AI Practitioner: February 2006 — Lessons Learned from Living from the Heart of Appreciative Inquiry
Ilene C. Wasserman, PhD The Fielding Graduate University Abstract Transformative learning has developed over the last 25 years into a leading theory of adult learning. This paper describes what we learned from an appreciative cooperative inquiry of people’s experience in groups exploring faith, race and gender diversity. The inquiry itself created transformative dialogic moments. Transformational
Theory, Practice and Application. April 5 — 6, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a powerful process for igniting transformative change within organizations and communities. Attention will be given to innovative applications of AI to create sustainable results. Additionally, this workshop will highlight requisite competencies,