Developed by AI co-originators and Weatherhead 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.
Instructor
Ronald Fry Ph.D., chair and 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 David 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 PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dates:
- Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change (3.5 days)
November 14-17 2011 - Advanced Workshop (3 full days)
Late June 2012
Coursework for the Certificate:
The certificate is awarded after completion of the three-part sequence outlined below.
Part I: Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change
Formerly Foundations and Frontiers in Appreciative Inquiry
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. Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change is a 3.5-day in-class program.
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
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
In this capstone session, a three-day in-class program, 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: The Advanced Workshop on AI.
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Cost of Certificate: |
Price
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Early Bird 10% discount By 1 October 2011 |
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Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change |
$4,400 incl GST |
$3,960 incl GST |
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Appreciative Inquiry Certificate in Positive Business and Society Change |
$6,600 incl GST |
$5,940 incl GST |
Registration
Appreciative Inquiry: Leveraging Strengths for Transformative, Lasting Change
Appreciative Inquiry Certificate in Positive Business and Society Change
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By: Jan Elsner