Special Course in Subject Matter: Appreciative Inquiry 2A M-F 10:30-1:00 WMAX 110 Joan McArthur Blair & Jeanie Cockell July 2nd - July 19th 2013 Appreciative Inquiry Education, when it connects with an individual or a group, sparks a powerful force for positive change. This course examines that force through the le= ns of Appreciative Inquiry, its underpinnings and how it can be used in the classroom, leadership, research and in organizational and community development. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an energizing approach for sparking positive change. It focuses on what is working well (appreciative) by engaging people= in asking questions and telling stories (inquiry). This focus generates life within the classroom, organization, community or group allowing it to mo= ve towards its goals. AI is a way of being and seeing. It is both a worldview and a process for facilitating positive change in human systems. Its ass= umption is simple: every human system has something that works right - things that give it life when it is vital, effective, and successful. AI begins= by identifying this positive core and connecting to it in ways that heighten energy, sharpen vision, and inspire action for change.
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