Appreciative Inquiry
An alternative approach to traditional problem-solving or process improvement methodology is a form of action research known as appreciative inquiry. It is based on the belief that something is already working well in the organization. Finding and studying it can lead to not only a deeper understanding but also insight into how to overcome the current difficulties and design a more desirable future.
The research world knows well that what we dwell on increases in our life. It follows that focusing on problems simply brings more problems or difficulties. To appreciate something suggests that we hold it as positive; we see the positive traits or characteristics; and this increases its value, much as property appreciates in ...
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