1. Paradox of the Invisible Man

    March 28, 2012 by Elaine Suess

    Not to go all “invisible man” on you, but a recent Appreciative Inquiry engagement with a client identified an opportunity for them to focus on transparency. 

    The group I was working with had not been intentionally “un-transparent,” but creating the vision of what they wanted immediately took them down this path.

    Words Create Worlds (and Action!)

    By the end of our engagement, the team had identified and prioritized numerous actions – built upon the decision to put an intentional focus on being transparent.  (more…)

    Category: Appreciative Inquiry ,  Change ,  Communication ,  Transparency
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  2. Constant Change l Creative Innovation

    September 16, 2011 by Elaine Suess

    A few weeks ago, I was in a room with 32 others at Case Western Reserve University. We represented numerous countries around the globe, including Japan, Iceland, Nepal, Spain, Mexico, India, Singapore, New Zealand and the United States.

    It was a very interesting and insightful group, and we were all there with purpose – to grow in our ability to serve our clients, and to complete our certification in Appreciative Inquiry (AI) from the “father” of AI, David Cooperrider.

    The Beginning

    In the late ‘80’s, before the Strengths movements began, and before positive psychology officially charged out of the gate, the Appreciative Inquiry process was softly launched without fanfare, patent or IP protections, for the world to use.

    Since then, AI has taken hold in businesses and non-profit organizations large and small, (more…)

    Category: Appreciative Inquiry ,  Change ,  Communication ,  Innovation ,  Positivity ,  Strengths
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  3. Creating the Future

    May 26, 2011 by Elaine Suess

    I recently had the great pleasure of helping to plan and co-facilitate an event positioned to share learning and create action for change here in Cincinnati! As part of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Cincinnati program, this was the execution of my Leadership “class project.” But it was really so much more!  After seven months of planning and with over 100 registrants, you can imagine (more…)

    Category: Appreciative Inquiry ,  Leadership ,  Strengths ,  Teamwork Tags: | 
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