European Community Appreciative Inquiry In person gathering

The world is a beautiful place where wonderful things happen. How can we discover, strengthen and expand these?

- Meeting and connection
- Learning together
- Bringing new people in
- Harvesting ideas and experiments

In this programme for purposeful professionals and leaders in public management and social profit organisations, we will search for new ways of change and development

Organised by AI-Academy.nl & The Hague Management Consultancy
in co-operation with IDeIA: Instituto Dialogos e Indagación Apreciativa

About the speakers
Menno Spaan
Public administration, specialised in organisation change. Lecturer, facilitator, motivational speaker on real life in public service. International acknowledged organisational innovation expert. Author of bestselling book ‘From Containment to Free Flow, a handbook for the innovation of public organisations.’

Cees Hoogendijk
Founder Dutch Appreciative Inquiry Academy, international AI practitioner
Lecturer and thinking partner in postmodern organisation development practices
Author of six books on organisation learning, process thinking and appreciative inquiry
Future-forming researcher of Organisational Generativity and the art of Genarrativity

Miriam Subirana
PhD in fine Arts (Barcelona, Oakland), painter, author of 13 books, inspirational speaker
Founder and director of Instituto Diálogos e Indagación Apreciativa, and IDeIA Academy
Coach, Thinking Partner, Master in contemplative meditation and relational mindfulness
Trained by a.o. David Cooperrider, Franz Jalics, Thich Nhat Hanh.

Programme overview
Monday 5th September 8pm: Welcome Dinner (for those who have already arrived)
Classes on Tuesday till Friday: 10am - 2pm and 6pm - 8pm
The four hours pause is a free format to be used for reflection, lunch, siesta, inspiration, nature etc.

Tuesday: creating space | foundational generative interview | initiation into the art of Appreciative Inquiry | definition of (group and individual) affirmative topic | learning journey | Starting points of innovation

Wednesday: mindful opening | connective leadership mirror | value systems | discovery of strengths | bringing innovations further | future forming dream practice | good sleep ritual

Thursday: the five Tibetans | The Circle Way, a leader in every chair | let's get genarrative | personal innovation case | from design thinking to design doing | options for action | innovative assignment

Friday: provocative proposals | the challenge of delivery | innovation game| the genius, the craftsman and the apprentice | design your deliberate practice | round of appreciation | “cena hasta luego”

Saturday morning - for the ones still present - individual questions and reflections

Gebruikers-beoefenaren van Appreciative Inquiry (AI) denken nog weleens dat de waarderende aanpak minder goed bruikbaar is voor het beslechten van conflicten. Op deze studiedag laten we zien dat het tegendeel het geval is. We reiken de deelnemers theorie, tools en vaardigheden aan om AI in lastige gesprekken toe te passen wanneer mensen tegenover elkaar komen te staan.

What does it take to shift an economy?
... from fear to trust, purpose, care and trust
... from scarcity to a feeling and mindset of enoughness

What does have to happen on a collective level?
And what can we do as individuals to make that shift happen?

In this taster session we'll have the pleasure to listen what Nadjeschda Taranczewski, founder and CEO of ConsciousU, author and thought leader has to say on that topic.

And we'll learn on how Appreciative Inquiry can help us become the change we want to see.

For people who want to deepen their understanding and equip themselves with tools and insights on this and other major shifts that we are going through - you might consider to enroll in the online program 'Shifting Paradigms with Appreciative Inquiry' starting at the 15th of October. More info on that during the session.

Registration is free and necessary if you want to join. Just click on the button below to register.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Link: ttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqd-urrD4qEt3Tmo0WrcfjwyJ3lDvhKt9K

Motivation: How do we create value in times of Artificial Intelligence?
… as individuals
… and as organizations

Is it around the data that we generate with every step we take?
Is it with the knowledge we learn at school & university?

Or is it rather the experience and wisdom we gather over our lifes?
…the creativity that doesn’t let itself be forced into spreadsheets or calendar slots…

In this taster session we’ll have the pleasure to listen what Joep. C. de Jong, founder and CEO of JLS International, former Senior Executive at Apple Inc and global thought leader in Appreciative Inquiry has to say on that topic.

And we’ll learn on how Appreciative Inquiry can help us become the change we want to see.

