AppreciativeInquiry

Dr.  Douglas  Reid

dreid@business.queensu.ca@douglasreid

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What  keeps  you  healthy?

What  would  you  like  to  teachyour  grandchildren?

What  would  keep  the  world  healthy  for  those  children?

SALK

David  Cooperrider

CriBque  does  not  always  help

The  Death  of  SocratesJacques-­‐Louis  David  (French,  1748-­‐1825)

1787

Power  of  the  uncondiBonally  posiBve  

quesBon

Discovery  Apprecia+ng  “the  best  of  what  is”

Dream  Envisioning  

“what  could  be”

Design  Co-­‐construc+ng  “what  should  be”

DesBny  Sustaining  “what  

will  be”

Apply  AI  through  structured  dialogue

ArtSchool

Think  of  a  Bme  in  your  en0re  experience  with  ____________  when  you  have  feltmost  excited,  most  engaged  and  most  alive.

What  were  the  condi0ons,  forces  and  factors  that  made  it  a  great  experience?  

Discovery

Dream:  What  are  the  three  most  important  hopes  you  have  to  heighten  the  health  and  vitality  of  ______________  in  the  future?

Design  –  use  the  Blue  Ocean  strategy  canvas  idea  –  do  more,less,  start,  stop?

Iterate  to  get  to  effecBve  co  creaBon

Design

Do  more  of

Start  doing

Do  less  of

Stop  doing

Des0ny:    Implementa0on  happens  primarily  by  

changing  the  alloca0on  of  resources  consistent  

with  objec0ves

Let’s  summarize

Dr.  Douglas  Reid

dreid@business.queensu.ca@douglasreid