Complex adaptive systems generate patterns of behavior over time. These patterns are called "strange attractors." Appreciative Inquiry is one way to shift these patterns toward more productive and life-giving attractors.
“I would like to commend Appreciative Inquiry and to thank (David Cooperrider) for introducing it to the United Nations. Without this, it would have been very difficult, perhaps even impossible, to constructively engage so many leaders of business, civil society, and government.” ~ UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan Read full letter here.