For people who want to deepen their understanding and equip themselves with tools and insights on this and other major shifts that we are going through – you might consider to enroll in the online program ‘Shifting Paradigms with Appreciative Inquiry‘ starting at the 15th of October. More info on that during the session.

Registration: free and necessary if you want to join the call. (just click the button below)

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdeCprzktH9KCk3MYm38IAFtwW-FROezU

What: Facilitate Purpose-Driven Planning Sessions
Where: self-paced learning and online on ZOOM
When: six weeks from Nov. 8 until Dec. 15
Link: https://drclaudiagross.podia.com/facilitate-purpose-driven-planning-sessions
Motivation: Navigate Profound Transitions and Co-Create Your Path into the Future
with Clarity, Ease and Enthusiasm (online and in-person)

Participating in this Intensive Course brings you multiple benefits:

Over these 6 weeks, you will…

Reflect on your current envisioning and planning practices and
identify quick entry doors to level them up.
Receive a clear overview of essential envisioning and planning approaches and techniques
that have a tremendous positive effect on your team’s work and impact in this world
(many of them are business-as-UNusual - be prepared to be surprised!).
Get insights into an effective 9-steps of a collaborative planning process
which you can easily adapt to your work and your team's situation.
Learn how to facilitate productive planning sessions full of energy, co-creation and
clarity regarding the next steps – the sort of meetings your colleagues really wish to participate in!
Dive deeper into the art of essential envisioning and planning practices such as
prioritization, goal formulation, action planning, bringing ideas to life and
how to integrate them into your team’s culture.
Increase your awareness that you are creators of your life, work and success and
that the best way of predicting the future is co-creating it.
Transfer your insights to your workplace week-by-week
with the ultimate goal of designing and facilitating purpose-driven planning sessions
with your colleagues and cooperation partners
so you feel energized by your vision, higher purpose and path into the future as well as
ready to bring your best self and your best work to the world together.

This six-weeks Intensive Course is ideal for team members and their colleagues, team leaders, HR or people managers, senior executives, organizational development pros, startup founders, trainers, coaches and consultants - everyone is actively contributing to individual, team and organizational developments and transformations and who genuinely cares about co-creating a better team or company culture full of wellbeing, impact, and joy.
Support: Come and join!

Share this announcement with your interested friends, colleagues and networks.

Hoe benutten wij het menselijk potentieel van onze gemeente organisatie? Een (te) complexe opgave? AI Academy Masterclass 4 en 5 november met verstrekkende, diepgaande en praktische inzichten.

Ben jij AI-practitioner? Leider? Manager? Organisatieadviseur?
Leer van constructieve en inclusieve organisatie-experts hoe je het beste te bewegen in complexiteit

Download de volledige brochure (PDF) via www.ai-academy.nl

Deze tweedaagse masterclass is open voor de gestelde doelgroep, en vormt tevens onderdeel van het verdiepingsprogramma van de gecertificeerde AI-opleiding als verzorgd door AI-academy.nl.
Support: Make possible participants aware. (Dutch spoken)

What: Appreciative Inquiry Basismodule
Where: Den Haag (NL)
When: 6 dagen gedurende 4 maanden; startsessie op 20/21 september
Link: www.ai-academy.nl
Motivation: Experiencial learning regarding the three dimensions of AI: 'being AI', the art of generative conversations, and facilitating AI summits.

The course is provided in co-creation with The Hague City Council. We call it a "mixed-open in-company". The AI Academy Basismodule is the first part of a HBO certified (28-32 ECTS) program. The course facilitator is Cees Hoogendijk.

More info to be found on the website www.ai-academy.nl.

One condition: the course seeks Dutch speaking participants.
Support: If you think this could be interesting for someone in your network, that would be great. We can still fill a few seats.

Join us for a series of conversations, webinars, and courses designed to help you use Appreciative Inquiry to activate Anti-Racist practices in your personal and professional lives.

ENTERING THE TERRITORY: a conversational series on racism
with Cathy Royal via Zoom
Price for the series: $30
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THROUGH AN APPRECIATIVE LENS
with Tanya Cruz Teller and Marlene Ogawa via Zoom
free registration
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BLACK PSYCHOLOGY: a forrunner of positive psychology
with Aaron Bethea, University of Akron via Zoom
free registration
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CO-CREATING A MORE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE WORLD WITH APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
with Tanya Cruz Teller and Marlene Ogawa
online course price: $595
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Event 1
Thursday 1st & 14 of October 2020, 11am - 13:00pm
Resilience Cycles: Navigating successfully through Uncertain Times

This is the first of a series of 4 Cycles combining Seminars/Workshops/Coaching/ that will immerse you into a highly insightful and exploratory journey through uncertain times that you have never experienced before. By the end of the series, you will have build the resilience skills and the strategies, at a personal level and as leader and professional for your businesses to be able to succeed.

