Explore the foundational theories, principles, and 5-D process of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in this engaging online course. Through hands-on exercises, you'll discover how to reflect, implement, and apply AI to build stronger relationships, foster meaningful engagement, and drive positive change.
Turn challenges and stressful interactions into conversations worth having. These free virtual sessions provide the opportunity for you to practice generative questions and positive framing on issues and concerns you are currently experiencing. You do not need to attend all 4 sessions to benefit from this virtual conversation series.
Conversations are at the heart of everything we do. They are key to effective communications, leadership, high performing teams, and strong relationships. We all know that they influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much they affect our well-being and others as well as the health of our organizations and communities.
Being resilient is about practicing in the every-day of our lives and work. In this virtual series you will have the opportunity to focus on the strengths they bring to creating an appreciative resilience practice – even in the most challenging of times.
Using two powerful methodologies - SOAR and the 5-D Appreciative Inquiry model - this course will strengthen your value as a leader by developing your capacity to foster whole system strategic thinking, planning, and leading.
The vAIFT is a two-week online certification program that provides the skills necessary to facilitate appreciative inquiry sessions in all human systems. This course teaches the basics of Appreciative Inquiry (e.g. principles, 5-Ds, supporting research, etc.) but delves deeper by providing experiential exercises that teach participants how to define the topic of inquiry, practice positive framing, design and field test an interview protocol, and more…