Using Appreciative Inquiry
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Using Appreciative Inquiry
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Introduction
Keywords
Appreciative inquiry
Detailed Description
Chris Burman asked on Nov 6, 2006: "We have some post-grad students looking for good on-line material ref AI. If any of you have easy to reach resources / links to hand then please let me know [for my records] and also cc to Ina above so she can fwd them to students (p.s. I bet Ben comes back with loads of them!)"
KM4Dev Discussions
Members sent in the following links in response to Chris:
- Full website and online community around AI: http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu [3]
- AI Commons search engine: http://ai.cwru.edu/info/search.cfm [4]
- Software tool: http://www.agent-software.com [5]
One member wrote:
"I am a professor and dialogue and deliberation practitioner (online and F2F)
and regularly use AI as a tool in small and large group work. I have used in successfully in colloquia with graduate students in an international peace and conflict resolution and in multiple educational, corporate and community settings. I have written about many of these experiences, too.
I am guest coeditor of The November 2006 volume of the AI Practitioner [6] titled ""Lifelong Learning "On the Road to Find Out" - How Theory Informs Practice and How Practice Informs Theory. This international publication of Appreciative Inquiry and positive methodologies best practices highlights examples, case studies and research on strength-based approaches to change with special emphasis on Appreciative Inquiry. In addition to my editing duties, I contributed "Building a Sustained Capacity for Connection: AI and Lifelong Learning" and "AI and Faculty Development: Discovering Facilitation and Dialogue Tools and Techniques for Effective Learning"."
Examples in Application
Here are a few links to case studies and examples:
One member said that:
"I am currently finishing my PhD on changing, learning and sense-making with Indian NGOs. I used Appreciative Inquiry principles and parts of the methodology. The methodological chapter and reflections will be finished soon. If you and or your students are interested, I can send you the relevant sections."
Lusophone resources
Both Investigação Apreciativa and Pesquisa Apreciativa are used to describe AI in Portuguese.
Introduction:
- http://www.tributoaoiguacu.org.br/metodologia/investigacao_apreciativa.pdf
- http://www.elosbrasil.org.br/br/paginas.asp?id_site=br&cod_pagina=2
Abstract of case study by Sarah Michael:
full text (in English): http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=mv11n645715327q0
Related FAQs
Further Information
KM4Dev members who contributed to the thread are:
- Wenny Ho
- Paul Laurence
- Viktor Markoski
- Steven N. Pyser
- Heather Valley
- Nancy White
- Bill Williams
Original Author and Subsequent Contributors of this FAQ
Lucie Lamoureux
Dates of First Creation and Further Revisions
November 7, 2006