This time of year invites reflection. We see the New Year as an opportunity to start anew, to have a clean slate. We assess all facets of our life (i.e., work, family, friends, lifestyle, finances,…
Appreciative Inquiry encourages a bottom-up, rather than top-down approach. It mirrors our experience living in a body: whenever we breathe, feel our feet on the earth, listen to our gut sensations and heartfelt emotions; the…
Although I have been practicing Appreciative Inquiry for a number of years, and have seen a lot of amazing things, I am continuously in awe in the possibilities and opportunities […]
Dreaming can be a powerful tool to create energy needed to spark change and ignite one’s passion.Don’t Hide Your Dreams illustrates the importance of sharing our dreams. It is no […]
Words Create Worlds® (WCW) A series of short conversations leading up to the U.S. election in 2012 meant to enliven generative dialogue with a positive intent. This past week, during […]
OPTIMISM!! A term that is familiar to everyone. So, let me ask, what is Optimism? What I think is most of the people would say Optimism is thinking positive and […]
In the previous blog entry, I pondered how Appreciative Inquiry (AI), as a philosophy, transcends the duality of “positive” and “negative”. On a slightly different note; however, I have been […]