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Positivity

Twitter and Me

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Twitter makes me happy because, it is FUN to participate, to discover people, ideas, learn many new things, go to new sites. It is ENGAGING, as I am fully absorbed, in the flow; I’m fully focused and before I know it, it’s 3.30 a.m.  It is also MEANINGFUL, adding a value to my life that [...]

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Positive Acts of Service

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When we perform acts of service, no matter how tiny, we experience a positive affect and that leads to more positive actions, and the recipient, if there is one, shows gratitude, and is likely to also perform some positive future action.

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America’s Positive Core

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I am a ‘resident alien’ of the US after marrying my German-born, American husband. My Australian cultural imprint is strongly inclined to fight for the underdog. We have tendency to “knock down tall poppies”, to be irreverent and anti-authoritarian.
I have been willing regime change for just about the whole 9 years I’ve [...]

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The Value of Positive Stories

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How does it serve self and others to share stories, particularly focusing on the positive? Here’s a quick response with a professional and a personal story.
Professional Story
Story Telling has become important in my work. My field of expertise is leadership and organizational development. I talk about corporate connections. We help leaders and their [...]

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Using Tools Wisely: Using our Strengths to Make a Difference

Thumbnail image for Using Tools Wisely: Using our Strengths to Make a Difference January 3, 2008 Appreciative Inquiry

Highlight #2 is a summary what became meaningful for the group members as they talked about how they would use their knowlege wisely.

Responses to the question:
Thinking about the emerging Wisdom Age, and thinking about your strengths / capabilities / resources what might help to make an amazing difference?

Integrate and synthesize information into overall framework. Creating [...]

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Using Tools Wisely: Playful Co-creation

January 2, 2008 Play

Three highlights from our Broaden and Build session at the Positive Change Conference.

Highlight #1 is the creativity that flowed from play, a joyful, fun state.
After a series of playful warm-ups, inlcuding introducing the word
EUNOIA, the shortest word in the English language containing all five
vowels and which means BEAUTIFUL THINKING, we asked each table group [...]

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Leading Positive Change Webinar Registration

Thumbnail image for Leading Positive Change Webinar Registration May 12, 2005 Appreciative Inquiry

Please join us in this 11 minute webinar for an introduction to Appreciative Inquiry and find out why it has been called a “Positive Revolution in Change”

Please enter your name and email and we will send a link to launch the webinar to the address provided. If you do not receive a [...]

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