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What Is Appreciative Inquiry Model
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What Is Appreciative Inquiry Model

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a strengths-based, positive approach to leadership development and organizational change. AI can be used by individuals, teams, organizations, or at the societal...

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Appreciative Inquiry Tools and Exercises
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Appreciative Inquiry Tools and Exercises

Appreciative inquiry (AI) is a model that seeks to engage stakeholders in self-determined change. According to Gervase Bushe, professor of leadership and organization development at the Beedie School...

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What is Appreciative Inquiry Training?
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What is Appreciative Inquiry Training?

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a strengths-based, positive approach to leadership development and organizational change. AI can be used by individuals, teams, organizations, or at the societal level; in each...

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Appreciative Inquiry
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Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a strengths-based, positive approach to leadership development and organizational change. AI can be used by individuals, teams, organizations, or at the societal level;...

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Life Orientation
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Life Orientation

Life Orientation is central to the holistic development of learners. It addresses skills, knowledge and values for the personal, social, intellectual, emotional, and physical growth of...

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Mindset Activities
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Mindset Activities

With the right mindset, it may be possible to handle challenges better and pursue success without getting down on yourself. Nurturing a growth mindset could help...

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Learned Optimism

Learned optimism is the idea in positive psychology that a talent for joy, like any other, can be cultivated. In contrast with learned helplessness, optimism is learned by consciously challenging any negative self-talk. Learned...

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Delayed Gratification

Gratification is the pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal. It is also identified as a response stemming from the fulfillment of social needs such...

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Psychological Distance

Psychological distance is the degree to which people feel removed from a phenomenon. Distance in this case is not limited to the physical surroundings, rather it...

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Positive Thinking

Positive thinking is an emotional and mental attitude that focuses on the good and expects results that will benefit you. It’s about anticipating happiness, health, and...

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Toxic Positivity

Toxic positivity happens when people believe that negative thoughts about anything should be avoided. Even in response to events that normally would evoke sadness, such as...

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Locus of Control

Locus of Control refers to an individual’s perception of the underlying main causes of events in his/her life. Or, more simply: Do you believe that your destiny...

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Procrastination

Procrastination is an interesting concept in our culture. Psychologists have identified various drivers of procrastination, from low self-confidence to anxiety, a lack of structure, and, simply, an...

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Unconditional Positive Regard

Unconditional positive regard means offering compassion to people even if they have done something wrong. A therapist practicing unconditional positive regard would respond with compassion to...

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Growth Mindset Activities

A growth mindset simply means that people believe their intelligence and talents can be improved through effort and actions. A growth mindset also recognizes that setbacks are...

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Perfectionism

Perfectionism is often defined as the need to be or appear to be perfect or even to believe that it’s possible to achieve perfection. It is...

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Self-Determination Theory

Traditionally, self-determination has been more used in this diplomatic and political context to describe the process a country undergoes to assert its independence. However, self-determination also...

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