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"Appreciative Inquiry: A Workshop with David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney"

October 1996; Taos, New Mexico

  1. Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry Theory
    -Time for Rethinking Human and Organization Change
    -Five Appreciative Inquiry Principle

  2. The Appreciative Interview
    -Appreciative Inquiry Interview Questions
    -What Makes an Effective Appreciative Interview

  3. Positive Image/Positive Action: Theories of Human Change
    -Theories of Human Change
    -Positive Image/Positive Action

  4. Social Construction and Appreciative Inquiry
    -Social Construction
    -The Problem Solving History of Organization Development
    -From Problem Solving to Appreciative Inquiry

  5. The 4-D Model
    -The 4-D Model
    -Topic Choice as Fateful Act
    -Social Architecture and Provocative Propositions

  6. Crafting Provocative Propositions
    -Social Architecture
    -Tips for Provocative Propositions

  7. Applications of Appreciative Inquiry
     -List of Application Areas
    -Applications of Appreciative Inquiry

  8. Appreciative Inquiry Case Examples - Generative Metaphor
    -Overview of Case Examples
    -Generative Metaphor

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AI Resource List written by Taos Institute Founders, Board Members and Associates

The following list of AI resources is an ongoing project. The citations may not be completely accurate. We are trying to update and correct this list as information becomes available to us.

Barrett, F. & Peterson, R. (2000). Appreciative Learning Cultures: Developing Competencies for Global Organizing. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, vol. 31(3), pp. 353-372
contact: 1-805-499-0721

Barrett, F. J. (1998). Creativity and Improvisation in Jazz and Organizations: Implications for Organizational Learning. Organization Science, 9(5), 605-622. contact: 1-800-343-0062

Barrett, F. J. (1995). Creating Appreciative Learning Cultures. Organizational Dynamics, 24(1), 36-49.
contact: 1-800-262-9699

Barrett, F. J., & Cooperrider, D. L. (1990). Generative Metaphor Intervention: A New Approach to Inter-group Conflict. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 26(2), 223-244.
contact: 1-805-499-0721

Bowling, C., Ludema, J., & Wyss, E. (1997). Vision Twin Cities Appreciative Inquiry Report . Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University, Department of Organizational Behavior.
contact: 1-216-368-2055 or 1-216-368-2215

Bunker, B. B. (1990). Appreciating Diversity and Modifying Organizational Cultures: Men and Women at Work. In Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. L. (Eds.). (1999). Appreciative management and leadership: The power of positive thought and action in organization (Revised Edition ed.). Euclid, Ohio: Williams Custom Publishing. contact: 1-800-537-7054.)

Cooperrider, D. L. (1986). Appreciative Inquiry: Toward a Methodology for Understanding and Enhancing Organizational Innovation. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. contact: 1-216-368-2055 or 1-216-368-2215

Cooperrider, D. L. (1990). Positive Image, Positive Action: The Affirmative Basis of Organizing. In Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. L. (Eds.). (1999). Appreciative management and leadership: The power of positive thought and action in organization (Revised Edition ed.). Euclid, Ohio: Williams Custom Publishing. contact: 1-800-537-7054.

Cooperrider, D. L. (1995). Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry. In W. French & C. Bell (Eds.), Organization Development (5th ed., ): Prentice Hall. contact: 1-800-643-5506

Cooperrider, D. L. (1996). The "Child" As Agent of Inquiry. Organization Development Practitioner, 28(1 & 2), 5-11.
contact: 1-201-763-7337

Cooperrider, D. L. (1996). Resources for Getting Appreciative Inquiry Started: An Example OD Proposal. Organization Development Practitioner, 28(1 & 2), 23-33..
contact: 1-201-763-7337

Cooperrider, D. (2000) The surprise of friendship at the carter center. Organization Development Practitioner, vol. 32, no. 2, pp.46-49.
email: membership@ODNetwork.org or call 1-973-763-7337.

Cooperrider, D. (2000) Appreciative inquiry and the conscious evolution of charodic organizations. Inner Edge, vol. 3, no.1, pp.12 - 15.

Cooperrider, D. (2000). Appreciative Inquiry in Action. Global Social Innovations, Journal of the GEM Initiative, vol. 1, issue 3, Winter.

