Young Practitioners Co-creating Appreciative Inquiry of the Future

Barbara van Kesteren is a social psychologist with a post-master’s degree in OD. While studying, she discovered AI and started to work as a consultant in appreciative OD. Recently, she has worked on various AI projects in the Netherlands. Barbara is co-owner of Instituut voor Interventiekunde where she teaches in OD and AI, and works for clients.

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Lysanne Beekhof is an internal communications consultant  interested in applying evidence-based interventions that contribute to building stronger and more inclusive organizations. A graduate from the University of Twente, she specializes in corporate and organizational communication, researching if and how an AI-based intervention encourages innovative behaviors and psychological ownership.

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Ingeborg Koster-Kooger graduated Summa Cum Laude in change management from VU University, Amsterdam. Her master’s thesis demonstrated the relevance of considering the concept of power-resistance relations in AI, as well as the importance of the consultants’ reflexivity on their position in the social construction of change. She is as a health care consultant for local governments searching for new ways to transform Dutch healthcare structures.

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