Social Emotional Learning: A Framework for Practice and Pedagogy

This second article of a three-part series describes a methodology framework for educator preparation programs and professional development promoting embedded SEL/TEI in practice and pedagogy.

A Disruption in Personal Development: Using Appreciative Inquiry During the Pandemic to Identify Aspirations and Inspire Action

During the pandemic, individuals became isolated and often unemployed, compounding the need for affordable, self-service content that facilitates personal growth and well-being. A journey of personal change which reinforces Appreciative Inquiry’s wholeness principle is being developed in a program that guides users in identifying aspirations and inspiring action towards them. Learners use mobile device technology to practice positive cognition and flourish.

Incubating Constructionist Ideas: Co-creating a Taos Institute Writing Community

This article is an article within an article. We (Haesun Moon, Paloma Torres-Dávila and Kristin Bodiford) are interested in broadening the Taos Institute’s impact beyond academic spaces and are exploring co-creating a Taos Institute Publication in Medium, a collaborative platform that offers shared space for relevant stories.

Appreciative Inquiry and Virtual Technology: An Improbable Pair for Accelerating the Wholeness Principle

In today’s environment it is easier than ever to host a virtual event, and gather stakeholders and sponsors to attend webinars or engage in recorded sessions. At the same time, there is also a great need for human connection, wholeness, and the ability to bring diverse and broad groups of people together for positive change. This environment is the perfect accelerator for Appreciative Inquiry practitioners to intentionally evolve using new technologies and virtual tools.

The Meaning of Embracing the Sun: The Appreciative Inquiry Process in a Participatory Diagnosis at Casas Hogar Guadalajara in Mexico

Resilience is woven in a relational and narrative way for our protagonists to tell their stories of transformation: it has validated their exceptionality and the opportunity to live, the right to be heard and be participants in the decisions that impact their lives. These narratives were a trigger to open the co-creation of a pilot for a child parliament.

Digital Appreciative Inquiry: A Whole New Relational Experience

Digital technology can offer a brand new relational experience and an extraordinary opportunity to work in the wholeness of Appreciative Inquiry. In this article, you will find both examples of where wholeness has been experienced to the fullest, sometimes surprisingly, and also some keys to living – and helping your participants live – a joyful and effective wholeness.

Realizing a Whole-Team Destiny at the Center for Trauma-Resilient Communities

AI practitioner Sally Loftis works with a nationwide group of trauma-informed consultants. Exponential growth created a need to virtually hire and onboard additional trainers and consultants. This article and video portray how we used technology in the Covid- 19 pandemic to build an appreciative inquiry team and a strengths-based process. The video includes participant and facilitator feedback.

Time to Act: Portland State University’s Journey to Transformation for Racial Justice and Equity

More than 900 members of the Portland State University community created a vision for a just and equitable campus at the Time to Act Fall 2020 Equity Summit. Five cross-campus task forces then recommended continuing actions to make that vision a reality.

Putting Appreciative Communication into Practice on Social Media Platforms

Is it possible to have meaningful conversations on social media platforms at a time when there is so much divisiveness and partisanship? It is not only possible but doable! By applying the AI principles of Wholeness and Enactment to social media conversations, I present a model framework to guide conversations away from those that devalue to those that add value.

Appreciative Inquiry: An Inclusive Method for Inclusive Internationalisation

Higher education institutions’ work with internationalisation is often managed by a small group of people who decide about the strategic direction and priorities. But what happens if we open the door for discussion to all staff? This article describes how a virtual Appreciative Inquiry summit can support the implementation of the ‘Internationalisation at Home’ strategy at the institution-wide level.