Appreciative Inquiry
After what has seemed like a never-ending free-fall of challenge, complexity and ambiguity, appreciative inquiry may be the most valuable strategy to help your team orient toward a positive view of your business, secure improvement through insights, and maximize what you’re doing right — providing a much needed sense of hope and systematic growth.
Mutual Trust
Building trust and a shared positive spirit. May lead to increased creativity, resilience and integration in thinking.
Culture of Innovation
AI focuses on strengths, which arguably provides organizations with energy for positive change and innovation (Ludema et al., 2006; Bright, 2009)
Creates a Learning Culture
AI encourages a learning culture through collective inquiry and equips people with the skills to discover for themselves (Conklin & Hartman, 2014)
Improves Team's Commitment
Through participation, it seeks to foster commitment rather than resistance (Lines, 2004; Drew & Wallis, 2014)
Increase Proficiency
Utilizing strengths also allows employees to enhance their proficiency (Linley et al., 2010)
Increases Adaptability
AI facilitates organizational adaptability – a critical competitive advantage in dynamic business environments (Basadur, 2004)