Appreciative+Inquiry

=Appreciative Inquiry= flat = =





= = = = = = = = = = =Appreciative Inquiry Process – Day 1=


 * 1. Define**
 * Transformational Learning
 * Explore the issue
 * Reframe: problem, challenges, issues


 * 2a. Discovery Part 1, Inquire into the exceptionally positive moments**
 * Personal narratives
 * Interview (1/2 hour each, timing is important)
 * First question is about the past-positive
 * Second question is inward
 * Third is about the future of the organization
 * Remember: Inquire, active listening, in pairs

2b. **Discovery Part 2, Share the stories and identify life-giving forces**
 * Six in each group (timed)
 * Talk about (3-4 minutes each)
 * High points
 * Quotable quotes
 * Brainstorm the themes
 * Assign roles: recorder, timekeeper, facilitator, presenter
 * Collapse these themes to 3-5 themes
 * Every group writes these themes on a piece of flipchart. Each flipchart is placed together on a wall.
 * 3. Dream**
 * Create an energy diagram that depicts this theme
 * Each participant was given three dots (stickers) to place next to themes that energize them
 * Create a visual image: song, art, skit, music…
 * Give appreciative feedback, with only one clap to keep the momentum going
 * Create a provocative proposition (aka statement of preferred future)
 * It must be in present tense
 * It must be accomplishable
 * It must be grounded and real
 * 4. Design & Destiny/Delivery**
 * Each group creates a group intention
 * Each participant creates a
 * Commitment or
 * Gift or
 * A request