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The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change
Diana Whitney, Amanda Trosten-Bloom, ...

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2003 - 264 pages

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A Life-Changer for Me

Appreciative Inquiry is a process that I feel is one of the most powerful there is for - as the subtitle of this book says - offering a practical tool to create positive change. It's easy to talk in abstract terms about change and improving the world, but it isn't often we come across a way to actually make it happen in concrete terms. AI is one of those tools. This book offers a very thorough guide to the history, mindset, methodology and diverse potential use of this powerful process. In addition, it was instrumental in the startup and methods that I now use in my own coaching, consulting and training firm. It was both an inspiration and a way of approaching the world that has helped me grow tremendously.



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Excellent book describing important new planning tool

The book, written by Appreciative Inquiry (AI) pioneers and current thought leaders who continue to fine-tune this approach, provides an excellent overview of the AI philosophy and is accompanied by concrete examples that show its value and application.









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Moving

The title is apt: there are powerful ideas in this book. I recommend it to anyone doing consulting or who wants to take their organization to new heights.






round and round we go

For all the power of Appreciative Inquiry, I'm still waiting for a book or an article that presents the topic in a direct manner. While I did learn a great deal from this book, it was only after wandering around the subject in the discursive way that seems to be the ingrained habit of the AI authors I've encountered. Although the book begins with a chapter titled: What is appreciative inquiry, at the end of the chapter, I'm still not sure precisely what it is. It starts to feel like a zen koan, a little too elusive for my western mind. The second chapter launches into a menu of approaches to presenting AI in your company, yet I still don't clearly understand the concept we're giving approaches to. By the end of the book, a lot more was clear, but if you don't start with a pretty good understanding of AI when you pick up the book, you'll probably find it as frustrating as I did. If you are already an devotee, the book is likely very clear to you. Oh, and btw, I am conscious of the fact that by criticizing the book, I'm probably failing to practice AI. I'm not sure what to do about that. If the book was clearer to me, maybe I'd have an answer.


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The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a new strategy that inspires people and brings about a higher performance level in any organization. This method encourages people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what works well when they are at their best, rather than focusing on what's going wrong.

The theory, practice, and spirit of this approach to organizational change is described in plain language. The authors provide guidelines for defining the change agenda, initiative, or project; forming the "steering team"; and launching an organization-wide kick off. Case histories demonstrate how organizations can attain sustained positive change by studying their strengths.


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