Appreciative Inquiry

Question 1

Positive Principle

Answer 1

Positive actions and outcomes stem from positive energy and emotions

• broadens thinking
• expand awareness
• increase abilities
• build resiliency
• offset negativities
• generate new possibilities
• create an upward spiral of learning and growth

Question 2

Constructionist Principle

Answer 2

Positive energy and emotion stem from positive conversations and interactions

• We create the realties in which we live
• “words create worlds”
• social context and environment are important in creating the present moment and changing future moments

Question 3

Simultaneity Principle

Answer 3

Positive conversations and interactions stem from positive questions and reflections

• Conversations and interactions become positive the instant we ask a positive question
• Positive questions and reflections are themselves the change we seek.

Question 4

Anticipatory Principle

Answer 4

Positive questions and reflections stem from positive anticipation of the future.
*When there is a positive anticipation toward the future, everything tilts towards that direction

Question 5

Poetic Principle

Answer 5

• Positive anticipation of the future stems from positive attention in the present.
• the more one attends to the positive dimensions of the present moment, the more positive the intentions for future moments will be.
• Its not that problems disappear, rather, other things become more important

Question 6

5-D Cycle of AI

Answer 6

Transformations change process or 5-D cycle (define, discover, dream, design, destiny)

Question 7

5-D Define (step 1)

Answer 7

Process starts by what are their ambitions:
*Coach and client agreeing to what the client wants to learn (topic choice) and how the client wants to learn it (method choice)

Question 8

5-D step 2 Discover

Answer 8

• Discover strengths

* Assist client in discovering promising examples of their desired outcomes both present and future

Question 9

5-D step 3 Dream

Answer 9

Dream possibilities

• Best of what might be
• create a dream grounded in their history as it expands into their potential
• question their calling, what life is calling them to become
• question the energy. What generates excitement
• question the support. What positive core supports the client

Question 10

5-D step 4 Design

Answer 10

Design strategies

• Make proposals and set goals
• what would shift if infrastructure were aligned with their goals
• design phase is detailed and personal

Question 11

5-D step 5 Destiny

Answer 11

The purpose of AI is to elevate the positive energy and self-efficacy of clients in order to assist them in realizing their destinies.