Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry: The Power of Stories

February 2023
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ABSTRACT

The saying ‘the shortest distance between two people is a story’ holds the ancient wisdom of storytellers and narrative experts. There is a science fiction story in which this metaphor is translated literally. The people in the tale are all linked by visible silver threads. The thickness and strength of these threads depends on the relationships between those who are connected. The threads, of course, are brightest and strongest between people who share the most, and strongest, stories.

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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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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: Lindsey N. Godwin

Lindsey N. Godwin, Ph.D., is the Robert P. Stiller Professor of Management at Champlain College, where she serves as the Academic Director for the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry and co-publisher of AI Practitioner. As a practitioner–scholar active in the global AI community, she has helped organize and facilitate AI processes around the globe. 

Contact: godwin@champlain.edu

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