Appreciative Inquiry. The Power of Positive Change.
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a cornerstone of Carson Greil’s work.
Since its introduction in the 1980’s, AI has developed into a highly effective method for rethinking the way organizations and
individuals make sense of themselves, to improve collaboration and progress.
AI is based on a breakthrough insight: “organizations change in the direction in which they inquire.” So an organization that
primarily inquires into problems keeps encountering problems, but one which consistently asks “What is our best?” finds more and
more positive traits and taps into a basic human desire to grow. Appreciative Inquiry uses these discoveries to create new plans
for a future that embodies the organization’s best.
We use specific, proven techniques to apply AI’s “4-D” approach…
• Discover: What are our strengths, the positive core of the organization?
• Dream: What’s the best future we can imagine?
• Design: What practices will maximize our positives to reach that future?
• Destiny: Implement those practices and realize our dream.
http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu
