The linked article describes how Appreciative Inquiry (AI) was used by a steel plant, today known as Mittal Steel USA-Cleveland, to transform "its culture and become the world’s most efficient... read more →
The Client: John, Vice President of a large engineering consulting firm The Circumstances: John had virtually grown up in the engineering consulting firm in which he worked – starting fresh... read more →
On March 2, 2011 a small group of stakeholders gathered in an Adult Day Care facility in the Inland Northwest of the United States. The challenge was to deepen an... read more →
This article describes the process that Norwich City Council used to select and then use Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to support its new Vision of a reshaped Council, and to contribute... read more →
In 1998 Pact's Women's Empowerment Project (WEP) in Nepal (now known as WORTH) adopted an Empowerment Mobilization Strategy which builds directly on Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a participative, strength-based approach to... read more →
This is an article on what I experienced in my role as a community volunteer on a civic group that had a mandate to develop an integrated community sustainability plan.... read more →
This autobiographical essay deals with several main pursuits I've had over the course of my life, ranging from film and music to ecology and the system sciences, while also focusing... read more →
The What Works Conference examined new ways to increase student self-reliance and accountability by emphasizing personal talents and strengths. While there is a rush by many elected officials and policy... read more →
AI and Open Space were used to conceptualize a new way of approaching fundraising and going green. See attached document for full story.
The web link below describes an AI study of highest performing Black and Latino students from California’s lowest performing and highest poverty schools. AI interview questions of students and their... read more →