Resources

Websites

Appreciative Inquiry Commons
This is the worldwide portal for all AI resources!

The AI European Network
The website lists meetings, training opportunities and other matters posted by members in Europe.

The AI Practitioner
A Journal for AI practitioners published by Anne Radford. It contains a number of interesting articles about AI practice in different fields.

The Taos Institute
A long list of available articles by many authors.

The AI Listserve
A membership list for AI information and knowledge sharing.

Appreciating People
Trained by the Lincoln Workshop Series and has developed a selection of innovative training materials.

Books and Articles

Burr, V. (1995). An Introduction to Social Constructionism. London: Routledge.

Cooperrider, D. Sorensen, P.F. Yaeger, T.F & Whitnet, D. (2001) Appreciative Inquiry. An emerging direction for organisation development. Stipes.
Cooperrider, D. & Whitney, D. (2005) Appreciative Inquiry. A positive revolution in change. Berrett-Koehler.Cooperrider, D. Whitnet, D. & Stavros. J. (2003) The Appreciative Inquiry Handbook. Berrett-Koehler.

DeBono, E. (1982). DeBono’s Thinking Course. New York: Facts on File Publications.
DeBono, E. (1991). I’m Right, You’re Wrong. London: Penguin Books.

Gergen, K.J. (1994b). Toward Transformation in Social Knowledge (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Gergen, K.J. (1991). The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life. New York: Basic Books.
Gergen, K.J. (1994). Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Constructionism: Cambridge: Harvard Press.
Gergen, K.J. (1999). An Invitation to Social Construction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Goleman, D. (1996). Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

HampdenTurner, C. (1990). Creating Corporate Culture. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley.
HampdenTurner, C. (1994a). Charting the Corporate Mind. New York: Macmillan.
HampdenTurner, C. (1994b). The Seven Cultures of Capitalism. New York: Doubleday.

Handy, C. (1989). The Age of Unreason. London: Arrow Books, Ltd., Random House.
Handy, C. (1994). The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future. London:

Kelm, J.B. (2005) Appreciative Living. The principles of appreciative inquiry in personal life. Venet.

Ludema, J.D. Whitney, D. Mohr, B.J. & Griffin, T.J. (2003) The Appreciative Inquiry Summit. A practitioners guide for leading large group change. Berrett-Koehler.

Mohr, B.J., Smith, E., & Watkins, J.M. (2000). Appreciative Inquiry and Learning Assessment: An Embedded Evaluation Process in a Transnational Pharmaceutical Company. OD Practitioner, 32(1), 36-52.Mohr, B.J. & Watkins, J.M. (2002) The Essentials of Appreciative Inquiry: A Roadmap for Creating Positive Futures. Innovations in Management Series, Pegasus Communications, Waltham, Mass.

Preskill, H. & Catsambas, T.T. 2006. Reframing Evaluation through Appreciative Inquiry. Sage.

Senge, P.M. (1994). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the LearningOrganization. New York: Doubleday.
Senge, P. M.; Kleiner, Art; Roberts, Charlotte; Ross, Richard B.; Smith, Bryan J (1994): The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization. Doubleday, New York.

Sheldrake, R. (1994). Seven Experiments That Could Change the World. London: Forth Estate, Ltd.

Srivastva, S.; Fry, R.E.; Cooperrider, D.L. (Eds.)(1990). Appreciative Management and Leadership: The Power of Positive Thought and Action in Organizations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Whitney, D. & Trosten- Bloom, A. (2003) The Power of Appreciative Inquiry. A practical guide to positive change. Berrett-Koehler.

Watkins, J.M., & Cooperrider, D.L. (2000a). Appreciative Inquiry: A Transformative Paradigm. OD Practitioner, 32(1), 6-12.
Watkins, J.M., & Cooperrider, D.L. (2000b). Organizational Inquiry Model for Global Social Change Organizations. In D. Cooperrider, P. Sorenson, Jr., D. Whitney, & T. Yaeger (Eds.), Appreciative Inquiry: Rethinking Human Organization Toward a Positive Theory of Change(pp. 249-263). Champaign, Il:Stipes.
Watkins, J.M., & Mohr, B.J., (2001). Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.