What is the Process of Appreciative Inquiry?
Appreciative Inquiry is a type of organizational strategy for improving businesses. It was first developed in 1987 by David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva. The theory behind Appreciative Inquiry is that organizations can change and do better when all members of the organization focus on its positive aspects, rather than on its negative aspects. Instead of surveying employees and asking them what is wrong with a company, employees are asked what works well in a company. By gathering this information, the company then moves forward and practices more of the “right working” strategies.
