Weatherhead Executive Education

Program Dates	Continuing Education
December 1 - 4, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (3.5 day program; December 4th is a half-day) Longboat Key, FL Add to Cart David L. Cooperrider, PhD   PROGRAM LOGISTICS February 23 - 26, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (3.5 day program; February 26th is a half-day) Cleveland, OH Add to Cart Ronald Fry, PhD	This program provides continuing education credit for the following professions: PMI Project Managers 21 PDU SPHR Professionals 21 CEU PHR Professionals 21 CEU OHIO CPA 28 CPE

Discover. Dream. Design. Create your Destiny

These principles are at the core of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a revolutionary approach to strategic change and sustainable growth for organizations. To be effective, change requires speed, flawless execution and buy-in at all levels. AI accomplishes this by engaging all stakeholder groups in a collaborative approach to decision-making. It is a process of inquiry which challenges the whole system to maximize the positive potential for cultural change, strategic planning, leadership development, joint ventures and alliances, team building, community development and dramatic whole system change.

This 3.5-day workshop gives participants an opportunity to discover how and why Appreciative Inquiry (AI) transforms organizations through live simulations, case studies and illustrations.  Network with a powerful, energizing group of peers from across different industries and sectors and learn how to ask the questions that open the floodgates for positive change, engage the whole system, and generate measurable results.

Topics

• How and why AI works
• AI in action - Case studies, stories, illustrations
• Questions that make positive change possible
• Engaging the whole system in change
• Develop a project for your organization

Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this class, participants will:

• Have a solid understanding of how to lead change through the strength-based perspective of AI
• Explore a wide range of applications of AI at the individual, group and large system levels
• Relate the principles underlying AI to specific project related to their own work
• Learn to lead, manage and motivate more positively
• Have the ability to introduce others to AI

Who Should Attend
Enrollment is limited to a select, qualified group of executives, change agents, social entrepreneurs, and experienced consultants. Teams of colleagues will gain special benefit by attending together, increasing the opportunity to apply significant learning for greater organizational impact.

Level of Prior Knowledge in This Subject Area: None