This document provides an overview of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), an approach to organizational and social change. It defines key AI concepts, outlines the 5 core principles and 5 basic steps, and discusses how AI differs from traditional deficit-based change models by focusing on an organization's strengths rather than weaknesses. The document also reviews how and when AI was developed, common applications in schools, communities and organizations, and concludes with an activity to demonstrate paired affirmative interviews, a tool used in AI.
Program presented an overview of appreciative inquiry, the study and exploration of what gives life to human systems when they function at their best. This approach to organizational change is based on the assumption that questions and dialogue about strengths, successes, values, hopes and dreams are themselves transformational. It offers a positive way to engage library staff in assessment. Although this method had its inception in the health care industry, this program will demonstrate its relevance to continuous improvement in libraries. Presenters included Maureen Sullivan and Gene Spencer.
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry - a talk delivered at the University of C...John Mauremootoo
Excerpt from the PowerPoint presentation given by John Mauremootoo at a workshop to introduce Appreciative Inquiry to the Centre for Pollination studies for them to assess its value as an organisational development paradigm.
Program presented an overview of appreciative inquiry, the study and exploration of what gives life to human systems when they function at their best. This approach to organizational change is based on the assumption that questions and dialogue about strengths, successes, values, hopes and dreams are themselves transformational. It offers a positive way to engage library staff in assessment. Although this method had its inception in the health care industry, this program will demonstrate its relevance to continuous improvement in libraries. Presenters included Maureen Sullivan and Gene Spencer.
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry - a talk delivered at the University of C...John Mauremootoo
Excerpt from the PowerPoint presentation given by John Mauremootoo at a workshop to introduce Appreciative Inquiry to the Centre for Pollination studies for them to assess its value as an organisational development paradigm.
“Appreciative Inquiry is the cooperative search for the best in people, their organizations, and the world around them. It involves systematic discover of what gives a system ‘life’ when it is most effective and capable in economic, ecological, and human terms.” Cooperrider, D.L. & Whitney, D
It is a methodology aimed at the development of the organization based on the assumption that inquiry into and dialogue about strengths, successes, values, hopes and dreams is in itself transformational.
The process used to generate the power of Appreciative Inquiry is the 4-D Cycle:
Discovery - Dream - Design - Destiny
Discovery: The Discovery phase is a diligent and extensive search to understand the "best of what is" and "the best of what has been."
Dream: The Dream phase is an energizing exploration of "what might be:"
Design: The Design phase involves making choices about "what should be" within an organization or system.
Destiny: The Destiny phase initiates a series of inspired actions that support ongoing learning and innovation - or "what will be."
School leaders and teachers are searching for a purpose and a sense of identity. We want more than just pay; we want a ‘sense of mission’. When you believe in a professional way of doing your job you have to be able to transmit this to all the people involved in teaching/learning process.
The Appreciative Inquiry methodology helps to create our identity and to transmit our values and beliefs. Educational institutions need to be knowledge rich, adaptable and permanently changing. We need to be able to design curricula according to our student’s individual needs.
**Based on a 40-year study of human strengths, Gallup created a language of the 34 most common talents and developed the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment to help people discover and describe these talents.
**Strengthfinders 2.0
Critical Thinking Tools by Eric Frangenheim on Globaledtalk.comCraig Hansen
Eric Frangenheim is and Educational Consultant, Author and speaker. This slideshare is drawn from his Critical Thinking Tools document freely available from http://www.rodineducation.com.au/index.htm and kindly shared with www.globaledtalk.com
12/15/14 - Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday BreakfastJen Slaw
12/15/14 Presentation for Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday Breakfast
How to Juggle It All: Balance, Creativity, Change
In this presentation, we learn how to:
- Create a Dynamic Balance in life by Strengthening Connections, Exercising Flexibility, Patience & Consistent Practice, Adopting a Positive Outlook, & Prioritizing Tasks.
- Explore Creative Solutions to Build Relationships with and Offer Value to Potential Employers.
- Create Change through Creative Problem Solving, Innovative Thinking, & Effective Collaboration.
What does a product manager do when they aren't the ceo of their productAIPMM Administration
Occasionally, out of ignorance and lack of touch with working product managers, someone describes a product manager as the CEO of their product. Unfortunately, they are grossly overstating the level of power and authority given to product managers. CEOs lead and command authority because they are the highest ranking individual in the entire organization. They have ultimate and supreme power. People obey them. They are the boss.
A product manager, on the other hand, must persuade and motivate others without having any real power. The only tool the product manager has is the language they use, the spoken and written word.
