative Inquiry Conference (WAIC) in Nice France, I had the pleasure of attending Oona Shambhavi D’mello’s presentation titled: “The Power of... Read more
Appreciative I(nquiry)mprov
Download the full article. Alexandra Arnold Alexandra Arnold (she/her) Arnold MSPsy, MSHR/OD, ACC, is a personal development and climate coach with a certificate in Positive... Read more
A Gift Basket for the Planet
Download the full article. Alexandra Arnold Alexandra Arnold MSPsy, MSHR/OD, ACC, is an ICF-accredited personal development coach with a certificate in Positive Organization Development from... Read more
Our Principles in Action: The Poetic Principle
At the recent Global AI Jam April 2022, organised through The Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, I had the pleasure of being on the Australian... Read more
Join the Appreciative Inquiry Jam
Share your reflections, comments, inspirations and energy on this page. We will be adding contributions to the AI Practitioner website blog page daily to help... Read more
Call for Articles: Learning and Leveraging Generative Approaches to Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Call for Articles for November 2022 issue of AI Practitioner Learning and Leveraging Generative Approaches to Intercultural, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion* Co-editors: Ilene Wasserman, Marlene... Read more
Power of a Question in a Culture of Critique
“The Power of a Question in a Culture of Critique”, Oona Shambhavi D’mello continues the theme of expressing who we are and shares ten steps... Read more
Our Principles in Action: Free Choice IS Inclusion
There is, without question, an increasing desire for leaders throughout the world to encourage and support practices that enable individuals and teams to engage in... Read more
The Systems Thinker
The Systems Thinker https://thesystemsthinker.com/ Systems thinking perspective requires curiosity, clarity, compassion, choice, and courage. This approach includes the willingness to see a situation more fully,... Read more
From Physical Place to Virtual Space: How to Design and Host Transformative Spaces Online
This November 2021 issue is about AI and technology. “Resources” when the journal started meant primarily books and journal articles, hence the title Book Appreciation.... Read more
Application of Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Changes During the Covid-19 Pandemic
One of the key global topics at this time in human history is about the Covid-19 pandemic that for almost two years has held our... Read more
Our Principles in Action: Appreciative Inquiry for Justice and Belonging The Narrative Principle
One of the key global topics at this time in human history is about the Covid-19 pandemic that for almost two years has held our... Read more
Four Factors to Use Appreciative Inquiry During Organisational Change Processes Successfully
In the August 2021 of AI Practitioner we have three enlightening articles for Voices from the Field, each one providing a unique window into Appreciative... Read more
Shifting Paradigms with Appreciative Inquiry
In the August 2021 of AI Practitioner we have three enlightening articles for Voices from the Field, each one providing a unique window into Appreciative... Read more
Our Principles in Action: The Constructionist Principle
In the August 2021 of AI Practitioner we have three enlightening articles for Voices from the Field, each one providing a unique window into Appreciative... Read more
Thriving Women Thriving World: An Invitation to Dialogue, Healing, and Inspired Actions
Appreciative Resources by Sandra Adkins Download the full article Thriving Women Thriving World: An Invitation to Dialogue, Healing, and Inspired Actions Diana Whitney, Jessica Cocciolone,... Read more
AI World Inquiry Project/YouTube channel
Sharing stories is a practice as old as time. From ghost stories around a campfire to the most recent viral news on your phone-screen, storytelling... Read more
Our Principles in Action: Appreciative Inquiry for Justice and Belonging
I am pleased to introduce Faith Addicott as our Voice from the Field in this issue of the AI Practitioner. Faith will be presenting... Read more
Call for Submissions: Virtual Technology – The Wholeness Principle Accelerator
Topic: Technology and the Wholeness Principle: Hosting a webinar or virtual event, or creating a podcast is easier than ever. At the same time, there... Read more
Design for Strengths: Applying Design Thinking to Individual and Team Strengths – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY Ankur Dhanuka
Book Appreciation by Ankur Dhanuka Ankur is a highly qualified finance professional (CA, CS, MBA, DBF) with two decades of banking and entrepreneurial experience.... Read more
Appreciative Voices in Times of Change
Appreciative Voices in Times of Change Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. Saint Thomas... Read more
A mother’s cry … a mother’s celebration by Neena Verma – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY Keith Storace
Book Appreciation by Keith Storace Keith is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and associate fellow with the Australasian College of... Read more
