Why Appreciative Interviews?
• Appreciative Interviews are based on an agreed “Affirmative Topic” so are implicitly positive • Appreciative Interviews gather new information about what is already working well and contributing to the success of a given topic • Appreciative Interviews raise people’s morale by valuing their own personal experiences and contributions, making them more open to change • Appreciative Interviews raise the sense of what is possible in anticipation of the Dream stage • As they tell their stories and associate into their own positive reference experiences, people are more likely to come up with fresh insights than if they are asked for abstract lists of principles. • You can actively engage large numbers of people at all levels of the organisation as Appreciative Interviewers, helping them to internalise an appreciative mindset. The second great idea for your PLC’s is from the amazing strategy, consulting, and design company Adaptive Path. Adaptive Path uses a management style the call an Ad
