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This handbook contains everything needed to launch any kind of AI
initiative. It provides background information on what AI is and
how it works, and offers sample project plans, designs, agendas,
course outlines, interview guidelines, participant worksheets, and
a list of resources.
Written by the originators and leaders of the Appreciative Inquiry
(AI) movement itself, this short, practical guide offers an
approach to organizational change based on the possibility of a
more desirable future, experience with the whole system, and
activities that signal ''something different is happening this
time.'' That difference systematically taps the potential of human
beings to make themselves, their organizations, and their
communities more adaptive and more effective. AI, a theory of
collaborative change, erases the winner/loser paradigm in favor of
coordinated actions and closer relationships that lead to solutions
at once simpler and more effective.
Authors: Harlene Anderson David Cooperrider Kenneth Gergen Mary
Gergen Sheila McNamee Jane Watkins Diana Whitney A Taos Institute
Publication, The Appreciative Organization is based on the authors'
diverse experiences in organizational life and they are unanimous
in their view that the appreciative construction of meaning is
essential to the efficacy of an organization and the fulfillment of
its participants. In clear and direct language, the volume treats
the challenges of decision making, leadership, group functioning,
personnel evaluation, and the relationship of the organization to
its context. Bold ideas are developed, examples described, and
multiple suggestions developed for creating the appreciative
organization. You will want to add this new "gem" to your personal
library. This volume will be of special significance to consultants
and organizational members who wish to see the key elements of
appreciative inquiry realized in the everyday working of the
organization. For more information visit the Taos Institute
website: www.taosinstitute.net
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