Appreciative Inquiry for Accelerated Learning
Here is a presentation for Teach for America, which is about Appreciative Inquiry by David Cooperridder of Case Western Reserve University, which is learning which integrates the insight from motivation research and emotional intelligence.
• ”Learn how to learn as a global family” he calls this one of the “great adventures of our time.” His philosophy Segelman, Barbara Hedrickson, and Peter Drucker.
• Strength elevated perspective… true, better. Finding consistent ways to lift that up. the task of leadership is to create an alighnment of strengths that make weakness irrelevant.
• Could it be all about strengths?
• ”Hope connected to hope. Inspiration to connected to inspiration.”
• Signature strengths (Its like the DSMV for human strengths–its a vocabulary) (also mentions an encyclopedia)
• Magnify the intensity of strengths
• Strength extending organization
• Three parts Segelman proposed (positive institution: magnification) extend courage, wisdom, and humanity out into the world.
• Non-deficit change in human learning
• The most exciting project I have worked on: Kofi Annan, Jeffery Sachs, etc.
• We need a new vision of business in society for the 21st century
• Business as a force for peace and eco-innovation
• Did Appreciative Inquiry on/with this project.
• Switzerland: a handoff of the project (4,000 corporations involved)
• Sachs: How can we accelerate the solutions (to extreme poverty)?
• “I refuse to miss this opportunity”
• Nano-solar in california. Solar panels on 4% of dessert, without even the tech of nano-solar. Partially funded by Google
• Coca Cola “Time to stand up, speak up, and scale up”
• Spread of strength, capacity, and innovation
• What is the name we would give to our generation?
• The most priviledged generation? Next 25 to 30 will be decisive.
• Can we accelerate?
• Can download appreciative inquiry. To find stories. In Brazil…
• Accel…Learning (VIA Instrument Website: Wisdom, Hope, Curiosity)
• Global Anticipatory Learning
• No Limits to Learning (book) #1 Agenda of our Era
• Need a whole new kind of learning–experiential learning. Can’t afford this, however, because of cost. (ie species extinction, nuclear war require anticipatory learning)
• Israel Startup scene is based on these principles. 10% of income to Israel based on these 300 companies
• Using the strengths of business.
• Used cartoons to teach
• So much potential letting up
• Looking for the sweet spot: trememdous value for business and society
You can check out the Appreciative Inquiry Commons for more on these concepts, including extensive articles and a robust bibliography on appreciative learning.
