Appreciative Inquiry
Outcomes from the first Australian Appreciative Inquiry forum
On 6 October 2010, 45 people gathered at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne for the very first Appreciative Inquiry Forum – Exploring Appreciative Inquiry in Australia. Inspired by the global AI conference in Nepal 2009, the organisers sought to bring together Australian practitioners to harness and build on an Australian AI community and network.
Is Appreciative Inquiry just the latest management fad?
An article on appreciative inquiry appears in the March 2010 edition of the British Journal of Healthcare Management. Author Robert S. P. Jones poses the question as to whether the purported benefits of this technique are merely anecdotal, or whether they would stand up to rigourous empricial investigation.
Slideshow: An introduction to appreciative inquiry
This presentation was developed by Rahadian P. Paramita to explain Appreciative Inquiry to fellow members of his NGO. It is based on DFID/IISD/Myrada's Publication titled "The Positive Path: Using Appreciative Inquiry in Rural indian Communities".
Video: John Hayes explains appreciative inquiry
In this video, Professor John Hayes explains the term Appreciative Inquiry, and shows how to use it as part of a planning intervention. Although the presentation is focused on employee management, he offers a useful summary through examples and experiences.
