AI Certificate Program (Case Western Reserve)
Coming to Melbourne!

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY CERTIFICATE
in Positive Business and Society Change

PRESENTED BY AI FOUNDER PROF RON FRY
BOOK NOW for November 2012 & June 2013, Melbourne, Australia

AI: LEVERAGING STRENGTHS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE LASTING CHANGE
(Formerly Foundations and Frontiers)
3.5 days Nov 12-15, 2012

AI ADVANCED WORKSHOP
Certificate in Positive Business and Society Change
3 days Late June 2013

Developed by AI co-originators and Weatherhead School of Business faculty members David Cooperrider, Ph.D., and Ronald Fry, Ph.D., this program presents a proven approach to accelerating organisational change by redirecting focus to core strengths. Through a combination of coursework and fieldwork, earn advanced professional education in the foundations of AI and work on projects specific to your own organisation. The certificate, awarded by the Weatherhead School of Business at Case Western Reserve University, bridges high ideals with the results orientation of business and industry.

WHERE

Melbourne, Victoria.

FEE

Part 1: Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change 
$4,400 incl GST.
Early Bird Fee by 1 October 2012: $3,960 including GST
Parts 2 and 3: Fieldwork and Advanced Workshop
$6,600 including GST.
Early Bird by 1 February 2013: $5940 including GST

Continue reading for more details about the course, the instructor (Pof. Ronald Fry) and how to book.

WHAT AND WHEN

Part 1: November 12 – 15, 2012
Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths For Transformative, Lasting Change
(3.5 day in class program)

Part 2: Field Work
Take your AI capability to a new level
Supervised Projects
Optional Learning Conferences
(2 x full days for Certificate Candidates)
Supervision Conference Calls
The Certificate Program Qualifying Portfolio

Part 3: Late June 2013 
The Advanced Workshop on AI
Take your learning and practice to the cutting edge of AI
(3 day in class Program for Certificate Candidates)

COURSEWORK FOR THE CERTIFICATE

The certificate is awarded after completion of the three-part sequence outlined below.

Part I: Appreciative Inquiry: Levereraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change
(3.5 days in class program)

Discover how and why Appreciative Inquiry works through case studies and illustrations. Learn how to ask the questions that open the floodgates for positive change, engage the whole system, and generate measurable results.

Topics:

How and why Appreciative Inquiry works
AI in action – Case studies, stories, illustrations
Questions that make positive change possible
Engaging the whole system in change
Develop a project for your organisation

Part II: Field Work: Certificate Qualifying Portfolio
An Inquiry into the Stories and Lives of Leaders in the Field
Join in a global inquiry on business as an agent of world benefit by conducting five appreciative interviews with social and business change leaders to capture golden innovations and visions of a future where business and society are even more positively connected.

AI Learning Conference Calls

Participants connect with colleagues through periodic internet mediated coaching and conference calls.

The Certificate Program Qualifying Portfolio

Participants move to a new level of capability by preparing two papers: a report on their inquiries with five leaders in the field and an analysis of their own projects.

Part III: The Advanced Workshop on AI 
(3.5 days in class program)
In this capstone session, participants experience the power of appreciative learning through interactive feedback sessions on AI projects

Receipt of Certificate
Participants will receive their certificates at the conclusion of Part III Advanced Workshop on AI.

PROFESSOR RONALD FRY (INSTRUCTOR)

Ronald Fry, Ph.D., is the chair and a professor of organisational behaviour. Dr. Fry, a co-originator of AI and noted authority on the subject, has published numerous journal articles and books on AI, including co-authoring the Handbook of Transformative Cooperation with Cooperrider and Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Building Cooperative Capacity with Frank Barrett, and has developed and conducted a certificate program in Appreciative Leadership and Organizational Capacity Building in over 30 countries. He also consults with a variety of organisations including The Lubrizol Corporation, Roadway Express, and the U.S. Navy. Dr. Fry received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Positive Leadership
601/118 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC Australia 3001

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