Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry Offshoots and Innovations

Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry Offshoots and Innovations

April 2025
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ABSTRACT

One of the strengths of Appreciative Inquiry is that David Cooperrider and other early AI thought leaders were committed to keeping AI open source and available to all. The co-editors of this issue are increasingly aware of the bounty of AI offshoots and innovations that are evolving around the world. Their hope is that this issue will plant the seeds for more offshoots to flourish.

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Author: Sallie Lee 

Sallie Lee, thinking partner and facilitator for a global client base, was certified in Appreciative Inquiry through the yearlong Global Excellence in Management (GEM) program in 1997 and never looked back. Sallie and GEM director Ada Jo Mann initiated the AI Jam in 2017, partnering with the Cooperrider Center, and has gone on to collect video interviews of colleagues’ AI history for the World Inquiry. E: sallielee@mac.com

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Author: Ada Jo Mann

Ada Jo Mann began her career in international development as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Jane Watkins encouraged her to meet David Cooperrider and a partnership developed that resulted in the Global Excellence in Management (GEM) initiative which for seven years spread Appreciative Inquiry throughout the world. In her retirement she has become a poet and recently published Words Create Worlds, available on Amazon.

Contact: adajomann@gmail.com 

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Author: Jennie Hetzel Silbert

Jen Hetzel Silbert, MSOD, is a master group facilitator, serial mentor and force for positive change who has an unshakable belief that everyone is worthy of learning, working and earning to their full potential. She brings over twenty years in strengths-based strategy and community engagement to cities, schools, Fortune 500 companies and indigenous villages around the world.

Contact: jhsilbert@spartinaconsulting.com

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