Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry

Learn to use Appreciative Inquiry for organizational transformation, to improve business performance and to enhance morale, organization vitality and customer satisfaction. Hear how British Airways, Nutrimental, Lovelace Health Systems and the United Religions Initiative each involved thousands of people using Appreciative Inquiry. Develop your skills to lead key steps in the Appreciative Inquiry process: affirmative topic choice, appreciative interviews, envisioning the future, crafting provocative proposals and creating sustainable appreciative organization cultures.

July 27 – 31, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Faculty: Diana Whitney

September 13 – 17, 2010
Golden, CO
Faculty: Barbara Lewis, Tenny Poole and
Amanda Trosten-Bloom

Cost: $1,750 USD 30 days prior
            $1,950 USD after

Group discounts for three or more, nonprofit rates, and student rates are offered for many workshops. Please see the PDF brochure for a complete pricing list, or email us if you have questions.

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Upon receipt of registration, you will receive confirmation, hotel, and meeting location information.

Airports:
Las Vegas McCarran (LAS) Airport (July 27-31 workshop) McCarran International Airport is part of the Clark County Airport System, which owns and operates five airports. McCarran consists of 95 aircraft gates at two separate terminal buildings.
Denver International Airport (DEN) (September 13-17 workshop) Open daily, 24 hours. The airport is located about 40 miles southeast of Golden and 45 miles east of Boulder. More than 20 airline companies provide direct service to cities worldwide.

For more information, call our workshop coordinator, Suzanne:
Phone: 303.972.5155
Fax: 303.978.9543
office@positivechange.org

In praise of the
Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry workshop:

The Foundations in Appreciative Inquiry workshop taught me about the adaptability of Appreciative Inquiry: It is both simple, intuitive and straightforward while also being profoundly complex with many nuances; can be used for large and small systems, in one day or over 3 years, with churches, families, individual relationships and whole organizations. I came away believing that the AI process is truly the only way to do successful large scale organizational culture transformation for my institution.

With such a hands-on, informal, provocative, fun learning environment, time went by quickly and each day was full and productive. It was one of the best workshops I’ve ever attended, without a doubt.

Anne Williams
Medical Center Program Manager
University of Virginia Health System

Undertaking the Foundations of AI workshop has whet my appetite for more. It is so exciting to be part of something that has the potential to reach deep into people and organisations. AI encourages us to rise to the call – for authenticity, creativity and a commitment to a positive future.

Desley Renton
President Elect
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)

Despite all that is happening in our world today, there is still a place for engaging positively!

Connie Hancock
University of Nebraska Extension

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