You won’t find a better example of the spirit of Appreciative Inquiry than this TED talk by speaker and National Geographic photographer Dewitt Jones. It’s the best, and most inspiring, TED talk that I’ve seen, and a great reminder to…
Social Silences: What Isn’t Being Talked About In Your Organisation?
This week I listened to a fascinating podcast interview with author and journalist Gillian Tett about her new book Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life. The book is about what we can learn if we take…
Appreciative Inquiry: How To Identify Themes Emerging From Appreciative Interviews (video + transcript)
Here’s an easy way to help a team or small group identify the themes emerging from their appreciative interviews. And actually, this format isn’t just applicable to Appreciative Inquiry – you could apply a variation of it with any facilitation…
Appreciative Inquiry: 4 Ways To Use Appreciative Interviews (video + transcript)
Some practical tips on some of the ways you can use appreciative interviews – in one-to-one coaching, in large-scale organisational change, in team development, and in Appreciative Inquiry summits. Do you want to get started using Appreciative Inquiry confidently with…
Appreciative Inquiry: Business-Friendly Appreciative Interview Format (video + transcript)
Appreciative interviews are the heart of Appreciative Inquiry, and they come in many different formats. This format is the best I’ve found for business use. As well as looking for stories of success, these 4 questions look for what people…
Appreciative Inquiry: What Appreciative Interviewers Need To Understand (video + transcript)
Appreciative interviews are the most important part of the Appreciative Inquiry process. Here are the four things you need to know to do great appreciative interviews. Do you want to get started using Appreciative Inquiry confidently with teams? A new…
Appreciative Inquiry: Why We Do Appreciative Interviews (video + transcript)
The appreciative interview has been described as ‘the heart of Appreciative Inquiry’. It really is the key activity of the Discovery stage. So why are appreciative interviews so useful for gathering rich qualitative information? Here are 6 good reasons you…
Appreciative Inquiry: What Happens In The Discovery Stage? (video + transcript)
Four reasons why it’s better to look at what’s already working, and what’s worked in the past, BEFORE jumping straight to setting goals. This is what we do in the Discovery stage of Appreciative Inquiry, and it’s one of the…
Appreciative Inquiry: How To Flip Any Problem To An Affirmative Topic Without Ignoring Negatives (video + transcript)
Here’s a great way to define a ‘problem space’ and reframe it to a quest for what you want instead, without ignoring the negatives or being accused of brushing problems under the carpet. A new Practical Appreciative Inquiry online training…
Appreciative Inquiry: A Quick Way To Define Affirmative Topics (video + transcript)
Here’s a short video (with transcript) on an easy way to ‘flip’ problem statements into affirmative topics