“Wholeness brings out the best in people” The three ‘emergent’ principles of Appreciative Inquiry developed some time after the original five, arising from what practitioners observed and found to work as they facilitated Appreciative Inquiry processes with organisations and communities. They were first set out in The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to
“The inquiry is the intervention” Change Starts From the Very First Question Someone new to coaching might think that we should ask questions to help the client explore their situation, at the same time gathering information to clue ourselves in to what’s going on for them; and only after that does change start, as we
“Positive questions lead to positive change” The Paradox of Change Think about a time when change has been forced on you. Particularly if the change came as a shock, the chances are that you didn’t enjoy it much. Maybe, looking back, you wish you had responded differently (which, if you think about it, means you’ve
