Fifth World Appreciative Inquiry Conference, 25-28 April 2012,
Gent, Belgium
By: Chandi Prasad Chapagain, PhD, NEPAL Managing Director: Appreciative Learning and Development Management (ALDM) Founder, Life Member and Former General Secretary of Imagine Nepal Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Part 1: Nepal experience
Nepal The land of mountains
Mount Everest, the highest mountain of the world
Land of diversities / Beautiful Natural Sites
Famous for temples and arts
Arts and artifacts
Birth place of Buddha
From Appreciative to Spiritual Inquiry:
A Generative Contribution of Appreciative Approach for World
Renewal
The Head
Understanding of internal / social values
The more we are aware of our internal and social values, the
more we are capable to grow and develop ourselves and our society
Development Style of the East and the West
East = First internal, spiritual, social and
then national, international and scientific West = First scientific, national, international
and then social, internal and spiritual
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry is a thought provoking positive science for the search of best in development, business, education and spiritual sectors. It is characterized by generative, constructive and transformative principles, theories and practices.
What is Spiritual inquiry?
Spiritual inquiry is a culture of positive cum spiritual governance for global good that enhances our capacities to achieve developmental goals and supports to sustain a human friendly society.
AI is generative, because it
entertains the characters:
Positive thinking Positive
emotions
Thought provoking
Creative
New energy
New idea generation
Build on best
moments
Multiplicity of
successes
Visionary
Inspirational
Spiritual wisdom
AI not only builds our capacities but also contributes to achieve life and
development missions.
Spiral Flow of Positive Transformation
Common good spiritual
core values
Positive Appreciative
Positive habit
Generative
Transformation, Change
Why Human Holocaust?
What helps to prevent it? Role of universal values to save human,
humanity, and the mother earth.
Universal Core Values for Global Good:
Love, Peace, Truth, Wisdom, Integrity, Justice, Co-
existence, Service, Devotion, Contentment
New book on Appreciative Inquiry in generative direction is recently published !
Positive- cum- Spiritual Inquiry Action Cycle (Advancing AI)
Love, Peace, Integrity, Devotion,
Justice
Meditation, Yoga, moral and success
story sharing→
Wisdom and way of life
(Vision)
Dialogue, learning and
decision
Action, contribution, service and
common good spirituality
Emancipation, pleasure, balance between soul and
super soul (the power)
Discovery
Dream Destiny
Design
Appreciative Inquiry 4-D Cycle
The positive-cum- spiritual inquiry action cycle works better for the overall development of human being. But spiritual injustice and fundamentalism are harmful for any nation. So, we should utilize the human- friendly spiritual core values by pummeling the dark side of it. This is the principal reason to converging development, science, positivity and spiritual wisdom together for sustainable development.
Before socialism and capitalism…
Advancing AI
Appreciative Inquiry is advancing towards common good values and interfaith by converging positivity, development, science and spiritualism.
This is one of the best ways to converge
the East and West.
Religion, science and social science are the branches of the same tree. We cannot detach religion and spirituality from science and development. Religion and spiritualism emerged before the invention of money, the dawn of capitalism and socialism. It is logical to converge the human friendly core of science, religion, positivity, spiritualism, and development for world renewal.
Convergence of positivity, science, spiritualism and development
Positive Approaches:Appreciative Inquiry,
Open Space Technology, Positive Deviance, Positive Psychology,
Non-Violent Communication, Do No Harm,ABCD, Spiritual Inquiry for Development,
Art of living etc.
The birth of global good society at the base of positive-cum-spiritual approach and values
WisdomCourage
CompassionHumanity
EcstasyEthics
Cooperation
Honesty
Interdependency
Positive/spiritual cores:
Self-esteem
Global values for common good:
Love Truth
Discipline
Knowledge
Contentment
Justice
Peace
Globalization for common good and societal transformation
The birth of human friendly global society
Appreciation
ServiceDevotion
Wisdom
Global Culture and religion
Global unity, culture and religion serves more the human, humanity and the mother earth. This is possible through the generative advancement of AI
“Lets prevail peace on earth, heaven, space, universe, water, herbs, vegetation, gods and goddesses and on peace itself that combines all the things for global good.”
Veda
Thank you
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