Andy Smith introduces Appreciative Inquiry with a short video. Don’t expect to get the whole of Appreciative Inquiry in this 5 minute video – but it is designed to be a good place to start! Why not watch this first, then take a look at the ever-expanding Appreciative Inquiry resources page, the Appreciative Inquiry book
I was the guest on Gina Pickersgill’s Healing Pool podcast’s episode about Appreciative Inquiry this week! Have a listen – it’s 51 minutes of me talking about how I see Appreciative Inquiry, how it can help, some ways in which it’s like (and unlike) NLP, how I’ve used it, and much more:https://anchor.fm/thehealingpoolmagazine/episodes/Appreciative-Inquiry-Method-wAndy-Smith-eacfuk Here’s the RSS
Including:0:35 – One thing that’s unique about Appreciative Inquiry vs other strengths-based approaches1:12 – Actually, in practice there’s another big difference between Appreciative Inquiry and other approaches!2:13 – The difference between ‘inquiry’ and ‘advocacy’ – learning vs persuading Join the Positive Change Methods group on Facebook for more information and tips on using Appreciative Inquiry
A while ago, a friend asked my advice about dealing with an ‘apathetic and cynical’ member of her management team. The team were tasked with driving through some sweeping changes in her Primary Care Trust (I probably need to explain to non-UK readers that this is part of the UK’s National Health Service). My friend
