Appreciative inquiry handbook : for leaders of change /
David L. Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, and Jacqueline M. Stavros.
- 2nd ed.
- Brunswick, Ohio : Crown Custom Pub., c2008.
- xxx, 454 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1 Essential Elements of Appreciative Inquiry Ch. 1 Theoretical Basis of Appreciative Inquiry 1 Ch. 2 Appreciative Inquiry Process: How it Works 31 Ch. 3 Introducing, Defining and Planning an Appreciative Inquiry Initiative 49 Pt. 2 Application of the 4-D Cycle of Appreciative Inquiry Ch. 4 Discovery: What Gives Life? 103 Ch. 5 Dream: What Might Be? 129 Ch. 6 Design: How Can It Be? 161 Ch. 7 Destiny: What Will Be? 199 Pt. 3 Learning Applications and Resources Ch. 8 Sample Interview Guides and Summary Report 223 Ch. 9 AI Case Applications 277 Ch. 10 AI Worksheets 319 Ch. 11 The AI Classics: Selected Articles 351 Appreciative Inquiry Bibliography 413 Glossary of Terms 433 Index 439 Statement of Taos Institute 447 Taos Institute Publications 448 Statement of Appreciative Inquiry Consulting 451 Positive Organizational Scholarship 450.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.