So how do you get people to understand why a particular course of action is warranted? And how do you get them to do what you need them to do without being able to wield any power or authority over them? You can’t just talk louder, or keep repeating your point or resort to nagging or a temper tantrum. You have to use a particular language that is more effective. Strategic language. The key is in using carefully chosen language that addresses their Motivation Type.
Join our AIPMM Anthropologist, Paula Gray as she uncovers the key to more effective persuasion by understanding your audience’s Motivation Type. She will explain how to determine an individual’s motivation type and then how to strategically craft your language to address the core issues of each type.
Topics covered will include:
• What are Motivation Types and how people acquire them
• How to determine an individual’s Motivation Type
• How to speak to each Motivation Type to engage and persuade them
• How to speak to a group that is a mix of Motivation Types
About Paula Gray
Paula Gray is an anthropologist and the Director of Knowledge Development at AIPMM. She has traveled the globe to work with companies throughout the US, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific to help them gain a deeper understanding of their customers. She is featured in Linda Gorchels' book The Product Manager's Handbook and has contributed to several books on product management including The Guide to the Product Management and Marketing Body of Knowledge (ProdBOK). She is also the author of numerous blog posts, articles, and papers including Business Anthropology and the Culture of Product Managers.
Discover in this deck the importance of experiments and know more about double-loop learning and mindsets.
Want to attend our next webinar? Become a Shiftup Explorer: https://shiftup.work/product/explorer-agility-innovation-qualification-program/
What are characteristics of good leaders? How to build a new team and how to learn from positive examples? This presentation was part of the Hubert Humphrey Seminar Class at Walter Cronkite Scholl of Journalism and Mass Communication
Director of Training and Operations Krista
Eichhorst
We all have talents that we bring to the table. By using the StrengthsFinder assessment we will learn about the
benefits of playing to our strengths, explore our top five talents, and discover how to use our team's collective strengths to accomplish our goals in the year ahead
This is to introduce the strength-based principle to maximize your contribution, your success. The same strength-based principle is also effective in leading and managing people as well.
“Appreciative Inquiry is the cooperative search for the best in people, their organizations, and the world around them. It involves systematic discover of what gives a system ‘life’ when it is most effective and capable in economic, ecological, and human terms.” Cooperrider, D.L. & Whitney, D
It is a methodology aimed at the development of the organization based on the assumption that inquiry into and dialogue about strengths, successes, values, hopes and dreams is in itself transformational.
The process used to generate the power of Appreciative Inquiry is the 4-D Cycle:
Discovery - Dream - Design - Destiny
Discovery: The Discovery phase is a diligent and extensive search to understand the "best of what is" and "the best of what has been."
Dream: The Dream phase is an energizing exploration of "what might be:"
Design: The Design phase involves making choices about "what should be" within an organization or system.
Destiny: The Destiny phase initiates a series of inspired actions that support ongoing learning and innovation - or "what will be."
School leaders and teachers are searching for a purpose and a sense of identity. We want more than just pay; we want a ‘sense of mission’. When you believe in a professional way of doing your job you have to be able to transmit this to all the people involved in teaching/learning process.
The Appreciative Inquiry methodology helps to create our identity and to transmit our values and beliefs. Educational institutions need to be knowledge rich, adaptable and permanently changing. We need to be able to design curricula according to our student’s individual needs.
**Based on a 40-year study of human strengths, Gallup created a language of the 34 most common talents and developed the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment to help people discover and describe these talents.
**Strengthfinders 2.0
Critical Thinking Tools by Eric Frangenheim on Globaledtalk.comCraig Hansen
Eric Frangenheim is and Educational Consultant, Author and speaker. This slideshare is drawn from his Critical Thinking Tools document freely available from http://www.rodineducation.com.au/index.htm and kindly shared with www.globaledtalk.com
12/15/14 - Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday BreakfastJen Slaw
12/15/14 Presentation for Grace Institute Alumnae Holiday Breakfast
How to Juggle It All: Balance, Creativity, Change
In this presentation, we learn how to:
- Create a Dynamic Balance in life by Strengthening Connections, Exercising Flexibility, Patience & Consistent Practice, Adopting a Positive Outlook, & Prioritizing Tasks.
- Explore Creative Solutions to Build Relationships with and Offer Value to Potential Employers.
- Create Change through Creative Problem Solving, Innovative Thinking, & Effective Collaboration.
What does a product manager do when they aren't the ceo of their productAIPMM Administration
Occasionally, out of ignorance and lack of touch with working product managers, someone describes a product manager as the CEO of their product. Unfortunately, they are grossly overstating the level of power and authority given to product managers. CEOs lead and command authority because they are the highest ranking individual in the entire organization. They have ultimate and supreme power. People obey them. They are the boss.
