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Appreciative Inquiry and World Cafe Blend: Farms in the City, Jersey City

August 22, 2010 Uncategorized

Great and grateful to have had the opportunity to design and facilitate a workshop with a wonderful bunch of committed professionals, the Jersey City Green Team, on a research and development (R&D) project for bringing an Urban Agriculture Program to Jersey City – Farms in the City. Background Jersey City planner, Tanya Marione-Stanton was thumbing [...]

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What Are You Excited About?

April 23, 2010 2010

I have just been inspired to respond to the following question, which was posed by Justin Ruben, executive director of moveon.org. “What are you excited about?” I love the question. In my practice of Appreciative Inquiry, we say it’s the question that starts the change process. If Justin had asked, not “What are you excited [...]

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The Fullness of Being Alive

April 5, 2010 Appreciative Inquiry

When asked by Bill Moyers “what is the meaning of life?” Joseph Campbell replied, “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” How so absolutely real is that! Coming back from India and Nepal recently, and being immersed in the [...]

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Stories of Appreciative Inquiry In Nepal, NYC Event

March 20, 2010 Appreciative Inquiry

For those who may be in New York City on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, you are welcome to join us as we share high lights from the 2009 Global Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Conference in Nepal. How to register for this free event. This was the most diverse AI conference to date: the location, Kathmandu, Nepal, [...]

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Stunning Examples of Appreciative Inquiry Principles

February 20, 2010 Action

Aimee Mullens gives such a powerful and moving TED talk. All of the AI Principles are evident in her story. She opens with examples of the Constructionist Principle: how words create worlds and the role we all play in co-creating our realities and defining each other. She advocates the need to honor the wholeness, possibility [...]

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Collaborative Workshop Packages Webinar Registration

November 15, 2008 Uncategorized

Introductory Webinar on our Collaborative Workshop Packages A workshop package is a complete stand-alone downloadable product that includes a Facilitator Guide in PDF format, reproducible Participant Worksheets and a PowerPoint Presentation. Workshops are designed to energize participants by accessing positive emotional states from where they can broaden their repertoire to collectively build greater capacity. We [...]

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Your Child’s Strengths for A New Earth

February 24, 2008 Uncategorized

We live and work in an extremely fast-paced, increasingly complex and interdependent global economy, where the old forms and traditions are no longer serving. How much more crucial is it, then, to enable children to find their strengths and open them up to the fabulous possibilities such awareness brings, before institutionalized, emotional, physical and psychic constructs find them and shape
them in ways that do them harm, and, as a result, harm our world.

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Sharing Stuff

August 20, 2007 Uncategorized

Just keeping in touch and trust all is going well for you. Here are some further resources that will add value to your work as you continue to be the very best you can be and do the very best work you can do. From , something from the field of Organisational Scholarship: Go to [...]

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My New Book:

Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions: 21 Strength-based Workshops

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Appreciative Inquiry: an affirming and generative way to embrace change. From the very first question we ask, change begins. Why not ask what's right, rather than what's wrong?
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Open Space Technology: a simple and highly effective meeting method, enabling groups of people to deal with issues and come to resolution with passion, responsibility and urgency.
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