1. What is the ePositiveChange® Transformation Approach?
Our ePositiveChange approach is based on the theory and practice of Appreciative Inquiry which…
Engages people to build the kinds of organizations they want to live & work in
Seeks out what is generative and life-enriching within the organization
Collaborative discovery into what gives a system life when it is most effective
Invites exploration into positive visions of the future
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2. Our Commitment To Positive Change
By using a positive, constructive transformation/change approach that energizes and mobilizes an organization, we will better support our clients in achieving their business objectives in a complex market environment that demands speed, value and connectivity.
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3. Problem Solving Appreciative Inquiry Identify Problem
Conduct Root Cause Analysis
Brainstorm Solutions & Analyze
Develop Action Plans
Metaphor:
Organizations are problems to be solved
Appreciate “What is” (What gives life?)
Imagine “What Might Be”
Determine “What Should Be”
Create “What Will Be”
Metaphor:
Organizations are a solution or mystery to be embraced
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4. Guiding Principles - ePositiveChange Approach
Every system works to some degree to seek out the positive, appreciate the “best of what is”
Systems are capable of becoming more than they are – so consider bold visions of “what might be”
Organizations are most effective when they co-create their social architecture “what should be”
Reality is created through our language, thoughts, images and beliefs – so make them positive
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5. Value of ePositiveChange Approach
Change in orientation from problem-focused to possibility-focused
Clarified, enhanced sense of shared values, identity, and culture
Active involvement, commitment, motivation, and ownership from the beginning
Collaborative approach to transformation and decision-making
Develops a shared understanding and enthusiasm for change
Builds on organization’s strengths and past successes
Creates new and positive images of the future
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6. Outcomes of ePositiveChange Approach:
Clear Vision, Direction & Strategy
Leadership that Drives Transformation
Engaged and Connected Stakeholders
Proactive Stakeholder Communication
Positive Transformation Capability
Energized & Mobilized People for Change
Transformed to a Positive Change Culture
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7. Affirmative Topic Choice: A Fateful Act
Organizations move in the direction of what they study
Questions we ask determine what we find
Inquiry and Change are simultaneous moments
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8. What is the Best Way to Build High Enthusiasm?
Do an assessment of problems, deficits, failures and dysfunction? What needs to be fixed? OR
Magnify and learn from moment of highest team or individual enthusiasm and success? What needs to be leveraged?
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9. Focus of ePositiveChange Inquiry Process:
#1 – High Point Stories/Positive Deviance
#2 – Valuing: Self, Work, & the Organization
#3 – Positive Images of the Future