by Dorothy Tsui | 1 Mar 2010 | Articles and Chapters |
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been described as an invitation to a positive revolution in the field of human and organization change management (Cooperrider and Whitney 2005). The purpose of this paper is to suggest that it is also a vehicle for creating spiritual...
by Dorothy Tsui | 1 Nov 2008 | Articles and Chapters |
Diana Whitney’s paper addresses three questions essential to anyone contemplating work at the scale of a strength-based organization: What is organization design? What is life affirming organization design? How do Appreciative Inquiry processes enhance the life...
by Dorothy Tsui | 1 Dec 2007 | Articles and Chapters |
Appreciative Inquiry is one of the techniques highlighted in IAP2’s Techniques for Effective Public Participation course. As a technique, it is known for fostering high levels of community engagement and creativity. This article describes the technique and how...
by Dorothy Tsui | 1 Sep 2006 | Articles and Chapters, Case Studies |
In June 1997, two hundred people from forty countries and dozens of religions, spiritual expressions and indigenous traditions – Buddhists, Muslims, Baha’is, Sikhs, Zoroastrians, Jews, Jains, Hindus, Christians, Kollas, and Lakotas – came together at Stanford...
by Dorothy Tsui | 26 May 2006 | Articles and Chapters |
In the beginning, there’s relationship. Social constructionism, one of the foundations of AI, posits that we co-create our worlds of meaning in relation with others. Therefore, it is not surprising that the authors in this section each highlight the central importance...
by Dorothy Tsui | 1 Apr 2006 | Articles and Chapters |
Spirituality has entered organisational discourse through the back door and is now sitting in the drawing room awaiting a proper welcome. We are living at a time when both the benefits and limitations of the modern worldview are readily apparent to us. We see the...
