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
Appreciative Inquiry: Why Do We Use Affirmative Topics? (video + transcript)
A new Practical Appreciative Inquiry live online facilitator training starts soon – click here to get the details and how to book Transcript The affirmative topic for an Appreciative Inquiry is important – ‘fateful’ as many books about AI describe…
What To Do When It’s Hard To Get Your Affirmative Topic Wording Right
Sometimes it’s easy to ‘flip’ a problem statement into an affirmative topic. But for some problems, perhaps vaguer or more complex ones, it can seem harder. Here’s a process you can use when none of your attempts at an affirmative…
How To Flip Any Problem To Find Positive Ways Past It – Without Ignoring Negatives
Here’s an issue that anyone working with positive change methods is going to face, especially working in a business context. Here also is an elegant way to handle it. The Problem With Problem-Solving This issue is more complex than you…