Organisational Change
Summary Notes & Resources: Appreciative Inquiry
From 2-3 February 2026, CRF hosted a 2-day residential led by the pioneering David Cooperrider exploring the topic of ‘Appreciative Inquiry’.
Appreciative Inquiry redefines the way companies manage change. Rather than focusing on problems or obstacles, it leverages an organisation’s core strengths and distinctive capabilities. Appreciative Inquiry asks all relevant and affected stakeholders to rediscover the best of ‘what is’ and to innovate about ‘what could be’.
Below we’ve shared links to the Summary Notes and related resources. The notes outline:
- Guidance on applying Appreciative Inquiry at scale.
- The definition, principles and practical applications of Appreciative Inquiry.
- The science behind positive change.
- Frameworks and tools to support action.
Click here to access the Summary Notes >>
Click here to access David’s presentation slides >>
David Cooperrider has also shared some related links and resources below:
- Executive Briefing – The AI summit
- AI Summit Workbook – National Grid
- Appreciative Inquiry Summit Participant Workbook Example
- Workbook – Designing Positive Change Initiatives
- Playbook – The Business of Building a Better World
- Journal Article – How the whole system ‘‘AI’’ summit brings out the best in human enterprise
- Book Forward – Appreciative Intelligence
- Book Chapter – Positive Image, Positive Action The Affirmative Basis of Organizing
- Book Chapter – Appreciative Inquiry The Design of Net-Positive Organizations
- Article – The Discovery and Design of Positive Institutions
- Article – Positive Organisation Development
- Article – A New Framework for Strategic Planning
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