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Upcoming Educational Opportunities
Learning Alliance Formed
CPC Founder and President Dr. Diana Whitney is a distinguished consulting faculty at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Institute. This affiliation has generated a new and promising partnership, which we are calling the Saybrook / Corporation for Positive Change Learning Alliance. As a result of this alliance, Saybrook graduate students will now be able to receive credit for attending CPC Workshops
under Dr. Whitney’s direction. In addition, professionals attending CPC Workshops can apply for and receive Continuing Education Units from Saybrook. We believe this new relationship will further the development of both scholar practitioners and the field of Appreciative Inquiry.
New Offering
Appreciative Inquiry in Healthcare, Bryn Mawr, PA, October 19 - 20, 2004. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT APPLIES UNTIL September 19. Health care professionals, administrators, nurses and clinical leaders! Consultants specializing in health care! Come and be part of a "positive revolution in change" in health care, through this newly offered
CPC training program. Susan Wood and Jackie Stavros invite you to discover how Appreciative Inquiry is bringing out the best in people and their health care organizations, by designing the best work environments. Our focus is on positive change in recruitment and retention, quality of care, performance and patient satisfaction. There will be hands-on education in strategic planning using the SOAR model (strengths, opportunities, aspirations, results), and a briefing on research and
practice including positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship. Find ways to enhance or accelerate existing or new initiatives using AI. CEU Credits available. For information and to register contact Corporation for Positive Change at 505-751-1232 or email: office@positivechange.org.
*** NEW WORKSHOP DATES***
AI in Action, Boulder, CO, October 25 -27, 2004. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT APPLIES UNTIL September 25. Want to build on your experience as a leader of positive change? Go deeper, faster and farther with Appreciative Inquiry? In this intermediate workshop, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Mike
Mantel will help you identify and build upon your strengths as an AI practitioner. Explore a variety of approaches for applying AI at different levels in an organization, community and across our world. Revisit and deepen your practice of AI using your own projects and the projects of other participants as case examples. Hear about best practices and new horizons, as well as variations of the AI 4-D model and AI principles in theory and practice. Discover new ideas, approaches and
frameworks for building your capacity and impact as an AI change agent. Previous attendance at a Foundations-level Appreciative Inquiry workshop, as well as experience applying the AI approach to at least one project, is required. For information and to register contact Corporation for Positive Change at 505-751-1232 or email: office@positivechange.org.
What participants are saying about AI in Action:
AI in Action has built on what I learned in the Foundations course. It gave me case studies and alternative methods of design, so now I am ready to "fly with AI."
Diana Sadighi
Director, Human Resources
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions
AI in Action had a powerful impact on me. It expanded my vision, gave me a deeper understanding of the power of AI, and taught me new strategies for using it in the future.
Maggie Carter
Consultant
InQuiry
The Appreciative Inquiry Summit, Chicago, IL, November 1 - 4, 2004. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT APPLIES UNTIL October 1. Jim Ludema and Diana Whitney, lead authors of The Appreciative Inquiry Summit: A Practitioners Guide for Leading Large-Group Change, are still accepting participants in this workshop for consultants and leaders who wish to learn
the principles and practice of applying AI to large group meetings (50-2000 people) and whole system transformation.
The workshop leaders will introduce the Summit methodology, share case stories of their work designing and facilitating large group AI Summits, and provide opportunities for participants to practice crafting Summit designs. They will discuss applications of the AI Summit to strategic planning, corporate culture change, enhancing exceptional customer service, vision and values clarification, global organizing and reinventing
businesses, communities and complex social systems such as health care. They will share stories and videos from their work in corporate, non-profit, global and international settings. Prior attendance at the Appreciative Inquiry workshop, "The Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry," is required. For information and to register contact Corporation for Positive Change at 505-751-1232 or email: office@positivechange.org.
What participants are saying about The AI Summit:
This event provided a forum to discuss and develop detailed plans for our upcoming summits on Sales and Service. It was interesting to hear from other groups who were using the tool in a variety of applications. The facilitators ensured that all participants made progress and received input and suggestions from the group.
