Summary
This
session will introduce Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology
and will examine the similarities and differences between
them. It will also consider ways that an understanding of
Positive Psychology supports Appreciative Inquiry practice.
The session will be interactive: it will include 2 short exercises
and there will be an ongoing discussion of the material presented.
By the end of the session delegates should:
Understand the basics of Appreciative Inquiry and Positive
Psychology
Understand the relationship between them
Have considered how knowledge of Positive Psychology can enhance
Appreciative Psychology Practice.
Biography
Sarah
is a consultant and a facilitator, and all her work is informed
by a social constructionist view of organisations. She has
particular expertise in approaches related to this perspective,
for instance appreciative inquiry, systemic consultation and
large group participation events. She increasingly brings
an appreciation of positive psychology to her work.
Sarah is a chartered psychologist, an Associated Fellow of
the British Psychological Society and a Principal member of
the Association of Business Psychologists. She also has a
certificate of systemic management and is accredited to use
psychometric assessment. She is a regular conference presenter
in the UK and is a published author.
Her latest publication:
Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: using AI to Facilitate
Organisational Development
