Appreciative Inquiry
Do you love those moments of exception, when everything seems to have come together and things are working beautifully?
Do you love those moments of exception, when everything seems to have come together and things are working beautifully? Would you like to create an environment where those rare extraordinary moments become the norm? Then you may just be ready to learn the value of Appreciative Inquiry, also known as AI. AI is a method for implementing change that is rooted in being positive, sharing stories of things that work well, and leveraging people’s strengths and the power of co-creation to initiate lasting, powerful changes that can make an organization the best it has ever been, because of people who care and are committed.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize and work with the fundamentals of Appreciative Inquiry
- Describe the 4-D’s of Appreciative Inquiry: discovery, dreaming, design, and destiny
- Work through a simple Appreciative Inquiry process
- Create thoughtful, meaningful questions for their own Appreciative Inquiry initiative
- Help organizations review what’s important, what they can become, and how they can get there
Topics Covered
- Defining Appreciative Inquiry
- Success Principles
- The 4-D Model
- Test Driving
Your Instructor
Dr. Clay Phillips is an organizational culture, soft skills, and mediation expert with more than 20 years of experience helping others develop stronger, more effective interpersonal skills. In his career he has trained more than 6,500 individuals in a variety of professional settings - all to compliment, develop, and train the best skills for effectively working and getting along with others. As a mediator he has mediating hundreds of court cases ranging from employment disputes, to personal injury, to product liability, to wrongful death, and highly contentious divorce and post-divorce disputes with great success. Dr. Phillips believes in people... he believes in the good nature of people and our desire to learn and improve our lives. His many years of experience as a mediator has taught him that the vast majority of people fall in this category, while very few do not. His training programs, workshops, seminars, and online courses have improved the lives of thousands, not just in the workplace but in every aspect of their lives. He hopes that you will find the information presented in this and other courses will be beneficial to you personally, individually, and professionally.