Cooperrider, D. (2001). *AI: The beginnings :Toward a methodology for understanding and enhancing organizational innovation, (This is Cooperrider's original dissertation from 1985 revised; w/forward entries by Gergen and Srivastva) Lakeshore Publishing, Cleveland, Ohio.
contact: rogerw@lakeshorepublishers.com or see: www.lakeshorepublishers.com

Cooperrider, D. L., Barrett, F., & Srivastva, S. (1995). Social Construction and Appreciative Inquiry: A Journey in Organizational Theory. In D. Hosking, P. Dachler, & K. Gergen (Eds.), Management and Organization: Relational Alternatives to Individualism (pp. 157-200). Aldershot, UK: Avebury Press.

Cooperrider, D. L., & Bilimoria, D. (1993). The Challenge of Global Change for Strategic Management: Opportunities for Chartering a New Course. Advances in Strategic Management, 9, 99-141.

Cooperrider, D. L., & Dutton, J. (Eds.). (1998). No Limits to Cooperation: The Organization Dimensions of Global Change. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. contact: 1-805-499-9774 or
email: order@sagepub.com

Cooperrider, D., Kaplin, A., & Kaplin, B. (2001). An encyclopedia of positive questions. Lakeshore Publishers, Cleveland, Ohio
contact: rogerw@lakeshorepublishers.com or see: www.lakeshorepublishers.com

Cooperrider, D. L., & Khalsa, G. (1997). The Organization Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Journal of Organization and Environment, 10(4), 331-341.

Cooperrider, D. L., & Pasmore, W. A. (1991). The Organization Dimension of Global Change. Human Relations, 44(8), 763-787.

Cooperrider, D. L., & Srivastva, S. (1987). Appreciative Inquiry In Organizational Life. In W. Pasmore & R. Woodman (Eds.), Research In Organization Change and Development (Vol. 1, pp. 129-169). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. contact: 1-203-323-9600 ext. 3003

Cooperrider, D. L., & Srivastva, S. (1998). An Invitation to Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage. In S. Srivastva & D. L. Cooperrider (Eds.), Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage (1st ed., pp. 1-22). San Francisco, CA: The New Lexington Press.
contact: 1-800-462-4620

Cooperrider, D. L., & Thachenkery, T. (1995). Building The Global Civic Culture: Making Our Lives Count. In P. Sorenson, T. Head, N. Mathys, J. Preston, & D. Cooperrider (Eds.), Global and International Organization Development (pp. 282-306). Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing L.L.C.
contact: 1-217-356-8391

Cooperrider, D. L. et. al. (1996). Appreciative Inquiry Manual . Cleveland, Ohio: Unpublished notes. Case Western Reserve University, Department of Organizational Behavior.
contact: 1-216-368-2055 or 1-216-369-2215

Cooperrider, D.L., & Sorensen Jr., P.F., & Whitney, D., & Yaegar, T. (Eds). (2000). Appreciative Inquiry: Rethinking Human Organization Toward a Positive Theory of Change. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing
contact: 1-217-356-8391

Cooperrider, D., Whitney, D., (2001). Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: A constructive approach to organization development and change. Lakeshore Publishers, Cleveland, Ohio.
contact: rogerw@lakeshorepublishers.com or see: www.lakeshorepublishers.com

Cooperrider, D.L., & Whitney, D. (2000). A positive revolution in change. In Handbook of Organizational Behavior (second edition), Golembiewski (Ed.) Marcel Decker, Inc. New York.

Cooperrider, D.L., & Whitney, D. (1999). Appreciative Inquiry. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Communications contact: 1-800-929-2929

Cooperrider, D. L., & Whitney, D. (1999). Appreciative inquiry: A positive revolution in change. In P. Holman & T. Devane (Eds.), The change handbook: Group methods for shaping the future (pp. 245-261). San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Cooperrider, D. L., & Whitney, D. (1996). Appreciative inquiry: A workshop [A set of eight audio-tapes presented by The Taos Institute]. Boulder, CO: Perpetual Motion Unlimited. contact: 1-303-444-3158

Cooperrider, D. L., & Whitney, D. (1998). When stories have wings: How "relational responsibility" opens new options for action. In S. McNamee & K. Gergen (Eds.), Relational responsibility . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. contact: 1-805-499-9774

Fry, R., Barrett, F., Seiling, J., & Whitney, D, (2001). Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Transformation: Reports from the Field. Quorum Publishers, Westport, CT.

Fuller, C., Griffin, T., Ludema, J., (2000) Appreciative Future Search: Involving the Whole system in Positive Organization Change. Organization Development Journal, vol. 18, issue: 2, pages: 29-41

Gergen, K. J. (1990). Affect and Organization in Postmodern Society. In Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. L. (Eds.). (1999). Appreciative management and leadership: The power of positive thought and action in organization (Revised Edition ed.). Euclid, Ohio: Williams Custom Publishing.
contact: 1-800-537-7054.