Climate Protection in Everyday Life: An Appreciative Inquiry Process
With an ever-increasing world-wide concern and focus on climate change, it was heartening and promising to read this issue’s contribution to Voices from the Field.... Read more
A Shift in Being: The Art and Practices of Deep Transformational Coaching – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., is an Appreciative Inquiry thought leader, an ICF-PCC coach, NTL professional member and TAOS Associate. As well... Read more
Appreciative Narrative: Shedding Light and Finding Wonder
I have yet to meet Appreciative Inquiry (AI) practitioners who don’t incorporate key elements of AI into their personal as well as professional lives .... Read more
Life in Verse
On Fear by Robert Neimeyer In fear’s noose we stiffen, freeze, build walls between self and other We place ourselves under a protective order, lock... Read more
Loss, Grief, and Attachment in Life Transitions – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
The gift of the human spirit: Resilient greetings from your friends in Iceland
At a time in human history where good leadership at a global level is crucial for each one of us, I am pleased to present... Read more
The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
Stories that boosted me: Appreciate, celebrate and value what is in you and in front of you, as it is
It was a pleasure to meet Félix Viloria Landaeta at WAIC2019 in Nice, France last year, where he shared his moving and inspirational story which... Read more
Readers’ Survey
AI Practitioner has not had a readers’ survey in over ten years, so we decided to create one in September/October last year. We had, for... Read more
Snippets from WAIC2019
We invited those at WAIC2019 to share their thoughts and experiences in the form of short snippets, woven together below. What did you learn or... Read more
Awakening Compassion at Work by Monica C. Worline and Jane E. Dutton – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
Voices from the Field WAIC 2019
Keith Storace is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and associate fellow with the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM).... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry: Compassionate Communities and Palliative Care
Wendy Gain is an independent consultant, facilitating workshops for developing partnerships and compassionate communities. She is also an Appreciative Inquiry facilitator, partnership broker and ISO9001... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry: RaisingHuman•Kind
Andrea Kane Frank is a licensed mental health therapist in Maryland, USA who has worked in private practice, on police-based teams, in homes, schools, hospitals and... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry: A Real Accelerator for Commitment!
Based near Bordeaux, France, Gwendal Marrec is an organisational consultant and facilitator. This generalist engineer, mainly active in companies for the “pretexts” of environmental certifications,... Read more
The Third Chapter by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
AIM2FLOURISH: An Agent of World Benefit by Megan Buchter, Introduced by Keith Storace
At the recent World Appreciative Inquiry Conference (WAIC) 2019 hosted in Nice, France I was fortunate to meet Megan Buchter, director of the Fowler Center... Read more
GRIT by Angela Duckworth – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
WAIC 2019 New Voices by Keith Storace
At the recent World Appreciative Inquiry Conference (WAIC) 2019 hosted in Nice, France I was privileged to meet many attendees who freely shared their reflections... Read more
Call for Submissions August 2019 issue: Participation
AI Practitioner to be published in August 2019 Topic Participation: Participation is at the heart of learning, development and change. It is based on the... Read more
Thoughts about WAIC 2019
There was no better place to be this year in February than Nice, France. The World Appreciative Inquiry Conference, brilliantly organised by the Institut Français... Read more
Building Resilience with Appreciative Inquiry: A Leadership Journey through Hope, Despair, and Forgiveness – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry: Gratitude at the heart of conversation
One of the key aspects that drew me to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and keeps me involved is the gratitude people express and the way they... Read more
The Only Violin Maker in Palestine
Shehada Shalalda became passionate about making violins after overhearing someone practising at Ramallah’s only music school when he was 15. He learned the trade of... Read more
Call for submissions – An African Perspective on Appreciative Inquiry
Call for submissions AI Practitioner to be published in February 2019 Editors: Mette Jacobsgaard and Anastasia Bukashe Theme: An African Perspective on Appreciative Inquiry The... Read more
Positivity: Groundbreaking Research to Release Your Inner Optimist and Thrive – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
Sewing the Appreciative Thread: From Organisation Development to Educational Enrichment
I became familiar with Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in 2006 when I commenced working in the public sector, more specifically community centres and hospitals. It became... Read more
