Lessons From the Field: Applying Appreciative Inquiry, the first fieldbook of case studies on AI is available for shipping!

This book was out of print for about a year but a revised edition is now available.

Contents

Forward, What is Apppreciative Inquiry by David Cooperrider

Introduction, What you are about to read by Cathy Royal and Sue Annis Hammond

Mind Map of Appreciative Inquiry by Charlotte Pollard

Model of Problem-Solving-Appreciative Inquiry by David Cooperrider

Why AI? by David Cooperrider

Chapter 1: The Laguna Beach Education Foundation, Schoolpower; Using AI and philanthropy to improve public education. by Michael Pinto and Mary Curran

Chapter 2: Strategic Planning; AI in a large-scale change at an Australian University. by Liz Mellish

Chapter 3: Creating a Healthy Hilltop Community; Coordinating hospital planning with the needs of a community.by Peggy Holman, Allan Paulson and Laure Nichols

Chapter 4: Imagine Chicago; A city comes together to imagine a future based on the best of the past. by Bliss Browne

Chapter 5: Imagine Dallas; Applying Imagine Dallas to another community. by Mary Sue Foster

Chapter 6: Imagine South Carolina:A Citizen’s Summit and Public Dialogue; A Statewide AI addressing issues of race and building communities that work. by Alexsandra K. Stewart and Cathy Royal

Chapter 7: The Banana Kelly Experience: Strength-Based Youth Development; Using AI with young people. by Joe Hall

Chapter 8: Appreciative Planning and Action: Experience from the field; Evolving a new strategy for empowering communties in Nepal. by Mac Odell

Chapter 9: Getting Started; Writing an OD Proposal. by David Cooperrider

Chapter 10: Introducing the AI Philosophy; A how-to for consultants who are new to the process. by Jackie Kelm

Chapter 11: Frequently Asked Questions; What consultants want to most know about AI. by Cathy Royal and Sue Annis Hammond

Chapter 12: Lessons from using AI in a Planning Exercise; When the client insists on collecting negative information from customers. by Madelyn Blair

Chapter 13: Do We Really Mean It?; How do we change behavior after the Provacative Propositions are written. by Jack Brittain

Chapter 14: Exit Interviews With an “Appreciative Eye”; Applying Appreciative theory to exit interviews. by Lia Bosch

Chapter 15: Creating Opportunities for Learning; A graduate class experiences AI in order to learn more about it. by Mary Curran and Gail Work

Chapter 16: A Spiritual Path to Organizational Renewal; The Christian Spiritual dimension of AI, an essay. by Gregg Banaga, Jr

Chapter 17: A Personal Cross Cultural Exile into AI; Early application of AI internationally, an essay. by Ken Murrell

Resources: A bibliography of AI. by Dawn Dole.