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The power of appreciative inquiry : a practical guide to positive change / Diana Whitney & Amanda Trosten-Bloom ; foreword by David Cooperrider.
A practical guide to the principles and practice of Appreciative Inquiry, a strengths-based approach to organization/community change. Includes successful case studies.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781605093284 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1605093289 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxi, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Communication in organizations. Customer relations. Appreciative inquiry. Organizational change. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Decoda Literacy Library | 658.406 W55 2010 (Text) | 35410000040501 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News
Whitney (Saybrook U.) and Trosten-Bloom, who are associated with a consultancy that works with corporations, government agencies, healthcare systems, and other organizations in using Appreciative Inquiry, detail the principles, practice, and results-oriented approaches to Appreciative Inquiry, with cases from different organizations to illustrate how the approach to organizational change improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build on what's working. This edition incorporates a new chapter on community applications, updates to the case on Hunter Douglas, a new section on sustainability, and new examples, tools, and tips. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Ingram Publishing Services
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the internationally embraced approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build upon what’s working – strengths – rather than trying to fix what’s not. Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom, pioneers in the development and practice of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), provide a menu of eight results-oriented applications, 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. - Ingram Publishing ServicesNEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED
The Authoritative Guide to Strength-Based Change
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the internationally embraced approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build upon what’s working – strengths – rather than trying to fix what’s not. Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom, pioneers in the development and practice of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), provide a menu of eight results-oriented applications, 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.
- Random House, Inc.
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the internationally embraced approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build upon whatâs working â strengths â rather than trying to fix whatâs not.
Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom, pioneers in the development and practice of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), provide a menu of eight results-oriented applications, 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.
