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Location		Portland, Oregon
Target Audience		Managers, consultants, HR pros, organizational and community facilitators
Workshop Leaders		Executive Forum
Dates		Summer 2010
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Included
Prerequisites		None
Description		In times of economic turbulence and change, all organizations face the challenge of how to continue in ways that support their core mission, staff, and clients/customers. Some organizations look to leverage the best of their strengths and capacities in ways that enable them to survive, even to thrive in a pressurized environment. The organizational leaders we work with are asking these questions: How can we quickly define and leverage all our strengths? Where can we find energy to continue, to adapt and transform when we feel we are struggling to get by? How can we keep innovating, tapping our collective wisdom and resourcefulness to find solutions for the way forward? What will create environments of engagement that inspire and sustain extraordinary contributions? How do we shift perspective, to reframe as our markets and culture ask for more from us? What will it take for us to collaborate better, both inside our organizations and with our customers, clients, and communities? Discover your answers to these questions and find proven ways to tap the hidden capacities of your whole system! This interactive 4-day workshop serves as an in-depth introduction to the philosophy, research and practice of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as it has evolved over the last 25 years. Our focus on accelerated positive organizational change and innovation is designed for senior managers and change facilitators seeking a solid grounding in the possibilities of a strength-based and participatory approach to whole-system innovation, design, planning, implementation, and organizational effectiveness.  Please join us to develop essential skills in the key steps and choice points of AI: Experience each phase of the 5-D process, so useful in helping organizations develop and guide their change initiatives; Learn how to reframe problems into opportunities and craft powerful questions to increase effectiveness of our organizational conversation; Evaluate recent case studies, research and lessons learned from applying AI in health care, finance, IT, professional services, government, education, the social sector, manufacturing and international development; Receive support in developing sustainable change programs tailored for your organization and clients. ....And share with us your own insights and best practices related to change and innovation.
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Sponsoring Organizations		Innovation Partners International Executive Forum, Portland, Oregon

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