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Leading Positive Change through Appreciative Inquiry
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by Case Western Reserve University
  • Offered by

About

Appreciative Inquiry is a collaborative and constructive inquiry process that searches for everything that gives life to organizations, communities, and larger human systems when they are most alive, effective, creative and healthy in their interconnected ecology of relationships. To appreciate, quite simply, means to value and to recognize that which has value—it is a way of knowing and valuing the best in life. In the language of Positive Organizational Scholarship it means a research focus—a positive bias—seeking fresh understanding of dynamics described by words like excellence, thriving, abundance, resilience, or exceptional and life-giving. In this context the word appreciate means to value those things of value—it is a mode of knowing often connected to the idea of esthetic appreciation in the arts. To appreciate also means to be grateful or thankful for—it is a way of being and maintaining a positive stance along the path of life's journey. And not incidentally, to appreciate is to increase in value too. Combining the three—appreciation as a way of knowing, as a way of being and as an increase in value– suggests that Appreciative Inquiry is simultaneously a life-centric form of study and a constructive mode of practice. As a form of study, Appreciative Inquiry focuses on searching systematically for those capacities and processes that give life and strength and possibility to a living system; and as a constructive mode of practice, it aims at designing and crafting human organizations through a process in which valuing and creating are viewed as one, and where inquiry and change are powerfully related and understood as a seamless and integral whole Leading Positive Change through Appreciative Inquiry is a course dedicated to advancing our understanding and skill in leading strength-based change and on how to create, foster and manage organizations in which people thrive and perform at their best.

Modules

What is this course about?

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Discuss: Introduce yourself!

1 Videos

  • Course Introduction

1 Readings

  • Read: Navigating the Course

Module 1: What is Appreciative Inquiry?

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 3 Discussion
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3 Discussions

  • Discuss: How often do you...
  • Discuss: Does your organization engage stakeholders..
  • Discuss: How often do I get to use my strenghts at work?

2 Videos

  • Watch: What is Appreciative Inquiry
  • Watch: Strength-based and Artful Search

1 Readings

  • Course Slides

Module 2: Why is AI Important Today?

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test for Understanding: Quiz 1

2 Discussions

  • Discuss: What good are positive emotions?
  • Discuss: Benefits of a Change in Thought Process

2 Videos

  • Watch: Why is AI Important Today?
  • Watch: Unintended Consequences of Deficit Discourse

Module 3: AI's Driving Force - The Unconditional Positive Question

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reflection: PLA #1

1 Discussions

  • Discuss: How often do you give thought...

2 Videos

  • Watch: AI's Driving Force
  • Watch: The Unconditional Positive Question

1 Readings

  • Read: Required Readings

Module 4: Getting a Taste of AI: The Discovery Interview

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reflection: PLA #2

1 Discussions

  • Discuss: The Power of Affirmative Stories..

2 Videos

  • Watch:Getting a Taste of AI
  • Watch:The Discovery Interview

Module 5: AI in Action – The “4D cycle of Positive Change”

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Apply Your Skills: ALA Step 1

2 Videos

  • Watch: The 4D Cycle
  • Watch: The 4D Process

Module 6: Positive Change begins by re-connecting people to their Positive Core

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Apply Your Skills: Reconnect to the Positive Core ALA Step 2

1 Discussions

  • Discuss: What Stood Out...

3 Videos

  • Watch: Positive Change begins by re-connecting people to their Positive Core
  • Watch: Naval Appreciative Inquiry Summit
  • Watch:Watch: Positive Change begins by re-connecting people to their Positive Core Part 2

1 Readings

  • Read: Supplemental Readings

Module 7: Rethinking How and Why Human Systems Change

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Discuss: Share an Experience
  • Discuss: Positive vs. Negative

2 Videos

  • Watch: Rethinking How and Why Human Systems Change
  • Watch: Rethinking How and Why Human Systems Change Part 2

Module 8: Positive Image - Positive Action

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reflection: PLA #3

1 Discussions

  • Discuss: Change is hard, how do we manage it?

2 Videos

  • Watch: Positive Image > Positive Action
  • Watch: Positive Image > Positive Action Part 2

2 Readings

  • Read: Required Readings
  • Read: Supplemental Readings

Module 9: It Starts with Topic Choice

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Watch: It Starts with Topic Choice
  • Watch: It Starts with Topic Choice Part 2

1 Readings

  • Read: Required Reading

Module 10: Building Cooperative Capacity through AI

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Apply Your Skills: ALA Step 3

3 Videos

  • Watch: Building Cooperative Capacity through AI
  • Roadway
  • Watch: Building Cooperative Capacity through AI Part 2

Module 11: One Last Story

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reflection: PLA #4

1 Discussions

  • Discuss: Video Reflection

2 Videos

  • Watch: One Last Story
  • Watch: One Last Story Part 2

1 Readings

  • Read: Required Reading

Module 12: Being AI; Not just Doing AI

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Apply Your Skills: ALA Step 4

2 Videos

  • Watch: Being AI; Not just Doing AI
  • Watch: Being AI; Not just Doing AI Part 2

1 Readings

  • Read: Required Reading

Auto Summary

"Leading Positive Change through Appreciative Inquiry" is an engaging course within the Business & Management domain, offered by Coursera. This foundational program delves into the collaborative and constructive Appreciative Inquiry process, which seeks to uncover and amplify the factors that make organizations, communities, and human systems thrive. Under the expert guidance of the course instructor, learners will explore how to value and recognize what gives life and vitality to these systems, focusing on concepts such as excellence, resilience, and abundance. Appreciative Inquiry is framed as both a research method and a constructive practice, promoting a positive stance towards organizational change and development. Spanning a comprehensive duration of 840 minutes, this course is designed for those looking to enhance their skills in leading strength-based change and fostering high-performing environments. Whether you are just starting out or aiming to refine your leadership capabilities, you can choose from subscription options including Starter and Professional levels, ensuring flexibility to match your learning needs. Ideal for business leaders, managers, and anyone interested in transformative organizational development, this course promises to equip you with the knowledge and tools to create and sustain thriving, resilient organizations.

Ronald Fry
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Ronald Fry