Practical Appreciative Inquiry

Equips leaders with a revolutionary approach to achieving positive organizational change Practical Appreciative Inquiry: A Toolkit for Applying Appreciative Inquiry to Organisational Challenges, Opportunities, and Aspirations helps experienced practitioners and newcomers alike harness the versatility and flexibility of appreciative inquiry to improve any organization. An invaluable "how to" guide, it contains a wealth of ideas and activities that readers can use to put appreciative inquiry into practice in many different organisational scenarios. It demonstrates how to achieve change while fostering positive relationships, promoting collective learning, and utilizing the best features of the organization's culture to make rapid improvements. Sarah Lewis, a specialist organizational consultant and facilitator, provides step-by-step advice for developing the leadership mindset required for practising appreciative leadership, building resilience within an organization, motivating performance, boosting team creativity, supporting planned change processes, and much more. Covering all key aspects of appreciative inquiry from a practice-oriented perspective, Practical Appreciative Inquiry: Guides readers on applying appreciative inquiry theory in a wide range of real-world management scenarios Integrates numerous case studies and examples of appreciative inquiry in action, including many from the author's own practice Introduces the 5D model of appreciative inquiry and the SOAR model of strategy development Explains how to develop, deliver, and follow up an appreciative inquiry event, summit, and commission Discusses appreciative inquiry approaches to specific organizational issues, such as fostering team member diversity, reducing silo mentality, virtual working challenges, and health interventions Contains learning points, discussion questions, additional readings, teaching exercises, and links to online resources in each chapter Practical Appreciative Inquiry: A Toolkit for Applying Appreciative Inquiry to Organisational Challenges, Opportunities, and Aspirations is a must-read for all leaders, managers, and team members wanting to improve their organization, as well as consultants and organizational development experts interested in using appreciative inquiry in their practice.