1. Ap-pre’ci-ate, v.,
1. valuing; the act of recognizing the best in people
or the world around us; affirming past and
present strengths, successes, and potentials; to
perceive those things that give life (health,
vitality, excellence) to living systems
2. to increase in value, e.g. the economy has
appreciated in value.
• Synonyms: VALUING, PRIZING, STEEMING,
and HONORING.

2. In-quire’ (kwir), v.,
1. the act of exploration and discovery.
2. to ask questions; to be open to seeing new
potentials and possibilities.
• Synonyms: DISCOVERY, SEARCH, and
SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION, STUDY.

3. What is Appreciative Inquiry?
•It is the discovery for the best in people, their organizations,
and the relevant world around them. It is an art and practice of
asking the unconditional positive questions that strengthen a
system’s capacity to apprehend, anticipate and heighten
positive potential. Instead of negation, criticism and spiraling
diagnosis, there is discovery, dream, design and destiny. It
works from accounts of the “positive change core”. AI links
the energy of the positive core directly to any change agenda
and changes never thought possible are suddenly and
democratically mobilized.

4. An AI Interview
Activity #1: Discovery
DISCOVERY
• A dialogue in pairs.
• A interviews B, and C interviews A.
• Engage in a spirit of Discovery.
• Listen and take good notes.
• At the end … summarize and thank you.

5. Topic Choice
? • A Fateful Act:
• Organizations Move in the
Direction of What We Most
Frequently and Systematically
Ask Questions About!

6. Selecting Significant Topics
Activity #2: Dream
• Based on the stories you heard in your initial
interviews.
DREAM
• Select 3 - 5 affirmative topics.
• Record your topics on a flipchart.
• Prepare to present your topics to the whole group
and explain why they are relevant to the future
success of the organization.