UCTL/Appreciative Inquiry
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Strategies to Support Active Learning
Appreciative Inquiry: described in Cooperrider & Whitey as “Taking the best of the past and stretching it into the future”.
Ref: A Positive Revolution in Change - Appreciative Inquiry David L. Cooperrider and Diana Whitney
Miscellaneous Links
Basic definition: Wikipedia on Appreciative Inquiry
Uses 4 steps:
- DISCOVER: The identification of organizational processes that work well.
- DREAM: The envisioning of processes that would work well in the future.
- DESIGN: Planning and prioritizing processes that would work well.
- DESTINY (or DELIVER): The implementation (execution) of the proposed design.
AI Commons - "Welcome to the "AI Commons"--a worldwide portal devoted to the fullest sharing of academic resources and practical tools on Appreciative Inquiry and the rapidly growing discipline of positive change. This site is a resource for you and many of us--leaders of change, scholars, students, and business managers--and it is proudly hosted by Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management"
Critique
A critique Ref: A paradox in action? A critical analysis of an appreciative inquiry. (Thesis, Suzanne Grant)