A product manager, on the other hand, must persuade and motivate others without having any real power. The only tool the product manager has is the language they use, the spoken and written word.
So how do you get people to understand why a particular course of action is warranted? And how do you get them to do what you need them to do without being able to wield any power or authority over them? You can’t just talk louder, or keep repeating your point or resort to nagging or a temper tantrum. You have to use a particular language that is more effective. Strategic language. The key is in using carefully chosen language that addresses their Motivation Type.
Join our AIPMM Anthropologist, Paula Gray as she uncovers the key to more effective persuasion by understanding your audience’s Motivation Type. She will explain how to determine an individual’s motivation type and then how to strategically craft your language to address the core issues of each type.
Topics covered will include:
• What are Motivation Types and how people acquire them
• How to determine an individual’s Motivation Type
• How to speak to each Motivation Type to engage and persuade them
• How to speak to a group that is a mix of Motivation Types
About Paula Gray
Paula Gray is an anthropologist and the Director of Knowledge Development at AIPMM. She has traveled the globe to work with companies throughout the US, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific to help them gain a deeper understanding of their customers. She is featured in Linda Gorchels' book The Product Manager's Handbook and has contributed to several books on product management including The Guide to the Product Management and Marketing Body of Knowledge (ProdBOK). She is also the author of numerous blog posts, articles, and papers including Business Anthropology and the Culture of Product Managers.
Discover in this deck the importance of experiments and know more about double-loop learning and mindsets.
Want to attend our next webinar? Become a Shiftup Explorer: https://shiftup.work/product/explorer-agility-innovation-qualification-program/
What are characteristics of good leaders? How to build a new team and how to learn from positive examples? This presentation was part of the Hubert Humphrey Seminar Class at Walter Cronkite Scholl of Journalism and Mass Communication
Director of Training and Operations Krista
Eichhorst
We all have talents that we bring to the table. By using the StrengthsFinder assessment we will learn about the
benefits of playing to our strengths, explore our top five talents, and discover how to use our team's collective strengths to accomplish our goals in the year ahead
This is to introduce the strength-based principle to maximize your contribution, your success. The same strength-based principle is also effective in leading and managing people as well.
Socially Savvy Marketing - Social Media for the AEC IndustryLori Jamail
By now, we’ve all heard that social media should a key component of our marketing strategy and approach, but many organizations are still unsure of how to make it work for them. This presentation will provide an assessment of popular social media applications and cover different tools available to help manage your online “conversations”. Furthermore, we will discuss practical social media strategies you can implement immediately - be prepared to walk out with ideas that won’t rob you of your time.
***PLEASE NOTE: This is a Comparison Only, and does not guarantee income or earnings. It was created by me, and not sanctioned or commissioned by Team National. (and any other disclaimers I may have missed. :-)
In 2008 I created this Points Comparison for my Team National Tam. I am using it as a first presentation to get my Slideshare up and running. My intent is to make it available for anyone active with Team National.
Balance HR: Starting with Evidence-based Learning • Virtual CoffeeEdward Vanhoutte
In this session, you'll learn how to apply evidence-based Learning & Development practices.
What's served with the coffee?
• Learning, the evidence-based way
• Zooming in on Learning techniques and tools
• How to use these Learning techniques and tools
• Tips for your backpack
Students’ experience of wellbeing and distress is interconnected with their learning and motivation. However, addressing wellbeing within curriculum can seem challenging in an online (or constantly changing) environment, or when we feel we don’t have time ourselves to explore the options, or we feel that we lack the expertise.
In this session, Lydia Woodyatt explored what we can do with five meaningful minutes online to support wellbeing based on the psychological needs of students. Lydia explored how small five-minute changes in teaching practice can sometimes make big impacts on student learning, wellbeing, and motivation.
Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change Amy Lewis
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a positive approach to change management that focuses on the strengths of the organization rather than the weaknesses. This model is utilized for large scale change management that will ignite engagement and inspiration into a diverse workforce.
How to think about the future: a guide for non-profit leadersjvcsun
A guide to integrating future purpose thinking into non-profit strategy development. Including process, tools and concepts to get started and see immediate benefits for you and your team.
Go to www.futurepurpose.org for video version of this presentation and more tips, tools and guidance.
Make Your Team More Productive Using Their Perspective!Nicole Payne
Teams are more than just a collection of individuals. For teams to be productive, they need to agree upon the values and principles that guide their work. Learn more about Life Orientations® (LIFO).
