Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: The First in a Series of AI Workbooks for Leaders of Change

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2003 - 430 pagine
One of today's most popular change methods, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been used to undertake transformational initiatives in dozens of organizations, ranging from McDonald's to the U.S. Navy to Save the Children. The assumption of AI is simple: Every organization has something that works right--things that give it life when it is vital, effective, and successful. AI begins by identifying this positive core and connecting organizational visions, plans, and structures to it in ways that heighten energy and inspire action for change.

The Appreciative Inquiry Handbook contains everything you need to launch any kind of AI initiative. The authors provide background information on what AI is and how it works, and offer sample project plans, designs, agendas, course outlines, interview guidelines, participant worksheets, a list of resources, and more. From abstract principles underlying AI to actual tools used in different settings, from detailed descriptions of AI interventions to practical tips to classic AI articles, this workbook presents all of the introductory concepts, examples, and aids necessary to engage yourself and others in Appreciative Inquiry.
 

Sommario

PART
1
The Theoretical Basis of
3
Overview
29
How to Do It
35
The Destiny Phase
41
PART 2
81
What Might Be?
111
Dream What Might
113
Design How Can It
143
Chapter
169
What Will Be?
175
PART 3
195
References and Bibliography
401
Glossary of Terms
417
Index
423
Copyright

How Can It Be?
141

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