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Event 2
Thursday 15th of October 2020, 11am - 13:00pm
Leadership Coaching from Middle Management to Executive Level. A journey to the next stage of your success.
Develop the Insights and Emotional Intelligence to lead with Conviction and Impact.

Emotional Intelligence in leaders, has proved to be a compelling case during COVID, for the new norm and any norm the changing and volatile landscape, will bring to lead happy and high performing teams. Why is so important: The Three Dimensions of Making an Impact On:
Your Personal Wellness and Professional Success
Your staff
Your organisation

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Event 3
From fixing problems to extraordinary results 20th of October 11am-13:00pm
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them.” —Albert Einstein
Delivering High Quality Service to your patients, service users and customers through high performing people. A different approach to problem solving. From fixing problems to get extraordinary results.
register via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/123067332705

Event 4
22nd of October 2020, Thursday 11am - 13:00pm
AIM Framework: The Appreciative Inquiry Way of Staff Management;
A methodology that all Managers and Senior Leaders should use when coaching and managing staff And this is why. Will enable you to:
Pull the Talent from each of your employees
Create fully engaged and committed top-notch and high performers
Unlock Innovation and creativity coming from all levels of employees.
Achieve high productivity in your teams
Build Resilient and responsive to change people

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Event 4
Appreciative Inquiry 27th of October 11am-13:00pm
Appreciative Inquiry. A revolutionary methodology and approach in shifting the energy, drive and mental resources of your people, teams at the scale of the organisation itself to positive action and transformational change.
Register via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/123073154117

Event 5
Thursday, 29th of October 2020, 11am - 13:00pm
Redefine your Strategy & Business Plan to navigate successfully to the new norm.

We are living in highly volatile and uncertain times, more than ever before. Thinking outside the box and quickly adapt to change is a MUST.

Build a Resilient and Agile Organisation which will sustain and grow at all times
Join the seminar to learn the Three Pillars of Success for managing Change.

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All seminars will be delivered via Zoom. Details will be provided in due course.

The topic of leadership is very prominent since several years. There are books and courses about charismatic leadership, transformational leadership, the different leadership styles of men and women. Thus, why now another term? Why now Appreciative Leadership, you might ask.

Because we are living in unprecedented times. We are amidst of a paradigm shift which will hopefully allow us to transition into a way of living on this planet and with other human beings in a more sustainable, respectful and appreciative way. A way that allows to help our people and organizations thrive and at the time honor the needs of future generations and the planet.

Appreciative inquiry uses the art of storytelling and the learning from principles that we can observe in nature to leverage change were we want to see it.

In this introduction to Appreciative Leadership Joep C. de Jong and I will introduce metaphors we use to make sense of the idea of ‘leadership’ and one or two of the Classic Priniciples of Appreciative Inquiry to give you a taste of what we call Appreciative Leadership.

Where: Old School Leiden (Pieterskerkhof 4a, 2311 SR Leiden)

When: 6.10.20 and 22.10.20, 19:00-21:00

If you want to go deeper and learn more about Appreciative Inquiry and Appreciative Leadership, we’ll invite you to join us for a three-day course at the end of this year.

You can find more info by clicking on the LinkedIn symbol below

Tickets can be bought by clicking on the ticket symbol below (link to the 6th is the single tag, to the 22nd is the double tag)

Now more than ever, the world is calling for resilience, the ability to see strengths, innovative thinking, and solutions that come from an inclusive group of stakeholders. Do you want to:

Connect with peers who are exploring strength-based approaches to today’s world?

Hear from industry thought catalysts about how they are using an appreciative perspective to generate growth and opportunity?

Learn more about the many different ways we can apply AI to the social justice and global issue of our time?

Join us for the 4th annual Appreciative Inquiry Community (AI) Jam!

