App Inquiry 2

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Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry seeks outthe best ofwhat isto help ignite

the collective imagination of

what m ight be.

Cooperr ider & Whitney


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Appreciative InquiryAppreciative Inquiry is a process

or an intervention into anorganization to examine the

potential for creativity, innovation

and change.


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Appreciative InquiryAppreciative Inquiry looks at what

breeds life into the organization?.This process examines and

celebrates the good in hopes of

building more of the same.


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.Appreciative Inquiry is based on 5

principles:1) The Construction Principle: As

leaders of change we must be skilled at

reading, and understandingorganizations as living constructs or

organisms.


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.2) The Principle of Simultaneity:

The belief that once we make anintervention or ask a question, the

change process begins. It has to be a

well thought out and focused questionto ignite the organizations creativity

and find new life.


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.3) The Poetic Principle: The

metaphor here is that humanorganizations are an open book. The

organizations story is a compilation

of the past, present, and future and iscontinually open to interpretation just

like a good piece of poetry.


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.4) The Anticipatory Principle:

Human organizations are foreverprojecting ahead of themselves. This

projection helps bring the future into

the present. It guides the organizationforward to new heights.


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.5) The Positive Principle: The

momentum for change requires large

amounts of positive affect and social

bonding. To a large extentorganizations and people change

easier under an environment of hope,

inspiration and sheer joy. And when

they can collaborate with one another,

the process stays positive and

innovative.


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.Appreciative Inquiry has 3

distinctive steps:

1) The first is to do an inquiry,

question, or survey of what is going on

right now. Have folks tell their story.

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.2) Now as a group, try to make a list of

the common themes that you heard

running through each story. Be specific.

Were there ideals, values, traditions, oran atmosphere that defined the time

when things were good. For example

was it a time when you felt empowered,or trusted, or had the expertise, or took

responsibility?

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.3) Create a provocative proposition.

Using the common themes.

Example: Our organization is a

learning organization that fosters cross-

fertilization of ideas, and cultivates the

pride of being a valued member of an

outstanding group of individuals. We

accelerate in learning, planning,

.communicating and leading

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