Appreciative Inquiry Mentoring

How can we provide positive, nurturing mentoring relationships in a way that not only acknowledges today’s need for social connection, virtuality and scale, but also turns those circumstances into strengths? This case study describes an Appreciative Inquiry-based mentoring program created by a large, US-based global consulting firm to invite diverse young professionals into an under-represented STEM-based field. Appreciative Inquiry offered a positive, action-oriented, relationship-building mentoring approach. Virtual delivery offered flexibility, inclusiveness and scale.