Appreciative Inquiry: A Transformative Approach for Initiating Shared Leadership and Organizational Learning

Auraria Library leaders at the University of Colorado Denver, USA employed Appreciative Inquiry (AI) principles, processes, and practices to inclusively redesign organizational structure, social relationships, knowledge systems, and workplace aspirations. Throughout the four year period, from 2008 t...

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Published in:Revista de cercetare si interventie sociala 2012-09, Vol.38 (38), p.7-24
Main Authors: Somerville, Mary M, FARNER, Marical
Format: Article
Language:English
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Access to information
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Collaboration
Cooperation
Denver, Colorado
Intervention
Knowledge
Leadership
Librarians
Libraries
Organizational Development
Organizational learning
Organizational Structure
Publishing industry
Scholarly communication
Social Sciences
Sociology
Workplaces
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Summary:Auraria Library leaders at the University of Colorado Denver, USA employed Appreciative Inquiry (AI) principles, processes, and practices to inclusively redesign organizational structure, social relationships, knowledge systems, and workplace aspirations. Throughout the four year period, from 2008 through 2012,intervention activities employed life generating properties which were appreciative,applicable, provocative, and collaborative. Iterative application of the 4- Cycle intervention model (discovery, dream, design, and destiny) and associated AI principles advanced shared leadership and organizational learning capacities within a revitalized workplace culture. Iterative processes of reflection, reframing, and reinterpretation now sustain ongoing and inclusive inquiry that is appreciative,applicable, provocative, and collaborative.
ISSN:1584-5397
1583-3410
1584-5397