Overview:

Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to planning and positive change that has been used successfully in communities and organizations all around the world.  It is broad-based, highly participative, and energizing.  It builds new skills in colleagues and staff, develops new leaders, encourages a culture of inquiry, and helps create shared vision and purpose for your organization by building on your organization’s core values and strengths.  Perhaps most importantly-it leads to action, commitment, and results.

Designed For:

Professionals involved in the following areas: business, education, government, health-care, human services, non-profit organizations, and management and organizational development consultants.

Learning Outcomes:

Developing Your Organization’s Next Strategic Plan with Appreciative Inquiry will provide executive teams and planning committees an overview of how Appreciative Inquiry works and answer key questions, such as:

• How is Appreciative Inquiry different from other planning processes?
• What resources does planning with Appreciative Inquiry require?
• Who gets involved and how?
• How long does it take?
• What is an Appreciative Inquiry “Summit” and how does my college host one?
• What does a strategic plan developed through Appreciative Inquiry look like?

Material / Technical Requirements:

• Computer with Internet access
• Computer with the ability to read and print Microsoft Office Documents/Applications (i.e. PowerPoint, Word, PDF, etc.)