Positive Change Through Appreciative Inquiry Nate Arnett, Karen Argabright, Graham Cochran

2 Why Us? Objectives To learn what Appreciative Inquiry is and how the process works. To apply the Appreciative Inquiry philosophy at the personal development level. To create a spark to learn more about utilizing Appreciative Inquiry as a change process, personally or organizationally.

3 The study of what gives life to human systems when they function at their best. (Whitney & Trosten-Bloom, 2010) About change – personal and organizational It’s about balancing a healthy tension between continuity, novelty and transition. The process helps honor the past (continuity) and search for newness (novelty) in order to embrace movement toward the new future (transition). (Cooperrider, Whitney & Stavros, 2008) What is Appreciative Inquiry?

4 An emerging group of methodologies for facilitating conversations. They maximize collective intelligence, integrate and utilize diversity, and minimize/transform conflict. Examples: World Café Pro Action Café Open Space Appreciative Inquiry The Art of Hosting Source: The Art of Hosting Training Workbook (2013)

5 Why AI Works? Freedom to Be Known in Relationship Freedom to Be Heard Freedom to Dream in Community Freedom to Choose to Contribute Freedom to Act with Support Freedom to Be Positive What is Appreciative Inquiry? Source: Whitney & Trosten-Bloom, 2010

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7 Steps of AI Appreciative Interview/s – Identify Positive Core Affirmative Topic Choice – Focus of what want to learn 4 D’s - Discovery – Appreciating what gives life Dream – Envisioning what might be Design – Determining what will be Destiny/Delivery – Planning what will be What is Appreciative Inquiry?

8 Adapted from Whitney & Trosten-Bloom, 2010

9 Case Study Example

10 Affirmative Topic Choice Maximizing human capital in Extension

11 Appreciative Interview - Discover When we are at our best, how do we, as Extension broadly defined, leverage our human capital to be the most effective, energized and fun?

12 Dream – Envisioning what might be

13 Design – Determining what will be

14 Destiny – Planning what will be

15 How might you use AI? Outcomes Concerns

16 Questions? For more information, contact: Nate Arnett Karen Argabright