As well as the five original principles of Appreciative Inquiry (the Constructionist, Poetic, Simultaneity, Anticipatory, and Positive principles) set out by David Cooperrider, other principles have started to emerge in the light of new thinking and the practical experience of Appreciative Inquiry consultants. I should add that from a personal point of view, being a
I’ve read that the great thinker and management guru Peter Drucker said “there are two types of people: one kind of people are into results, the other kind are into reasons”. Reasons why they cannot produce results (this is where I read it – without additional evidence I can’t say for certain if it was
Take regular breaks. Our bodies work best on a natural cycle of around 90 minutes activity followed by 20 minutes rest. The further away from this natural cycle we get, the more stress symptoms we exhibit. So take a break in the middle of the morning, the middle of the afternoon, and at lunchtime. You will