Rita Sly
Project Manager
First Caribbean International Bank
With participation in The AI Summit Workshop, I now see how this wonderful, reaffirming methodology can be applied to Large Scale Change efforts. It's all-inclusive of not only the people, but also all aspects of where they're coming from, how they view the topic, and what they dream possible for the future of the topic. Staying focused on the possibilities is not only fun & rewarding, it's also engaging and creative
in a way that creates the space for unanticipated outcomes. And, Jim and Diana are masters at it, which made it even more of a pleasurable experience.
Jean Tully
Consultant
Tully Consulting
Being Appreciative Inquiry: A Spiritual Retreat for Change Agents, Taos NM, November 9 - 12, 2004. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT APPLIES UNTIL October 9. The beginning of the year is a great time for personal reflection, reassessment of values, and the reinvention of one's self in service to a better world. If you are hearing a new call, being drawn to
live and work in greater harmony with spirit, or just want time to honor the transitions of your life, Being AI: A Spiritual Retreat for Change Agents may be for you. With Diana Whitney as your guide you will have four days in community with others on the journey of spiritual development. You will have an opportunity to engage in self-discovery, envision your future and explore ways of being your best in the service of bringing out the best in others. For information and to register
contact Corporation for Positive Change at 505-751-1232 or email: office@positivechange.org.
What participants are saying about Being AI:
Being AI was life altering for me: a precious five-day period of focusing and interacting on a spiritual level of consciousness. Diana shared wisdom that has emerged out of her life of conscious learning, brought together with the pure intention of creating transformational positive change. It’s now my responsibility to put it all to use and remember what’s truly possible, through the expanded perspectives
that I now live in.
Dan Petersen
Director
Edges Learning Community
The Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry, Taos NM, November 29 - December 3, 2004. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT APPLIES UNTIL October 29. Whether you’re a consultant or leader of change, Foundations of AI will guide you through an exploration of the theories, principles
and practices of Appreciative Inquiry. This workshop provides hands-on experience of Appreciative Inquiry, preparing you to guide clients and groups in creating interview protocols, conducting interviews, working with appreciative data and stories, and crafting provocative propositions and organization design principles. Understand the difference between Appreciative Inquiry and deficit-based approaches to change, and experience the power of positive change methodologies. For information
and to register contact Corporation for Positive Change at 505-751-1232 or email: office@positivechange.org.
What participants are saying about Foundations in Appreciative Inquiry:
The Foundations of AI workshop expanded my consulting "toolkit", opened new avenues for productive client dialogue, and increased my network of AI colleagues - a fabulous development opportunity!
Theresa Garcia
CEO/President
Trust, Leadership & Growth, LLC
The Foundations of AI broadened my horizons personally and professionally by teaching me a methodology to use success stories as the foundation for exploring future visions. It challenged me to be bold enough to ask the necessary questions to discover a new world without limitations.
Kendra Sardelis
Science Applications International Corporation
BPM Specialist
Appreciative Leadership Development Program, Taos, NM, December 7 - 10, 2004. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT APPLIES UNTIL November 7. At last – an AI workshop for executives and managers! Facilitated by Diana Whitney and Jim Ludema this is a strength based leadership development program.
It is a must for leaders who wish to identify and enhance their strengths and appreciative capacities for collaboration, affirmation, and inspiration. This is a perfect program for leaders of large scale change. For information and to register contact Corporation for Positive Change at 505-751-1232 or email: office@positivechange.org.
What participants are saying about Appreciative Leadership Development Program:
This was a life altering experience. I not only got in touch with my strengths as a leader but really got in touch with who I've been "being" as a leader and what is effective about it as opposed to what I've been "doing" as a leader. I loved how we took the different data points and used them to take a look at ourselves and what we're up to as leaders. I am completely re-inspired as a leader and
feel very supported and connected with my colleagues. Thanks.
Tish Wilson
Vice President
Community Development Institute
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