Tag Archive for: Appreciative Inquiry

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Culture: Name It, Measure It, and Manage It

Ever sense something is flawed or missing in how things “get done around here” but can’t quite name it? A newly hired school superintendent felt this and, despite pushback from a handful of leaders who had grown complacent with status…
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The Problem with Problem Solving

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Problem solving is overused in our personal and work lives and with it comes many unintended consequences. See how Reframing, Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Psychology, and Neuroscience can be used to unlock creativity and upward spirals of…
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Acknowledging the Negative in Leading Lasting Positive Change

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By Jen Hetzel Silbert @jhsilbert In my organization development and strategy work I remind people that, “we see more of what we look for.”  This principle is fundamental to Appreciative Inquiry (AI), which asks questions about moments…
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Wired for Innovation? Not by Accident

Jen Hetzel Silbert, Co-founding Partner @jhsilbert   Welcomed or not, change is difficult and uncomfortable—painful even.  The human brain is programmed to make this so. Likewise is it programmed for re-wiring when the right…