This event has been an annual in-person gathering where AI practitioners, and anyone interested in strength-based approaches, can come to renew their energies, revitalize their practice, and reflect with each other on what the world is calling for from this community. This year, we’re rising to the challenge, making a positive pivot, and going virtual!

Wherever you are on your AI learning journey, this event is for you.

Dates: Thursday October 15 - Saturday October 17

Daily Times: 10am-4pm EST / 7am-1pm PST / 3pm-9pm CET

Format: Each day there will be three 60-90-min structured opportunities for interaction via Zoom, coupled with unstructured interactive opportunities and asynchronous reflection activities.

Highlights: Every day will include:

Inspiration from industry thought catalysts, including: Nadya Zhexembayeva, Michelle McQuaid, David Cooperrider, Ron Fry

Peer-to-peer learning through TAD Talks (like TED talks, only shorter, see below!)

Large and small-group interactive dialogue with the community

We hope you can join us!

Also, if you or others want to propose a short "TAD" (like Ted but more informal) 10 minute talk, we are seeking proposals too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtkT7Hfl_3RUBCUlJ7k1mOOJCcImFO3vSzbv5SR3pwQtNa0w/viewform

you can register via: https://forms.champlain.edu/form_ai/positivepivot
(you can just click on the little icon below to access the registration page)

Motivation: A revolutionary and Innovative Approach of bringing people together to share their strengths, brainstorm innovative ideas, envision possibilities, and design their desired future.

An event where through a Strength Based Facilitation, Peer Learning, and the Appreciative 4 Cycle, we will get energised, inspired, empowered, highly motivated to move to transformational change at individual, teams, organisation, community level.

This is where Creativity and Innovation meet and make the transition to change.

Together we will discover and clarify the best of what already exists and identify what further opportunities will propel in the direction of your future dreams. And, it does not stop there.
Commitments are made before participants leave the summit and return to “business as usual.” After an AI summit, there is no going back to business as usual. A change has happened that all have witnessed and committed to publicly

Zoom Details will be circulated to all registered.
Support: Featuring on your website and promoting the event with the community, spreading the power of Appreciative Collaboration and Conversations with Impact

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/126028413377

This weekend seminar with Joep C. de Jong and Vera Hofmann in German language will allow you to dig deep into things you want to change and allow you to come up with the next elegant step to make your dream happen.

Was ist gut in meinem Leben? Was will ich verändern? Welche Ideen und Ressourcen habe ich dafür? Was ist der nächste elegante Schritt?

In den letzten Monaten seit das Coronavirus seine gewaltige Wirkung entfaltet und unsere Welt ein bisschen aufgemischt hat, bekommen wir die Möglichkeit mal ohne jegliche Ablenkung uns selbst und unseren Herausforderungen ins Angesicht zu schauen. Um dieses Potenzial gut zu nutzen, laden wir Dich zum Wochenendseminar zum Thema Merken&Machen ein, um den gedanklichen und emotionalen Raum aufzuspannen und positive Veränderungen in Gang zu setzen.
Dieses Wochenende ist dafür da, bei den Herausforderungen, die Euch gerade schlaflose Nächte bereiten, einen oder zwei Schritte weiterzukommen. Ja, Du liest ganz richtig: jede(r) Teilnehmer(in) bringt also eine persönliche Problematik mit, die in seinem/ihrem (Arbeits)Umfeld gerade für Schwierigkeiten sorgt und wir arbeiten mit Hilfe von ein paar Basisprinzipien von Appreciative Inquiry gemeinsam daran. Während dieses Mini-Retreats werden Joep C. de Jong und ich für maximal 16 Teilnehmer da sein. Während dieser 2,5 Tage wird für unser leibliches und seelisches Wohl durch die Heldinnen des Landgasthauses gesorgt, sodass wir uns vollständig auf uns selbst konzentrieren können. Die traumhafte Umgebung abseits aller Hektik der Zivilisation hilft uns, Abstand vom Alltag zu gewinnen und neue Perspektiven und Lösungswege zu finden.

Wann: 27.-29. November 2020
Wo: Gut Gödelitz, Gödelitz 1, 04720 Döbeln, Deutschland
Investment: 250€ incl. MwSt für WerteAkademie Mitglieder, 450€ incl. MwSt für externe Gäste

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Anmeldung via vera@daretoimagine.today oder via Eventbrite (ticket symbol unten)