LESSON 5: APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY

THE APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY PROCESS

There are four processes in AI:

1. DISCOVERY - "What gives life?"
2. DREAM - "What might be?"
3. DESIGN - "What should be the ideal?"
4. DESTINY - "How to empower, learn, and adjust/improvise?"

I learned that these processes are important in AI because it allows and engages you to change. The first process, Discovery means appreciating life itself, discovering the best of what it is. This involves a diligent search for what is the best in the organization and what people appreciate the most in themselves and also inside the organization. It is when the members of the organization feel most alive deep inside. This also includes identifying what works well in the organization. The second process, Dreaming talks about after knowing what is best, these possibilities should be turned into reality. In an organization, there are different possibilities that are already there, just waiting to pop into becoming a reality. Third, Design means that the organization should plan and prioritize processes that work well in the organization. The dream will be design in order to make that dream possible and turn into a reality. Lastly, Destiny talks about the implementation and execution of the proposed design.