One-on-one reviews with management are crucial to delivering supportive, constructive and developmental feedback. This communication allows employees to improve their performance and develop their potential for future opportunities. Presently, many organizations are eliminating their outdated and indefensible performance appraisal programs with a new approach to talent development. In this interactive session, discover the principles and practices associated with conducting successful one-one-ones.
NOTE: I am making this available as a free resource to support organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, as more individuals are working from home. Please share responsibly with attribution.
This is a tool created to provide positive and forward-looking questions to use as openers to enhance meetings. Designed for small groups and individuals as a way to build their emotional intelligence, relationships, and leadership skills.
Diversity of Thought – what is it and how do you implement it as a Diversity initiative
Learning objective: Discuss creating an environment of diverse thinkers and improving successful business strategies
Diversity is a resource to be accessed and utilized for superior performance and innovation in part because of “more-than-one-way- thinking” which results in innovation and creates an agile workforce. Access to diversity of thought is blocked unless organizations also create an environment of fairness, non-discrimination, respect, trust and where employees feel that their voices matters. The social justice side of the diversity conversation is directly linked to the performance side, without it, Diversity of Thought is a human resource withheld. Diversity of thought allows for differing perspectives on ideas and unique insights into problems, it creates opportunities for innovation and partnerships in unexpected places where ideas will develop into newer and more forward-thinking ideas that can be implemented as successful business strategies.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
a. Identify Diversity of Thought and it’s evolution
b. Understand the challenges to creating a culture that Embraces Diversity of Thought
c. Implement and measure Diversity of Thought
d. Explore the Four Point Sequence and the Predictive model framework
Beyond theory: Trials & tribulations in becoming a successful social businessFemke Goedhart
Session as delivered by Sasja Beerendonk & Femke Goedhart at ICONUK in London on September 12th 2014
Abstract: There is lots of theory about how to become a social business but what really does or doesn't work? We wanted to know and interviewed 32 companies in various stages of their journey to becoming a social business. Not just highlighting the big wins but also talking about the struggles and small successes that really made the difference.
Taking the experiences of 32 companies, we've created a Social Business journey scenario that can help you identify the successes and avoid the pitfalls in becoming a social business.
Due Tomorrow 10amAshford UniversityMGT 601 The Functions of .docxsleeperharwell
Due Tomorrow 10am
Ashford University
MGT 601 The Functions of Modern Managemen
TURNITIN SIMILARITY REPORTS
Dr Shelton
4/19/2017 7:12:39 AM
Class---The Turnitin similarity reports have not been working properly these last prior weeks. The system worked for many of the submissions for week 5. Please do not copy material and not cite your sources correctly. Please understand the differences between citing direct quotes and paraphrasing. Please do not get another students paper and use it. Please do not copy material from the web. The system will catch you. I am supposed to turn these submissions into the university for evaluation, when the system tells me to do so and if cited for a violation is entered into your record. Please do not copy material. Every submission that I have turned into the university has been cited for plagiarism ethics violation with no exception.
This last submission is critical. Please do not get a zero on it for not giving credit to your sources. This applied to the discussion question posts too. Good luck this last week.
TEXT BOOK
Bierman, L., Ferrell, O. C., & Ferrell, L. (2016).
Management: Principles and applications, custom edition
[Electronic version]. Solon, OH: Academic Media
Solution
s
Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
Describe the difference between data and knowledge in terms of the executive information system (EIS).
Analyze
the four step
s in the control process as it relates to the six elements of input.
Develop an organizational plan.
Introduction
For Week Six, the focus will be the six elements of organizational input (mission statement, strategic plans, tactical plans, past experience, feedback from external environment, and control system design), and how each of these elements influences the four steps of the organizational control process. This week’s content will also explore the difference between data and knowledge in terms of the executive information system (EIS) and how the executive manager can use the EIS to make effective decisions and develop organizational strategy.
Instructor Guidance
A Complete Paradigm Shift (Leadership and Power)
I peruse YouTube frequently and look for business related topics and discussions. I happened to come across this particular video a while back and really thought it should be the focal point of my last guidance for our class.
I believe that in today’s business environment, corporations and leaders need to rethink their business approaches, models, theories and strategies.
Leaders are currently operating under a paradigm of what is in it for me syndrome and focused on short term profits and returns for stakeholders
. This business model is leader driven and places no real true value on employees outside of being used and abused to accomplish business objectives.
Fortunately we are now starting to see a major shift from operating under this type of business strategy and leadership perspective into a new paradigm now focu.
this presentation gives basic understanding of What is coaching, Why coaching, Skills required to be a coach, Coaching arc of conversation and basics of coaching models.
GROW is one of the effective coaching models which is used for coaching high performance team or individual in earlier days, now it is been used by Corporate and business coaching.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
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