CCTNetwork2Apr2018

Critical and Creative Thinking Graduate Program

CCT Community Open House Event:

Using Appreciative Inquiry to Explore Challenging Times and Lives

Monday, April 2, 2018, 7:00-8:30pm ET
On campus and online.
On campus: Wheatley Hall, 4th floor, room W04-170.
Online: in Zoom Conferencing at http://bit.ly/CCTEventSpring18
Log in to the link above any time in advance of the meeting to check that your browser is set up to run Zoom and that your equipment works (microphone, webcam).

Description:

Appreciative Inquiry is a method that asks us to look at situations by examining the root causes of what is already working well, instead of emphasizing what is wrong or dysfunctional, or that we simply need to focus on isolating and solving problems. In doing so, we look to design the path ahead so that it is built around the strengths that exist now. A step relevant to reflective practice, then, is teaching ourselves to see in a way that leads to appreciation -- where focusing on what we/the organization/others are good at becomes the norm instead of the exception.

This session will involve an activity that introduces participants to the main questions used Appreciative Inquiry and the experience of developing a vision for a positive future, and our discussion will help us to consider how to extend this approach into individual workplaces and lives.

Agenda:

7:00 Welcome and introduction to the open house
7:10-8:30 Appreciative Inquiry: overview (video), then activity.

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Technical details
Participate online or on campus. RSVP to cct@umb.edu for more details.
Location: UMass Boston, Wheatley Hall, 4th floor, room W04-170.
Online: join through Zoom at http://bit.ly/CCTEventSpring18 (web-based video conference)
Additional reference: Appreciative Inquiry introduction