Hi All
I know the AI discussion was a while back, but I thought these articles
might be of interest to some folks. Gervase Bushe is at Simon Fraser
university in Vancouver, Canada.
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Appreciative Inquiry:
Advances in Appreciative Inquiry as an Organization Development
Intervention.
http://acne.bus.sfu.ca/homes/gervase/ai-odj.html ;
Appreciative inquiry, as a method of changing social systems, is an attempt
to generate a collective image of a new and better future by exploring the
best of what is and has been. These new images, or "theories", create a pull
effect that generates evolution in social forms. This paper by Gervase R.
Bushe originally published in Organization Development Journal focuses on
the prescriptive nature of Appreciative Inquiry in three basic forms: 1)
Discovering the best of.... Appreciative interventions begin with a search
for the best examples of organizing and organization within the experience
of organizational members. 2) Understanding what creates the best of.... The
inquiry seeks to create insight into the forces that lead to superior
performance, as defined by organizational members. What is it about the
people, the organization, and the context that creates peak experiences at
work? and 3) Amplifying the people and processes who best exemplify the best
of.... Through the process of the inquiry itself, the elements that
contribute to superior performance are reinforced and amplified.
Meaning Making in Teams
http://www.bus.sfu.ca/homes/gervase/meaning.html ;
The article centers on application of the Appreciative Inquiry process to
team scenarios and team building. The author focuses on a specific
application of appreciative inquiry that he calls the "best team" inquiry,
and discusses where it is and isn't useful and why.
Appreciative Inquiry and the Quest
http://www.appreciative-inquiry.org/ ;
An exciting new paradigm for human development and social innovation. By
asking positive questions, we can generate new images of the future . images
evoked by the best of the past and present. These powerful images . of
ourselves, our organizations and the world . can inspire action and
innovation. Philanthropy, as the concrete expression of our "love of
humanity," can provide an ideal vehicle. This Web site introduces the
visitor to a new theory and methodology of human development called
appreciative inquiry (AI). Although AI originated in the field of
organization development, it soon became clear that AI represented a new way
of seeing the world -- a new way of thinking, acting and being. The site
provides additional information about AI and the Quest, Quotes about AI, and
several different articles on the process.
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