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Location		Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Target Audience		Managers, HR/OD professionals, practitioners and other leaders of transformative change
Workshop Leaders		Joanne Daykin and Catherine McKenna
Dates		March 23-March 26, 2009
Workshop Hours		Monday 8:30 – Thursday 5:00 pm (Registration at 8:00 Monday)
Cost		$1399 CDN + 5% GST before Feb 15 $1650 CDN + 5% GST after Feb 15 Inquire for non-profit and group discounts. Some partial scholarships available.
Included		An extensive resource manual including sample interview guides, sample agendas and articles Lunch and break refreshments
Refunds:		80% refund for cancellations 45 days in advance of the workshop 50% thereafter Substitutions may be made any time
Prerequisites		None
Description		This, hands on, learn by doing, in-depth workshop is designed for anyone seeking to obtain a solid grounding in the theory and practice of appreciative inquiry – e.g.- managers, consultants, human resource professionals, organizational and community facilitators - anyone concerned with minimizing resistance while achieving rapid change within human systems.   AI has been used very successfully with large change initiatives like program evaluation, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and for relational processes such as union/management relationship, diversity as an asset, and preparing the workforce to shift from hierarchy to horizontal team based processes. AI is particularly useful in turbulent environments. Rather than just another technique or tool, AI is presented as a radically innovative approach to the whole field of organization development and community change. The program focuses on energizing positive change in organization/community direction and culture. Most importantly, this workshop grounds participants in the concept of the emerging paradigm and what it means to “be AI” rather than just “doing AI”.
Workshop Goals		In addition to experiencing and examining the 5 “ D’s ” of the AI process (Definition, Discovery, Dream, Design, Destiny/Delivery),workshop you will: Appreciate the research, principles and practice of AI by experiencing each phase of the AI process (Definition, Discovery, Dream, Design, Destiny) Explore many case studies of AI as applied to Leadership Development, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Evaluation, Diversity, Process Improvement, Culture Change, Organization Redesign and other change agendas Practice appreciative question construction, interviewing, topic identification and reframing of problems to opportunities. Assemble the positive core of an organization/group and construct compelling images of the future. Experiment with translating the dream into systemic changes and engaging people in self organizing for implementation. Synthesize skills and theory by providing co-consultations and support on participants’ back-home applications Receive a detailed manual/reference guide.
Presenters Bios		Joanne Daykin, Principal of Innovation Partners International, is a consultant and facilitator with nearly 20 years experience. Using an Appreciative Inquiry Approach, she works with teams, organizations and communities to help them discover their very best and achieve their dreams. She works within Health Care, Education, non-profit, government and profit industries. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Ottawa, and her honors degree in Education at York University. She is an accredited Master Trainer in Total Quality and Excellence (ASQ), is a graduate of the Third Party Neutral and Conflict Resolution program (CICR) and holds her certificate in Organization Development (NTL). She has been co-facilitating the Appreciative Inquiry Foundations workshop for the Ottawa area for the past six years. Catherine McKenna, Principal of Innovation Partners International provides organization development, team building and facilitation services in the public, private and voluntary sectors. She also delivers training in Appreciative Inquiry, facilitation skills and leadership development. Catherine brings an appreciative perspective to her work with leaders as they engage their organizations in the challenge of change. She helps her clients understand and expand their strengths, discover and act on opportunities for innovation and build participative, agile organizations. Catherine holds an Organization Development certificate from the National Training Laboratories (NTL), a Masters of Industrial Relations from Queen's University (Kingston, Canada) a Bachelor's in Psychology, also from Queen's. Prior to the establishment of her consulting practice, Catherine worked for 11 years at Nortel Networks in various roles including management development, Line Human Resources management and recruiting.

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