1. 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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  2. Stick Your Head Under Water

    June 30, 2011 by Elaine Suess

    I was at Spring Grove cemetery the other day – a common stopping point for me. It’s beautiful, quiet and my character strength of curiosity is always in full swing there.

    I had just finished a short run, and as I was standing by the water, a couple of ducks snuck up behind me. There was no clucking or quacking, but the white duck started looking for something to eat in the green muck. As it searched, (more…)

    Category: Coaching ,  Fear ,  Goal Setting ,  Leadership ,  Positivity Tags: , , , , , , , | 
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  3. Does Positivity = Productivity?

    February 18, 2011 by Elaine Suess

    As equations go, I’m generally in favor of them. I was an English Writing major in college with a minor in business, so equations usually showed themselves only in my statistics class, and came up again as I earned my MBA.

    But really an equation can be:

    • The process of equating one thing with another
    • Defined as a situation or problem in which several factors must be taken into account.

    This sounds a little bit like life then, doesn’t it?

    Equality for Equations

    I’m onto the equation discussion here because I’ve recently been researching a different kind of equation (as defined above) (more…)

    Category: Appreciative Inquiry ,  Positivity ,  Research ,  Strengths ,  Teamwork
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