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The power of appreciative inquiry : a practical guide to positive change / Diana Whitney & Amanda Trosten-Bloom ; foreword by David Cooperrider.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Business ebooks onlinePublication details: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781605093284 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1605093289 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1605093297 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/06 22
LOC classification:
  • HD30.3 .W52 2010
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
What is appreciative inquiry? -- A menu of approaches to appreciative inquiry -- Eight principles of appreciative inquiry -- Appreciative inquiry in action : from origins to current practice -- Getting started with appreciative inquiry -- Affirmative topic choice -- Discovery : appreciative interviews and more -- Dream : visions and voices of the future -- Design : giving form to values and ideals -- Destiny : inspired action and improvisation -- Appreciative inquiry : a process for community planning -- Why appreciative inquiry works.
Review: "The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build upon what's working, rather than trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom provide a menu of eight results-oriented approaches to AI, along with case examples from a wide range of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry in action. A how-to book, this is the most authoritative and accessible guide to the newest ideas and practices in the field of Appreciative Inquiry since its inception in 1985." "The second edition includes new examples, tools, and tips for using AI to create an enduring capacity for positive change, along with a totally new chapter on award-winning community applications of Appreciative Inquiry."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Dalton McCaughey Library Level 2 SR80 W618 Available 33865001737102
Ebook Ebook Dalton McCaughey Library Online Online Available acq382783
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is appreciative inquiry? -- A menu of approaches to appreciative inquiry -- Eight principles of appreciative inquiry -- Appreciative inquiry in action : from origins to current practice -- Getting started with appreciative inquiry -- Affirmative topic choice -- Discovery : appreciative interviews and more -- Dream : visions and voices of the future -- Design : giving form to values and ideals -- Destiny : inspired action and improvisation -- Appreciative inquiry : a process for community planning -- Why appreciative inquiry works.

"The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build upon what's working, rather than trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom provide a menu of eight results-oriented approaches to AI, along with case examples from a wide range of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry in action. A how-to book, this is the most authoritative and accessible guide to the newest ideas and practices in the field of Appreciative Inquiry since its inception in 1985." "The second edition includes new examples, tools, and tips for using AI to create an enduring capacity for positive change, along with a totally new chapter on award-winning community applications of Appreciative Inquiry."--BOOK JACKET.

Also available as an ebook from ProQuest EBook Central

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Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Business ebooks online). Available via World Wide Web.