Recently one of my Practical Appreciative Inquiry graduates emailed me an interesting question. She is using an appreciative interview format in her research working with maternity staff (doctors, midwives and maternity support workers) who have worked through the Covid crisis…
How do you structure an Appreciative Inquiry process? The 5D format is the most widely-used way of doing it. Here’s a quick overview of what happens in each stage. 0:32 – What do we mean by the ‘Positive Core’? 2:05…
“The inquiry is the intervention” Because questions direct attention to whatever is being asked about, they affect perceptions, emotions, and sometimes, the beliefs of people answering those questions. Consequently, change starts as soon as you start asking questions. The way…
‘Positive questions create positive change’: change requires a lot of positive emotion, which positive questions create. Change requires learning to act in new ways, but it’s also stressful – and people can’t learn when they are stressed. The Positive Principle…
‘We can choose what we study’ The third in a series of short videos where we introduce the five principles underpinning Appreciative Inquiry. The ‘Poetic Principle’ reminds us that what we focus on grows, so when we choose to study…
The second in a series of short videos where we introduce the basic principles underpinning Appreciative Inquiry. The Anticipatory Principle states that organisations (and people) tend to grow in the direction of their positive images of the future, like a…
Get started using Appreciative Inquiry confidently with teams and small groups! Four 90 minute live, interactive Zoom calls at weekly intervals so you can try out what you’ve learned – plus some video/audio/reading pre-study, an online student community, and links…
This article follows on from What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Empathy, And Why That’s Dangerous In Times Of Change: Part 1 How To Stop Empathy From Destroying Organizations And Families As our organizations evolve into the 21st Century,…
A free 60-minute webinar with Andy Smith and Elar Killumets. Date: 7 July 2020 The date’s past, but you can still register to view the replay! In this webinar you’ll learn: How to consciously separate between empathy and pseudo-empathy (reactive behaviour, that…
Gervase Bushe’s ‘Experience Cube’ (part of the Clear Leadership model outlined in his excellent book, Clear Leadership: Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work) is a useful tool for reducing anxiety, communicating more clearly, and increasing self-awareness. This article is…
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