Peace by Chocolate
A newsletter subscriber sent information about a positive innovation taking place in Canada. It’s worth hearing about. The Peace by Chocolate factory has been built... Read more
Conversations Worth Having – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
Creative Practices
In November 2017, I had the privilege of working with Rosemary Bell, Community Development Officer for the City of Toronto Canada and Amanjot Gill, Mental... Read more
Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz by Frank J. Barrett – A BOOK APPRECIATION BY NEENA VERMA
Book Appreciation by Neena Verma Neena Verma, Ph.D., PCC is a scholar-practitioner of AI-based OD. She is an ICF-PCC credentialed coach, specialising in leadership, systemic... Read more
Organisational Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry: Unifying the Empirical and the Mystical
The PILAR model of collaboration contains five perceptions of collaboration held by group members: prospects, involved, liked, agency and respect that occur in idealised collaboration,... Read more
Appreciative Practitioners and The Power of Discovery – Nourish to Flourish
Appreciative Practitioners and The Power of Discovery Something new always emerges, something worth investigating! –Wick van der Vaart Keith Storace Of all the things my... Read more
Thank you, President Trump
Just after Donald Trump was elected as the new president of the United States, Yasmina el Ouardani, then a 22-yearold school teacher from Amsterdam, wrote... Read more
Embracing an Open Mind
We – Floor and Suzanne – finished our post-master’s studies at the Instituut voor Interventiekunde this October, 2017. In our two years of study, we... Read more
The Power of Narrating and Listening: Connecting Through Stories
In the last few years, a new wind has been blowing in politics. Putin, Trump, Le Pen, Wilders, Farage: they all combine a tempting perspective... Read more
The THINKdelirium Project: Using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Help Staff Engage with Delirium Prevention
by Susan Gee, Tracey Hawkes and Julia Bergman Download the full article for free. Delirium is common amongst older people in hospital, but up to a third of... Read more
Appreciative Community Building – Keith Storace and Ann Hilbig
Common unity is the way I often describe the heart of community organisations. This description is especially fitting when it comes to BakerRipley, a community... Read more
Reading List: Books Referred to in Wick’s Articles
Argyris, C. (1970) Intervention Theory and Method: A Behavioural Science View. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. Bennis, W.G. and H. A. Shephard. (1956) A Theory of Group... Read more
Design for a Workshop in ‘Appreciative Intervention Using Team Roles’: Belbin meets Cooperrider: A great match
An appreciative look at team roles is an obvious choice. When we are aware which roles come easily to us, and in which roles others... Read more
About Wick van der Vaart: Making the World a Better Place
By Willem de Wijs Willem is an organizational psychologist, and a lecturer at the Instituut voor Interventiekunde (Institute for Interventionism) in Amsterdam. He worked closely with... Read more
AI Practitioner Themes 2018: Call for Submissions
February 2018 | Appreciating Peace Inviting stories of AI applied to peacebuilding for November’s AIP. Peace in the Appreciative Paradigm is the topic for the... Read more
Appreciative Peer Review: A Procedure
In this article, you will find a description of a procedure for Appreciative Peer Review. This method is a combination of: Kurt Lewin’s Action Research... Read more
Faith and Love: Wick’s Memorial, 19 October 2017
There are three reasons we wanted to have a memorial service for Wick in Amsterdam. First of all of because of his connection to the... Read more
Proposal for AIP issue: Raising the Appreciative Voice
How do we “speak” in the quest for Discovering, Dreaming, Designing and dwelling in our Destiny? What do we express? What surfaces in the verbal,... Read more
Call for Submissions: Learning Leaders
Call for submissions: Learning Leaders We are looking for articles that connect your work with this emergent style of leadership called Learning Leaders. We want to... Read more
Cultivating Appreciative Communities
Our voice from the field in this issue of AI Practitioner is Nelly Nduta Ndirangu from Nairobi, Kenya. Nelly’s compelling and unwavering commitment to bringing communities together and, through... Read more
Resources on Business, Schools and Communities as Agents of World Benefit
Appreciative Inquiry Resources features a rediscovery of classic and new resources for your use. Resources will include list-serves, books, journal articles, book chapters, DVDs, websites,... Read more
AI as a Covenant with Life – by Jacqueline Wong
I was about to start a management retreat to share our findings from a discovery process when my mobile phone rang. My father was being... Read more
Towards Manifesting Imagination – by Roopa Nandi
What you seek is seeking you. – Jalaluddin Rumi I humbly borrow the above quote from the evocative spiritual poet of the thirteenth century, Sufi... Read more