Head, T., & Sorensen, P. (2000). Is appreciative inquiry the philosopher's stone? In D. L. Cooperrider, P. F. Sorensen, D. Whitney, & T. F. Yaeger (Eds.), Appreciative inquiry: Rethinking human organization toward a positive theory of change: Stipes Publishing L.L.C.

Johnson, P. C., & Cooperrider, D. L. (1991). Finding A Path With Heart: Global Social Change Organizations and Their Challenge for the Field of Organization Development. In R. Woodman & W. Pasmore (Eds.), Research in Organizational Change and Development (Vol. 5, pp. 223-284). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. contact: 1-203-323-9600 ext. 3003

Johnson, S., & Ludema, J. (Eds.). (1997). Partnering To Build And Measure Organizational Capacity: Lessons From NGOs Around The World. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Reformed World Relief Committee.

Kaczmarski, K., & Cooperrider, D. L. (1997). Constructionist Leadership in the Global Relational Age. Journal of Organization and Environment, 10(3), 234-258.

Kaczmarski, K., & Cooperrider, D. L. (1998). The Birth of a Worldwide Alliance: The Story of the Mountain Forum. In D. L. Cooperrider & J. Dutton (Eds.), No Limits to Cooperation: The Organization Dimensions of Global Change . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
contact: 1-805-499-9774.

Lord, J. G. (1995). The Philanthropic Quest: A Generative Approach for Professionals Engaged in the Development Process. Cleveland, Ohio: Philanthropic Quest International.
contact: 1-216-831-3727 or email: Lord@Lord.org or www.appreciative-inquiry.org

Lord, J. G. (1998). The Practice of the Quest: Evolving a New Paradigm for Philanthropy and Social Innovation - A Casebook for Advancement Professionals Grounded in the Quest. Cleveland, Ohio: Philanthropic Quest International. contact: see Lord above

Ludema, J. D. (2000). Appreciative future search. OD Practitioner: Journal of the Organization Development Network.

Ludema, J. D. (2000). Power of the unconditional positive question, Handbook of action research. Pages: 189-199. Sage Publications Ltd London, England

Ludema, J. D. (2000). World wide ripple effect. OD Practitioner: Journal of the Organization Development Network.

Ludema, J. D. (2000). From deficit discourse to vocabularies of hope: The power of appreciation. In: Appreciative inquiry: Rethinking human organization toward a positive theory of change. Editors: Cooperrider, D. L.; Sorensen, P. F.; Whitney, D.; Yaeger, T. F., Pages: 265-287Stipes Publishing L.L.C., Champaign, IL.

Ludema, J. (1993). Vision Chicago: A Framework For Appreciative Evaluation . Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University, Department of Organizational Behavior.

Ludema, J. (1994). Vision Cities As Partnerships That Build Community: An Appreciative Inquiry Into Vision Chicago. Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University, Department Of Organizational Behavior.

Ludema, J. (1996). Narrative Inquiry. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Case Western Reserve University., Cleveland, Ohio.

Ludema, J., Wilmot, T., & Srivastva, S. (1997). Organizational Hope: Reaffirming the Constructive Task of Social and Organizational Inquiry. Human Relations, 50(8), 1015-1052.

Ludema, J., Cooperrider, D. & Barrett, F. (2001). Appreciative inquiry: The power of the unconditional positive question. In Handbook of Action Research. (Reason and Bradbury, Eds.) Sage Publications: London, pp. 189-200.

Mantel, M. J., & Ludema, J. D. (2000). From local conversations to global change: Experiencing the worldwide web effect of appreciative inquiry. Organization Development Journal, 18(Part 2), 12. pgs. 42-53.

Mohr, B. (2001). Appreciative Inquiry: Igniting Transformative Action. The Systems Thinker, vol: 12 issue: 1, pgs: 1-6, Feb.

Mohr, B. and Watkins, J. (2001) Appreciative inquiry: change at the speed of imagination. Jossey-Bass.

Mohr, B. J., Smith, E., & Watkins, J. M. (2000). Appreciative inquiry and learning assessment. OD Practitioner: Journal of the Organization Development Network, 32(1), 36-52.

