Appreciative inquiry : a positive revolution in change

originally part of berrett-koehler communications collaborating for change series, this short introduction to appreciative inquiry is the best way for organisations to be introduced to ai by the originators and leaders of the movement itself. now with a new introduction and updated with revisions throughout, appreciative inquiry offers an approach that works because it acknowledges the prevailing attitudes toward change. It offers a fresh view 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 organisations and their communities more adaptive and more effective. This approach is based on solid, proven principles for unleashing peoples creativity, knowledge and spirit toward a common purpose.