“The one and only test of a valid religious idea, spiritual experience, or devotional practice is that it must lead directly to practical compassion” – Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
Following on from this description of Appreciative Inquiry’s Positive Principle (also available in video form), here are some ways to put the principle into action: Do you want to get started using Appreciative Inquiry with teams and small groups? Check out my Practical Appreciative Inquiry self-paced starter course!
A new Practical Appreciative Inquiry online training starts soon – click here to get the details and how to book Here are some of the best Appreciative Inquiry articles and podcasts I’ve come across in the last few months David Shaked’s ‘Powerful Questions’ podcast. A new-ish podcast from an Appreciative Inquiry thought leader, in nice short
A quick overview of the Dream stage in the Appreciative Inquiry 5D model, and why informal ‘artistic’ co-creation works better than formal, linear logic in helping people envision their desired future. Do you want to get started using Appreciative Inquiry confidently with teams and small groups? A new Practical Appreciative Inquiry online training starts soon
These simple steps will stop you jumping to the wrong conclusions about others – and make it less likely that others will do the same about you One of my Practical Appreciative Inquiry students recently shared this article from the Axios website on LinkedIn: Simplest workplace principle: Assume positive intent The title pretty much gives
If they’re the right kind of questions, that is The traditional idea of change in organisations starts with diagnosing the problem, then prescribing a solution – and only when you start to carry out the prescribed remedies would you expect change to start happening. The change philosophy known as Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approaches things differently.
Why listening beats giving advice, and what coaches and managers can learn from Motivational Interviewing Recently I came across an engaging short video by Roksana Anning on the ‘Righting Reflex’. The term was new to me, but the idea resonated with me straight away, as it turns out to be something I’ve been warning my
A new Practical Appreciative Inquiry online training starts soon – click here to get the details and how to book Here are some of the best Appreciative Inquiry articles and podcasts I’ve come across in the last month or so Strategic Relationship Building from Nick Heap. It’s a workshop description built around Appreciative Inquiry for helping
How to prepare yourself for any work conversation, even the difficult ones Here’s a very useful little nugget I picked up from a recent episode of the Rebel HR podcast, where the guests were Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres, authors of Conversations Worth Having, which is one of the best books about Appreciative Inquiry and
How to get your coaching client to feel at ease with you, open up quicker, and reframe their issues, in your first session A new Practical Appreciative Inquiry online training starts soon – click here to get the details and how to book One of the joys of running the Practical Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training is
Recently a participant at the start of my Practical Appreciative Inquiry course asked me for tips on running Appreciative Inquiry events virtually. This was my reply: To run a small virtual Appreciative Inquiry event you need two things: breakout rooms, and a decent virtual whiteboard. Virtual breakout rooms The breakout rooms are for: Appreciative interviews