Doing Appreciative Inquiry Research in Your Own Organisation: My Significant Lessons – by Neelima Paranjpey, PhD
The purpose of the field experiment was to study the effectiveness of a generative Appreciative Inquiry versus ‘traditional’ AI and a problem-solving approach in fostering generativity... Read more
Call for submissions: Why and How to Appreciate Politics
Originally, ‘politics’ was a means of resolving conflicts through conversation and negotiation, with the goal of finding common ground where a diversity of perspectives could... Read more
AI Practitioner as a Beacon of Hope – by Wick van der Vaart & David Cooperrider
This new year is calling for a fresh start. Donald Trump has just began his journey as the president of the United States, Europe is... Read more
The Status Quo and the Importance of Dialogue for the Future of Appreciative Inquiry – by Alexander Röndigs
Appreciative Inquiry combines a wide variety of philosophies, theories and paradigms. With its increasing popularity, AI is being used in more and different sectors, in different ways, and with different emphases.... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry and pedagogy – by Mille Themsen Duvander
I work as an assistant professor at University College Zealand in Denmark, where I mostly teach students studying for a bachelor’s degree in pedagogy. When the students... Read more
Resources on AI and young practitioners.
The guest editors and Resources column editors of the February 2017 issue of AI Practitioner have brought together resources relating to Appreciative Inquiry and its use with... Read more
My work as organisation architect, as influenced by the concept of Appreciative Inquiry – by Marcel van Marrewijk
Accelerating pace of change We are familiar with both linear and cyclical concepts of time. Every day is 24 hours; in our moderate climates we have... Read more
Invitation to Voices from the Field
Voices from the Field in 2017 Keeping a clear focus on what is right in an organisation by tapping into its positive core, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) encourages... Read more
Resources on Coaching for Transcendence
The November 2016 issue of AI Practitioner focuses on transcendence and coaching. The guest editors and Resources column editors of the November 2016 issue of... Read more
Appreciative approach: The positive gaze upon our humanity – by Vânia Bueno Cury
Appreciative approach: The positive gaze upon our humanity Vânia Bueno Cury I have always been critical, and most of the time I have been driven... Read more
AI: Creating magic for South African entrepreneurs – by Judy Janse van Rensburg
AI: Creating magic for South African entrepreneurs Judy Janse van Rensburg Working with entrepreneurs as part of a business incubation program in one of South... Read more
Using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Enhance Intrinsic Motivation in Higher Education Courses – by McQuain, Sammons, Neill and Coffland
Using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Enhance Intrinsic Motivation in Higher Education Courses A pre/post-test control group mixed methods study explored the effectiveness of using... Read more
How To Be A Positive Leader & Practicing Positive Leadership – books reviewed by Sarah Lewis
How To Be A Positive Leader (2014, Dutton and Spreitzer editors, Berrett-Koehler); and Practicing Positive Leadership: Tools and Techniques That Create Extraordinary Results (2013, Cameron,... Read more
“a mother’s cry … a mother’s celebration” – Neena Verma
Dear Friends I invoke you to “a mother’s cry … a mother’s celebration” … the memoir-book of my “transcendental pilgrimage from grief to grace”, being... Read more
European Appreciative Inquiry Network Meeting – Greenwich, London
The European Appreciative Inquiry Network is meeting in Greenwich, London, on the 19th-21st October at the LABAN dance centre For more information on the schedule... Read more
Resources on Appreciative Leadership
Roopa Nandi, Hardik Shah, Dan Saint and Joep de Jong made a selection of research papers and books on the topic Appreciative Leadership. Read all... Read more
The Appreciative Reflection: Self-disclosive Storytelling – Dr Laine Goldman
There are many moments in conducting research that give us a chance to pause, rewind and consider another methodological tack. After transcribing hours of interviews... Read more
My lessons learned as AI Facilitator – Heike Aiello
The theory of Appreciative Inquiry has been made very accessible in the past years; there are countless books, case studies, films and websites. The challenge... Read more
Young Practitioners co-creating AI of the Future: Call for Submissions
Editors: Barbara van Kesteren Ingeborg Koster-Kooger Lysanne Beekhof Theme: Practice or preach?! Young practitioners co-creating AI of the future. In our experience, there are a... Read more
The Intervention Clock – Arjan van Vembde
Many people ask me how the positive approach of Appreciative Inquiry deals problems. These question inspired me to develop a four phase model to respond... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry and its Impact on United States Municipalities – Dr Anthony H. Schmidt Jr.
