Encyclopedia of Positive Questions, Volume I

Using AI to Bring Out the Best in Your Organization (Tools in Appreciative Inquiry Series, Volume 2)

Diana L. Whitney, David L. Cooperrider, Brian S. Kaplin, Amanda Trosten-Bloom, Diana Whitney, et al David Cooperrider. Crown Custom Publisher (October, 2001), ISBN-10: 1933403055, ISBN-13: 978-193340305. Paperback (212 pages), $19.50

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This is a very practical self-help guide for consultants and leaders working to bring out the best in their organization. Serves as a springboard, accelerating the development of questions and interview guides. A must-have for consultants and leaders operating in an organizational setting.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Eleven Ways to Use Positive Questions
3. 40 Sample Positive Questions
4. Ten Ways to Spread Appreciative Stories
5. How to Choose Affirmative Topics
6. Anatomy of a Positive Question
7. Creating an Interview Guide
8. Sample Interview Guide
9. Build Your Own Interview Guide

In praise of the Encyclopedia of Positive Questions – Volume One:

Sometimes my best efforts to engage my client systems in the co-creation of questions come to no avail. And so I find myself sitting in my hotel room in front of my laptop, facing a blank page. It is at those moments that this book really shines for me. The questions listed here serve as a stimulant, a point of departure… a gem for those times when no one else is around.

Bernard Mohr
Founding Principal, Innovation Partners International
Co-author, Appreciative Inquiry: Change at The Speed of Imagination