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The Power of Appreciative Inquiry

Author: Diana Whitney; Amanda Trosten-Bloom
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler
ISBN: 9781605093284
Published In: March 2010
Format: Paperback , 288 pages
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Introduction

Authoritive Guide: The most authoritative, comprehensive, and practical guide to this popular approach to large-scale change, written by famed pioneers in the development and practice of Appreciative Inquiry
Thoroughly Revised: The guide is thoroughly revised throughout, with new business and nonprofit examples and a new chapter on 'sustaining change'

About the book

The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom use examples from many different types of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in action. A how-to book but not a manual, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the newest ideas and practices in the field of Appreciative Inquiry since its inception in 1985.

In updating the second edition, the authors conducted an appreciative inquiry with first edition readers, focusing especially on users in markets and universities. At the urging of these readers, the authors have included a new chapter on 'sustaining positive change,' as well as a host of new examples and other enhancements.

Foreword by David Cooperrider
Chapter 1: What is Appreciative Inquiry
Chapter2: A Menu of Approaches to Appreciative Inquiry
Chapter3: Eight Principles of Appreciative Inquiry
Chapter4: Appreciative Inquiry in Action: From Origins to Current Practice
Chapter5: Getting Started

Chapter6: Affirmative Topic Choice
Chapter7: Discovery: Appreciative Interviews and More
Chapter8: Dream: Visions and Voices of the Future
Chapter9: Design: Giving Form to Values and Ideals
Chapter10: Destiny: Inspired Action and Improvisation

Chapter11: Why Appreciative Inquiry Works

Diana Whitney, Ph.D. is the president and founder (along with David Cooperrider) of the Corporation for Positive Change - an international center for Appreciative Inquiry education and consultation. Her clients have included British Airways, Cap Gemini, Ernst and Young, the Department of Labor, GE Capital, GlaxoSmithKline, GTE (now Verizon), Johnson & Johnson, NY Power Authority, PECO and Sandia National Labs. She lives in Chapel Hill, NC.

Amanda Trosten-Bloom is Director of Consulting Services for Corporation for Positive Change. She is a member of the Global Council for Appreciative Inquiry Consulting. Her clients have included Accenture, McDATA Corporation, Providian Financial Services, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories and the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in Golden, CO.

David Cooperrider is the Fairmount Minerals Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. In OD, David Cooperrider developed the methodology for organizational renewal known as Appreciative Inquiry.