Appreciative Inquiry is a collaborative and constructive inquiry process that searches for everything that gives life to organizations, communities, and larger human systems when they are most alive, effective, creative and healthy in their interconnected ecology of relationships. To appreciate, quite simply, means to value and to recognize that which has value—it is a way of knowing and valuing the best in life. In the language of Positive Organizational Scholarship it means a research focus—a positive bias—seeking fresh understanding of dynamics described by words like excellence, thriving, abundance, resilience, or exceptional and life-giving.
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- Change Management
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- Positive Psychology
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
What is Appreciative Inquiry & Why do I care?
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- 3 stars2.90%
TOP REVIEWS FROM LEADING POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
Very insightful course. A little more detailing can make it a great course
Very good one, excellent teacher. It prompted me to continue learning on this subject
Really liked the content and the way it was taught. I would have preferred more peer reviewed assignments instead of computer reviewed.
Good mix of knowledge sharing and practical application. The supporting material is great.
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