Here are a few stories of their successes:

Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Research and Development held an Appreciative Inquiry Summit on the topic of "Igniting Leadership at All Levels: Working Together to Ensure The Earth's Vitality."

United Religions Initiative (URI) was founded in 2000 by an extraordinary global community committed to promoting enduring, daily interfaith cooperation and to ending religiously motivated violence. Five years later, the URI includes thousands of members in over 50 countries representing more that 100 religions, spiritual expressions, and indigenous traditions. To create the initiative, URI used Appreciative Inquiry and the revolutionary insights for organizing offered by Dee Hock, founder of VISA international.

United States Navy held a four-day Appreciative Inquiry Summit on the topic of "Bold and Enlightened Naval Leaders at Every Level." The inquiry resulted in more than 30 pilot projects.