Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a way of being and seeing. It is both a worldview and a process for facilitating positive change in human systems, e.g., organizations, groups, and communities. Its assumption is simple: Every human system has something that works right--things that give it life when it is vital, effective, and successful.

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Company of Experts.net proudly announces that it is now a service provider for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

The National Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development (NCSPOD) has joined Company of Experts.net to present the AIFT^©.

Appreciative Inquiry provides leaders with a methodology to focus on the positive instead of the negative. Rather than focusing mainly on problems, it elicits solutions. I...hope that community college [and other] leaders realize the potential for this valuable tool

George R. Boggs, Ph.D.
President and CEO
American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, D.C.

Workshops for Professional Development: Apppreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training

Learn how to change the way you think about change.

The AIFT^© trains facilitators to change organizations in a positive way.

You and your team will be able to facilitate or co-facilitate Appreciative Inquiry sessions in a program, department, division, organization, group, or community on any topic.

Beyond being an organizational development process, Appreciative Inquiry becomes a generative way to energize the creative best in people and their organizations.

This Training is appropriate for consultants and leaders in:

Businesses and corporations
Community development
Educational organizations
Governmental organizations
Nonprofit organizations
Anyone who wants to learn how to facilitate Appreciative Inquiry in groups and organizations

We are seeking host organizations throughout the world for four-day Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Trainings (AIFT^©). Host organizations receive two complimentary registrations for a training held on their site in exchange for, at no charge, these ESSENTIALS ..

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Company of Experts.net trains, certifies and evaluates AIFT^© Trainers. With a strong commitment to the foundation and practice of Appreciative Inquiry each trainer has a balance of education, consulting and on-the-job experience to bring a unique real-world richness to our training.

The AIFT^© Trainers create a learning environment that is open, respectful and focused on learning so that you will be able to introduce and facilitate AI to your organization.

AIFT^© certified trainers are Kathy Becker, Jeanie Cockell, Lane Glenn, Doug Kerr, Ezelle Theunissen, Kay Weiss, and Ray Wells as well as Charles Miller and Nancy Stetson, who co-developed the AIFT^©.