Lessons from the Field : Applying Appreciative Inquiry - Softcover

Sue Annis Hammond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966537300 ISBN 13: 9780966537307

Publisher: Thin Book Pub Co, 1998

Synopsis

Finally, a book of case studies written by practitioners for practitioners about their experiences applying Appreciative Inquiry! This book contains case studies with rich detail on how the authors applied Appreciative Inquiry theory to their client's situation. They share their thoughts and lessons on how it worked and what they learned. Written in a simple style with lots of examples, this is the book you've been waiting for. The book is divided into five sections: Case Studies, Community Application, Application of Theory, Theory, and Resources and has 17 chapters.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This is the second edition of this highly regarded book. Out of print for a few years, we reprinted the book and found that the case studies were still fresh and useful for all levels of practitioners. The cases are easy to read and have a great deal of detail. This is a must have for anyone interested in the art of Appreciative Inquiry.

From the Inside Flap:

Appreciative Inquiry begins an adventure. The urge and call to adventure has been sounded by many people and organizations, and it will take many more to fully explore the vast vistas that are now appearing on the horizon. But even in the first steps, what is being sensed is decisive new direction in our language and theories of organzation transformation - an invitation as some have declared to a "positive revolution in change." More than just a "fieldbook," this volume is aiming at something higher. Its meta-message is about building learning community, and the need to dramatically reduce the time lag between innovations in the field and our free and open sharing with each other as creators, colleagues, co-theorists and co-conspirators. David Cooperrider, 1998

About this edition

• Publisher: Thin Book Pub Co
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0966537300
• ISBN 13: 9780966537307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 295
• Editor: Cathy Royal