eBook - Appreciative Inquiry, 2ed : Change at the Speed of Imagination
Available Exclusively as an eBook | Part of the AI eBook Collection | Only for Institutional Purchase | Publication Year: 2011
Description
Second edition of Appreciative Inquiry offers OD and HR professionals a practical guide to harnessing the Appreciative Inquiry process for organizational change. It updates theoretical foundations, assumptions, and core processes with step-by-step applications across coaching, leadership, strategic planning, and teambuilding, emphasizing a holistic, positive approach to organizational transformation.
Table of Contents
1. The Case for a New Approach to Change
2. Appreciative Inquiry: History, Theory, and Practice
3. Appreciative Inquiry as a Perspective for Organization Change
4. Choose the Positive as the Focus of Inquiry (Define)
5. Inquire into Stories of What Gives Life in the System (Discover)
6. Locate Themes That Appear in the Stories (Discover)
7. Create Shared Images for a Preferred Future (Dream)
8. Innovate Ways to Create That Preferred Future (Deliver)
9. Valuation
References and Bibliography
About the Authors
Index