... from task-finish, itself a form of problem solving. When it is used to manage behaviour the problem tends to be identified with individual(s) risking scapegoating. Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) is a social constructionist alternative to problem solving. It contends that asking questions about the future can create that future first by use of language to envision it together, then by collective actions. The first question determines the direction in which the vision will develop. A personal and collective vision of the future with its foundations firmly grounded on what is known to work well including profoundly valued personal achievements and beliefs removes much of the anxiety that is a major obstruction to change. Reflection on successes leads them to become new benchmarks (2,3). Since Ai is derived from story-telling, a human interaction familiar to all societies and cultures, no special skills or technical language are necessary to take part. Ai builds ...

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