Appreciative Inquiry is an iterative, generative, process that uses collaborative inquiry and strategic visioning to unleash the positive energy within an organization to transform itself.
Four Guiding Principles:
- Every system works to some degree; seek out the positive, life-giving forces and appreciate the best of “what is."
- Knowledge generated by the inquiry should be applicable; look at what is possible and relevant.
- Systems are capable of becoming more than they are, and they can learn how to guide their own evolution – so consider provocative challenges and bold dreams of "what might be."
- The process and outcome of the inquiry are interrelated and inseparable, so make the process a collaborative one.
