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The Value of Positive Stories

August 12, 2011 Appreciative Inquiry

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 [...]

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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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Good Passion Bad Passion

June 24, 2009 Change

Since this blog used to be called Pursuing Passions, I was keen to learn more about the dualistic nature of passion when I attended the First World Congress on Positive Psychology this past weekend in Philadelphia. That there is good passion and bad passion is not new. But appreciating the psychological impacts of good and [...]

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Creativity, Positivity and Collaboration

May 12, 2009 Change

This great story attracted my attention today. This is the business model of the future. It speaks to our “positive core” – a collective force of the best of who we are, what we do and have, not only valuing our collective strengths and aspirations, but acting on them. In our interconnected, socially networked world, [...]

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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 [...]

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