ELEV-MM 001: Appreciative Inquiry

ELEV-MM 001: Appreciative Inquiry

Course Number: ELEV-MM 001

Duration: One day

Course Description:

Organizations can be understood as living systems shaped by the people within them. Appreciative Inquiry creates organizational change by focusing on strengths, values, and successes rather than problems and deficiencies. Through positive questioning and constructive dialogue, learners are guided to move individuals and teams in a forward-looking, strengths-based direction.

Appreciative Inquiry shifts the focus from what is wrong to what is working well. By encouraging the sharing of positive stories and successful experiences, this course strengthens relationships, builds engagement, and supports sustainable organizational change.

By the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Explain the meaning of appreciative inquiry
• Think in positive terms and reduce negative thinking
• Encourage others to adopt a positive mindset
• Recognize positive attributes in individuals and teams
• Create positive imagery that supports change
• Manage and guide employees within a positive environment

Course Modules:

Module One: Introducing Appreciative Inquiry

• Define appreciative inquiry
• Generate a vision for a better future
• Engage people in positive thinking
• Understand how individual change drives organizational change

Module Two: Changing the Way You Think

• Shift from focusing on problems to focusing on strengths
• Highlight successes rather than eliminating mistakes
• Use positive language to influence thinking
• Reduce or remove negative phrasing

Module Three: The Four D Model

• Discovery
• Dream
• Design
• Delivery

Module Four: The Four I Model

• Initiate
• Inquire
• Imagine
• Innovate

Module Five: Appreciative Inquiry Interview Style

• Frame positive questions
• Solicit positive stories
• Identify what works
• Recognize recurring themes

Module Six: Anticipatory Reality

• Understand how envisioning success shapes the present
• Control negative anticipation
• Influence decisions through positive expectations
• Base expectations on data and real examples

Module Seven: The Power of Positive Imagery

• Shape performance through positive imagery
• Prepare for adversity
• Increase flexibility and creativity
• Visualize ideal outcomes

Module Eight: Influencing Change Through Appreciative Inquiry

• Use strengths to address challenges
• Build confidence to promote change
• Understand inquiry as a catalyst for change
• Set expectations that guide behavior

Module Nine: Coaching and Managing with Appreciative Inquiry

• Build strategies around what works
• Focus on growth and improvement
• Recognize the best in people
• Limit or remove negative commentary

Module Ten: Creating a Positive Core

• Identify strengths
• Capture best practices
• Highlight peak experiences
• Celebrate successes

Appreciative Inquiry empowers learners to lead meaningful change by building on strengths and creating a culture of positivity and engagement. Join now to help your organization transform performance, relationships, and culture through a strengths-based approach.