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Appreciative Inquiry: Methodology, Set of Principles and Philosophy
JC de Jong, Director, Netherlands, SIG Leader
As a long standing practitioner in AI (since 1994/1995) I would like to say that AI is a 'both and' rather than an 'either-or' approach.
From that perspective AI can be seen as a methodology (the 4 or 5 D's), and/or a set of principles (referring to the 5 or more principle's, depending on what literature you read) and/or a philosophy on how to live our lives. Personally I go for the latter and see AI (primarily) as a way to look at the world, searching for our positive core. Interesting is that today we find more and more evidence that taking the AI approach is delivering astonishing results....
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AI Approach is Sunny View
Marcia Cesar Maina, Brazil, Member I agree and see it as the sunny part of everything; I applied it once in a meeting with social institutions at the border between Brasil, Paraguai and...
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Sunny Part
JC de Jong, Director, Netherlands, SIG Leader I would like to ask and see if there isn't more than just the sunny part?
I believe AI to focus on the strengths present in each an every one of ...
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Working Unconsciously with AI
Matil Thank you for your reaction. These young people lacked confidence and had a low self-esteem.
I posed questions and simultaneously encouraged the...
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