appreciative inquiry

In the last few days a few people have expressed an interest in the Appreciative Inquiry approach to community engagement. So here is the link to the Appreciative Inquiry Commons:http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/ and some links to articles and case studies I have written on the topic:

http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/practice/organizationDetail.cfm?coid=6981&sector=22

http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/practice/organizationDetail.cfm?coid=4082&sector=22

http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/practice/organizationDetail.cfm?coid=7427&sector=22

I still use many of the ideas but now intertwine them with different creative and hybrid practices:

http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/practice/organizationDetail.cfm?coid=12177&sector=28

PS: photo is of me and a village elder taking a break during an Appreciative Inquiry session in MBam Eco-Village, Senegal, West Africa.