Appreciative Inquiry and the Practice of Positive Change

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY AND THE PRACTICE OF POSITIVE CHANGE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM


Program Focus:

To provide consultants and leaders of change with a comprehensive developmental process for acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to lead, design, and facilitate positive change in organizations and communities using Appreciative Inquiry.

Program Requirements:

An Appreciative Inquiry and the Practice of Positive Change Certificate will be awarded upon the completion of the following:

1. Understanding of the Basic Theory and Practice of Appreciative Inquiry – Attendance at a recognized Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry workshop.

2. Ability to Design and Facilitate a Large Group Appreciative Inquiry Processes – Attendance at a Corporation for Positive Change-presented Appreciative Inquiry Summit workshop.

3. Cultivate Appreciative Leadership Capacity – Participation in a Corporation for Positive Change-presented Appreciative Leadership Development Program©.

4. Practical Applications of Appreciative Inquiry – Attendance at one of the following workshops:


• Appreciative Human Resources
• Appreciative Leadership Development Program© Trainer Certification
• Being Appreciative Inquiry: A Spiritual Retreat
• Cultivating Character Strengths Using Appreciative Inquiry
• Selling Appreciatively


Program Cost and Schedule:

An initial registration fee of $250 entitles participants to three years of program membership, along with the associated benefits. After the first three years have expired, membership may be renewed and benefits continued at a cost of $100 per year.

All Corporation for Positive Change workshops attended in the past qualify for the Appreciative Inquiry and the Practice of Positive Change Certificate.


Practice Sharing Calls:

Certificate program members are invited to dial into quarterly conference calls hosted by Dr. Diana Whitney, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and other CPC consultants. These calls are now recorded, archived and available to Certificate Program members (click here, password-protected) for subsequent review. Whether you dial in or listen after the fact, practice sharing calls will keep you in touch with the CPC learning community, and enhance the sophistication of your Appreciative Inquiry thinking and practice.

New Dial-In: 1-218-862-7200

UPCOMING PRACTICE SHARING CALLS:

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Moderator: Diana Whitney
Topic: Appreciative Leadership

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Moderator: Amanda Trosten-Bloom
Topic: Mini-Clinic (bring your AI cases, questions and challenges)

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Central Time
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time

Download Brochure & Application / Register Online
Certificate Program Brochure (PDF)
Certificate Program Application (PDF)
Secure Online Application Form (apply & pay now)

For More Information
Phone: 303.972.5155
Fax: 303.978.9543
office@positivechange.org

Testimonials from our Graduates:

CPC’s Certificate Program materials and trainers are outstanding, and what I’ve learned has helped mold me into the unique individual and consultant that I am. Just as important, my involvement with CPC and the Certificate Program has allowed me to extend my community of practice. I now feel grounded in a community of like-minded souls.

Bill Scott
Principle
Elpis Consulting

Appreciative Inquiry and the Practice of Positive Change has been most rewarding. We would not have been able to help our organization to the extent we have, had we not been part of this community, and able to regularly check in and ask specific, practice-based questions along the way.

Julie Stockton
Director, Human Resources
Organization Development and Learning
University of British Columbia

In Praise of the Coaching Calls:

The certificate program conference call adds another layer of learning to my practice of Appreciative Inquiry. I enjoy digging deeper into my own questions, and hearing more about how AI can be applied in venues differing from my own stimulates me to imagine how I might apply it in the future. It is like having a mini practice consultation, but free! Very good use of my time.

Chris Sansone, CPCC, Ph.D.
Boulder, CO

The Certificate Program’s quarterly practice-sharing calls provide a venue for us to reflect on and offer counsel on one another’s projects, find courage in the shared wisdom of others, and broaden and deepen our understanding of this marvellous work. There is no need for each of us to “reinvent the wheel” – the shared experiences of the growing AI community, under the watchful and encouraging eye of CPC mentors, provides us all an opportunity to enhance our AI knowledge and consultation skills together.

Paul S. Nahirney, MSW, CFRE
Edmonton, Ontario