Comments on: David Cooperrider – Appreciative Inquiry for Coaches

By: Vikki G. Brock

Vikki G. Brock — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:49:25 +0000

Thanks to all of you for sharing your wisdom, resources, and the ways in which Appreciative Inquiry informs your coaching. I am one of those individuals who was using the technique of Appreciative Inquiry before I had been formally introduced to it.

In the early 1990s a colleague suggested that we look for what is right in a situation rather than what was wrong with it. Having been an AA member for many years, I likened it to the gratitude list my sponsor had suggested I make so I would appreciate all the gifts in my life.

Vikki G. Brock, Ph.D., MCC
Director, History and Archive Division
The Coaching Commons

By: Billy C H Teoh

Billy C H Teoh — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:34:22 +0000

Maite, any chance of an English version on the presentation at the Spanish Psychological Association?

Susan, thanks for the insight into the construct of Appreciative Transformative Learning. Definitely great stuff.

Isn’t it great? There are so many possibilities of ‘integrating’ coaching with/into other ‘constructs’. Wondering, to what extent would the ‘integration’ process with other ‘constructs’ add-value or de-value coaching?

Meta-cheerio.

Billy C H Teoh
Malaysia.

By: Susan R. Meyer

Susan R. Meyer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:19:53 +0000

Appreciative Inquiry informs all my coaching and consulting. I use a variation of the approach outlined in Orem, Binkert and Clancy’s (2007) Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change with both executive and personal coaching clients. It simply makes good sense to me to begin from a positive stance if we are going to help clients grow. With Loretta Donovan, I’ve also been exploring how Appreciative Inquiry and Transformative Learning work together to create lasting change. We see coaching as crucial to the ongoing success of AI Summits. The link below is to an article we’ve written about this. A similar article, emphasizing the role of coaching, subsequently appeared in the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations.
http://www.aiconsulting.org/articles/Transformative_Learning_+_Appreciative_Inquiry.pdf

By: Maite Sanchez-Mora

Maite Sanchez-Mora — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:00:58 +0000

Hi Vicki!
I believe that IA is the best way to implement a Coaching system in an organization.
Here in this link you can see what I think. Is a presentation on the Spanish (Catalonia) Psycological Association.

http://www.copc.org/images/isabel/seccions/treball/maitesanchezmora.PDF

Thanks for the great reminder of the power of AI.

Maite Sanchez-Mora

By: Billy C H Teoh

Billy C H Teoh — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:27:07 +0000

As I see it, the AI methodology is particularly a great way to complement group/team coaching, and perhaps also individual coaching?

I am experimenting with a hybrid version of using AI with borrowed ideas from Clean Language (metaphoric + language patterns) and Integral Coaching (metaphoric), though is still on the learning journey to integrating these processes in individual & group/team coaching. Any other recommendations on the ‘integrating processes’?

Anyone would like to share or point me to ‘resources’ of the ‘integrating processes’ where AI is the ‘center piece’ and incorporating other methodologies to further enhance the impact of coaching?

Meta-cheerio.

Billy C H Teoh
Malaysia.

By: Robert Killen

Robert Killen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:08:23 +0000

Hi Vicki!
I have built my business to help individuals and organizations identify and deliver the stories which illustrate who they are when at their very best. We focus on the power of story, so integral to successful AI results.

Thanks for the great reminder of the power of AI.

Cheers!
Robert
http://www.apexdn.com

By: Tom Rausch

Tom Rausch — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:07:26 +0000

Vicki,
We developed a Transformational Leader 6 month coaching program that includes a module titled Leading with Appreciative Inquiry. It includes practical suggestions to incorporate AI into day-to-day organizational life, such as starting regular staff meetings with an AI story from the past week solicited from the group. It always sets a great tone for a meeting.
Tom Rausch
Help for organizations committed to sustainable success:
http://www.leadershipbeyondlimits.com