Pages, M. (1990). The Illusion and Disillusion of Appreciative Managment. In Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. L. (Eds.). (1999). Appreciative management and leadership: The power of positive thought and action in organization (Revised Edition ed.). Euclid, Ohio: Williams Custom Publishing. contact: 1-800-537-7054.

Schiller, M.; Holland, B.; Riley, D. (2001). Appreciative Leadership. Taos Institute Press.
contact: mrsentp@worldnet.att.net

Schiller, M. (1998). A dialogue about leadership & appreciative inquiry. Organization Development Journal, 16(4), 79.

Srivastva, S., & Barrett, F. J. (1990). Appreciative Organizing: Implications for Executive Functioning. In S. Srivastva, D. L. Cooperrider, & Associates (Eds.), Appreciative Management and Leadership : The Power of Positive Thought and Action in Organizations (1st ed., pp. 381-400). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. L. (Eds.). (1999). Appreciative management and leadership: The power of positive thought and action in organization (Revised Edition ed.). Euclid, Ohio: Williams Custom Publishing. contact: 1-800-537-7054.

Srivastva, S., & Cooperrider, D. L. (Eds.). (1998). Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage
(1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: The New Lexington Press. contact: 1-800-462-4620

Srivastva, S., Cooperrider, D. L., & Associates (Eds.). (1990). Appreciative Management and Leadership: The Power of Positive Thought and Action in Organizations (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc. (out of print) See: Srivastva 1999.

Stavros, J. M. (1998). Capacity Building: An Appreciative Approach, A Relational Process of Building Your Organization's Future. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. contact: 1-248-360-6613 or 1-216-368-2205

Thachenkery, T. J. (1996). Affirmation as Facilitation: A Postmodernist Paradigm in Change Management. Organization Development Practitioner, 28(1), 12-22.
contact: 1-201-763-7337

Watkins, J. M., & Cooperrider, D. (2000). Appreciative inquiry: A transformative paradigm. OD Practitioner: Journal of the Organization Development Network, 32(1), 6-12.

Watkins, J. M., & Cooperrider, D. L. (1996). Organizational Inquiry Model For Global Social Change Organizations. Organization Development Journal, 14(4), 97-112.

Watkins, J. M., & Mohr, B. (2001). Appreciative inquiry: Change at the speed of imagination. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.

Whitney, D. (1998). An appreciative inquiry approach to organization change. Career Development International, UK, Special Edition.

Whitney, D. (1998). Let's change the subject and change our organization: An appreciative inquiry approach to organization change. Career Development International, Special Edition, 314-319.

Whitney, D. (1998 Spring). Appreciative Inquiry: An Innovative Process for Organization Change. Employment Relations Today.

Whitney, D. (1998 Summer). The Appreciative Inquiry Summit: Overview and Applications. Employment Relations Today.

Whitney, D., & Cooperrider, D. L. (1998). The appreciative inquiry summit: Overview and applications. Employment Relations Today, 17-28.

Whitney, D., & Cooperrider, D.,(2000). Collaborating for Change: The Conference Model. Berret-Koehler, San Francisco, CA. contact: 415-288-0260

Whitney, D. & Cooperrider, D.L. (2000). Appreciative inquiry: A transformative paradigm. Journal of the Organization Development Practitioner, vol. 32. no. 2, pp. 6-13.
email: membership@ODNetwork.org or call 1-973-763-7337.

Whitney, D. & Cooperrider, D.L. (2000). Exploring appreciative inquiry. Perspectives: Journal of the World Business Academy, vol. 19, June, pp. 48-68.

Whitney, D., & Cooperrider, D. L. (2000). The appreciative inquiry summit: An emerging methodology for whole system positive change. OD Practitioner: Journal of the Organization Development Network, 32(2), 13-26. email: membership@ODNetwork.org or call 1-973-763-7337.

Whitney, D., & Schau, C. (1998). Appreciative Inquiry: An innovation process for organization change. Employment Relations Today, 11-21.

Whitney, D., & Shau, C. (1998). Appreciative inquiry: An innovative process for organization change. Employment Relations Today

Whitney, D. & Trosten-Bloom, A. (2001). A journey towards positive change.
Lakeshore Publishers, Cleveland, Ohio.
contact: 1-800-537-7054 or email: rogerw@lakeshorepublishers.com

Wilmot, T., & Ludema, J. (1995). Odyssey Into Organizational Hope. In D. Marcic (Ed.), Organizational Behavior Experiences and Cases (3rd ed.,). New York: West Publishing Company.
contact: 1-718-858-7549

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