1. Appreciative Inquiryan introductionG. ViswanathFounder- DirectorOrganisations & Alternatives Consulting Pvt Ltd.www.oacindia.com

2. Today Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry The appreciative interview experience Genesis of AI where did it start ? 4-D or 5-D model ? The 5 Principles Relevance of AI to Coaching The Positive Psychology arena and Strengths Appreciative question 3. Appreciative interview Spend 40 minutes with your partner interviewing and being interviewed for 20minutes each Stay in your role as the interviewer do notmake it into a conversation. Your turn will come. Keep encouraging your interviewee to talk ( Tellme more, Share a story.. ) Focus on the best, greatest, peak experiences 4. Appreciative interview Would you like being interviewed again? How would you describe your beinginterviewed what were the emotionsthat were triggered? What do you feel towards yourinterviewer? How do you see your interviewee now? 5. AI - Genesis David Cooperrider, Case Western Suresh Shrivstava, Davids mentor Ronald Fry Jane Watkins ( many others ) 6. 4-D or 5-D model ? DEFINE DISCOVERY DREAM DESIGN DELIVER / DESTINY 7. DISCOVERY phaseWe create the organisationalworlds we live in 8. DISCOVERY phase 2 primary tasks Gather information, and Pull out themes ( life giving forces ) from theinterviews, compile the wish data When was the organisation most alive andfunctioning at its best? History as a positive possibility Paired interviews and/or AI Summits 9. DREAM phaseA vivid imagination compels the whole body to obey it.Aristotle 10. DREAM phase Heliotropic principle Possibilities of the future moving fromhistory to the future Organisations greatest potential is whatsystem moves towards Current image holds both strengths andlmitations 11. DREAM phase What is the world calling our organisationto be? What are the most enlivening and excitingpossibilities for our organisation? What is the positive core that issupporting our organisation? 12. DREAM phase2 stages : Right brained activity : skits, graphics Left brained activity : translate images toa statement : a Provocative Proposition 13. Provocative PropositionOr, Possibility statement Bridges what is to what might be Stretches status quo Challenges common assumptions/routines Enables Organisation to move towards thehighest and most imaginative visions 14. GREAT Provocative Propositions Are Desired Are written in the present tense Are grounded in our collective history Are Provocative Are stated in affirmative terms 15. DESIGN phase Socio-technical architecturePeople rarely dream of : Greater hierarchy, controls, inequalities,degradation, irresponsibilityDreams are quite the OPPOSITE Dealing with tough issues is critical here: Power, Money, Distribution of Resources 16. DESIGN phase Are you willing to open up everything?Questions: @ Team : What are the actions andcommitments we want to implement to makeour dreams come alive? @ Orgn : If our organisations policies, systemswere to fulfill our dreams, then what would theybe like? 17. DESTINY phase2-fold focus: Innovate / Align Dream Build AI learning competencies in thesystem 18. DESTINY phaseSustain momentum by: Building an appreciative eye into theorganisations systems, processes andprocedures E.g. from Evaluation to Valuation 19. DESTINY phaseNOT the typical Action Planning process Impossible to predict what members will takeon, take off, revise, change Multiple interventions to be expected AVOID traditional methods Let the UNIQUEness emerge Momentum depends on letting go of the oldorder (Monitoring, Delivery etc., etc) 20. DESTINY phaseOrganisation change is goingto be like a MOVEMENTthan like some neatly packaged or engineeredproduct !! 21. PRINCIPLES Social Construction Poetic Simultaneity Anticipatory Positive 22. Relevance of AI for Coaching Facilitative process Client leads the process Encourages story telling not problem-analysis based (unlike Counselling ) Helps individuals recognise/acknowledgetheir Strengths What is the tiniest action that you cantake towards your goals? 23. Thank You!For further conversations, happy to connect at:gvish@oacindia.com