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APPRECIATIVE INQUIRYExploring Working Together
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Consciously seeks to discover people’s exceptionality – their unique gifts, strengths, and qualities.
Actively searches to recognize specialties, essence, contributions & achievements.
Is based on principles of equality of voice – everyone is asked to speak about their vision of the true, the good, and the possible.
Builds momentum & success through a belief in people.
Is an invitation to a positive revolution.
Its goal is to discover in all human beings the exceptional and the essence.
Motto: creating organizations that are in full voice!
Cooperrider, D.L. et. al. (Eds) , Lessons from the Field: Applying Appreciative Inquiry, Thin Book Publishing, 2001, page 12.
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRYExploring Working Together
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DISCOVERYOpportunities, Possibilities & Expectations of Working Together
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PRACTICE 1INTRODUCTIONS
Include a five-minute presentation of your business and services. If possible include handouts.
Individually you should appreciatively assess each individual’s business as presentations are made:
Mission Purpose Market Served Strengths Competencies Potential for collaboration Potential for collective
collaboration Area’s for clarification Area’s for future
explorations Other Assets
DISCOVERY
BRIEFINGHOW WE MADE IT TOGETHER?
Reflect quietly on this before entering into conversationWhat story would I like to be telling about how we made it together.?
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DISCOVERY
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Scale of mission Scope of
mission Passion in
mission
MISSIONDefinition?
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What am offering?
How do I want to make a difference?
What do I represent?
PURPOSEDefinition?
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Who am I offering to?
How do I want to make a difference?
What will change for them? MARKET SERVED
Customers, Clients, Recipients of …?
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What is unique? What do we
have in common?
Which strengths do I consciously grow?
STRENGTHSAn experience, philosophy, or story gives you an opportunity to present yourself.
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What do you see as your …?
The competencies I notice are…?
The competencies we have in common?
COMPETENCIESDefinition?TIP: Tell a story or experience
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Common? Unique? Philosophy?
POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATIONCould we work together as separate services?
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What could we do together?
How can we make a bigger difference?
Where can a merger be stronger?
POTENTIAL FOR COLLECTIVE COLLABORATIONCould we work together on joint service?
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Complementary?
Supplementary? Creation &
Innovation?TIP:Use, I wonder… sentences.
AREAS FOR CLARIFICATIONQuestion Marks for further Inquiry?
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What can we offer together?
What would be fun to explore?
Dreaming expansion? AREAS FOR
FUTURE EXPLORATIONLooking ahead, if all goes well…
INTRODUCTION
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Experience? Networking? Services &
Resources?
OTHER ASSETS????????????????????
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CAN IT BE FUN?Adding value!
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DE-BRIEFINGWHAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE?
Reflect quietly on this after the conversationWhat was the experience like and what is my next step?
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DISCOVERY
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THE BEST OF BOTH & EVEN BETTER
Onwar
ds & U
pwards…
INTRODUCTION
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