In 2014, a preliminary review of literature found that Appreciative Inquiry (AI) practitioners indicated a need for further research into AI success and failure, identifying... Read more
My Appreciation of Appreciative Inquiry – Suzanne Quinney
The more I work from an AI perspective, the more apparent it becomes that the inner self and the outer self are both supported by... Read more
Most important books on Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry Resources features a rediscovery of classic and new resources for your use. Here we are sharing resources that span the young history of Appreciative Inquiry. Starting with... Read more
Seven Years of Appreciative Inquiry in the Arab Gulf, 2008-2015 – Byrad Yyelland
This Research Review and Notes column explores the recent development and research into the use of Appreciative Inquiry in the Gulf States, both in organisations... Read more
AI and Strengths-based Social Work: Perfect Partners – Petra van Leeuwen
I had just turned 20 when I started working with homeless women who faced psychiatric and addiction problems. These 25 women lived together in a... Read more
Call for Articles November 2016 Issue: ‘Coaching for Transcendence’
The november 2016 issue will focus on strength-based, appreciative & generative “Coaching for Transcendence”. We are particularly interested in stories, concepts, application & practices that... Read more
Appreciative Inquiry Resources on Sports
Articles and Papers The Usefulness of Appreciative Inquiry as a Method to Identify Mass Sports Program Success BERNADINE VAN GRAMBERG (2010) TRANSYLVANIAN REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES,... Read more
The Power of an Appreciative Stance: Imagining, Stating and Creating – Enrique J. Zaldivar
I am convinced leaders can become stronger creators of success conditions and organisations more effective, productive and rewarding operations. That is the social construction, in... Read more
AI: Positive Change in Unexpected Places – Whitney Fry
Over a decade of working in emergency relief in nine countries left me discouraged, hopeless and cynical. I had seen the effects of war, managed... Read more
A Deeper Level of Humanity: My Introduction to The Constellation – Birgitta Schomaker
Everywhere you look, you see remarkable individuals and communities that have managed to break through the walls of trauma and tyranny in order to connect... Read more
Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies PROFIT from Passion and Purpose – reviewed by Sarah Lewis
I went to the World Appreciative Inquiry Congress in Orlando, USA last year where this book was positively recommended by various luminaries such as David... Read more
A Consultant’s Journey: Building Personal Resources for Working in Complex Environments – Mark Lough
This is an account of a transformational learning experience that was designed for consultants, coaches and managers, launched in August 2015. Our idea was to offer participants the... Read more
The Appreciative Power of Mothers
When I returned to Amsterdam, I reflected on a wonderful week attending the WAIC2015 in Johannesburg. The sessions about Being AI stood out for me. They taught... Read more
My AI Journey: From Learner over Practitioner to Contributor – Claudia Gross
During my AI Introduction training, I experienced the magic and power of the AI interview myself. Ever since, I have been eager to provide a similar experience... Read more
Can a Leader Be Too Appreciative? – Freddie Crous
Authors Kaplan and Kaiser have postulated that too much of a good thing – such as being too appreciative – can actually be detrimental to both the individual and the organisation.... Read more
Holacracy: The Revolutionary Management System that Abolishes Hierarchy
This book claims to offer an alternative way of organising that breaks away from the command-and-control model or as the author of the book calls it, “the... Read more