Comments on: Book Review: The Power of Appreciative Inquiry

By: David @ A Happy Pocket Full of Money

David @ A Happy Pocket Full of Money — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:41:18 +0000

Awesome post. For me, this is the most important sentence: The Positive Principle – Positive Questions Lead to Positive Change

By: Mike King

Mike King — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:28:15 +0000

Thanks Steven, you are right there are always disadvantages to things as well. When it comes to inquisitive minds though, I think it is safe to say that there are few enough people who really live by inquiry that it is outbalanced by the so many people who are purely “getting by” with what they know and never exploring or inquiring about new things. I’ll keep my curiosity any day and accept the circumstances though thanks.

By: Mike King

Mike King — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:26:22 +0000

Thanks Armen, you’ve highlighted and picked up some key points for sure. And as usual, the same brief outline and summary is all that exists in my article as well so its definitely worth reading more on if the subject interests you. It’s been a great new addition to my toolset and I know it will only continue to grow and be applied in many areas of my life.

By: Steven | The Emotion Machine

Steven | The Emotion Machine — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:39:05 +0000

Great book review and very interesting comments! I have definitely benefited from having a inquisitive mind all throughout my childhood up until this very day. Sometimes it can be disadvantageous, especially if you get lost in the world of ideas, but often things work out for the best, and you are smarter and more happy because of it. The truth shall set you free.

By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:35:53 +0000

Hi Mike.

Those 8 principles sure are cool. I like the concepts of many of them. The one that says “Words Create Worlds” sends a nice message about how powerful words can be. From words, we can see things that were not there before, all started by the words someone said. We have to recognize their potency.

Also, on the one about how “Acting ‘As If’ Is Self-Fulfilling”, I have seen that to be the case many times. When I acted as though I was person X or businessman Y, I got results like person X or businessman Y would get. It is worth doing for anything or anyone we want to emulate.

That survey point at the beginning is one to take notice of. Focusing on the 5% with problems can lead to forgetting that 95% are supporters. It is a waste to lose 20% of those 95% when trying to satisfy those 5%. We have to be cognizant of the good, because when the good is not noticed, we have become spoiled, and problems occur.

Thanks to you, I feel like I got a good summary of key points from the book, as usual~

By: Mike King

Mike King — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:55:58 +0000

Absolutely right Vincent. Words create worlds as is always stated in AI and those 3 worlds are a great selection to refer to for that. Thanks for the comment!

By: Vincent Nguyen

Vincent Nguyen — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:07:02 +0000

Hi Mike,

Thank you for sharing the “Appreciative Inquiry” process.
I definitely see the positive and productive impact it has for an individual and a group dynamic.
The words that really resonates and stands out for me are:
Creating, Freedom and Change.
Each of these words (among others) give us a sense of fluidity and flexibility toward manifesting what you want.

By: revizyon

revizyon — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:26:37 +0000

I love you Diana Whitney for Mike..:)

By: Industry News

Industry News — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:01:10 +0000

Becoming a certified facilitator is definitely something I think that I would like to explore as well. Exciting stuff indeed!

By: Mike King

Mike King — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:16:40 +0000

Thanks, and yes I agree with both of you. I had the same feelings when I first learned about it and even though its a very “young system or process” it is incredibly powerful at bring out the best in communities and I am really looking forward to making the most of it in my work. Its a joy to be leading it and I’m hopeful to become certified as a facilitator as well so I can bring it out into other communities and groups that I am involved in.
I also find the more I research about it, the more and more excited I get about it.