Appreciative Inquiryan Introduction

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what’s wrong with our community?

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what might happen with our community?

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is there anyway to rebuild

our community?

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Appreciative InquiryMyrada’s Case

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Beyond Problem Analysis: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Design and Deliver Environmental, Gender

Equity and Private Sector Development Projects.

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the Project’s Objective

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to advance sustainable development and facilitate sustainable livelihoods by providing

governmental and non-governmental organizations

in India with a better method of designing and delivering programs —

one that identified and reinforced a community’s strengths, achievements and vision,

rather than focusing on its problems, deficiencies and needs.

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the Project’s Strategy

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• Splitted team: (1) A core project manager team, (2) training staff, (3) AI experts;

• Conduct training program for NGO staff & fieldwork with community groups;

• Working on 3 different sites.

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the Project’s Evolution

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Training,

only in 3 of Myrada’s 18 sites.

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after 2 years field testing...

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It’s revised to enable a more rapid scaling up of the training program

to include every MYRADA staff member, regardless of their position.

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and now...

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Appreciative Inquiry

quickly became a core training component

in all MYRADA projects.

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In total, 28 training workshops were conducted in which about 500 staff from at least 70 organizations took part.

The fieldwork within MYRADA’s projects alone involved almost 500

groups for a total reach of over 10,000 people.

This does not include applications by partner organizations or with the staff’s families and friends.

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the Project’s Stages

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Group Composition

Depth & Duration of the Inquiry

Group Size

Recording the Results

Intview Team Roles &

Responsibilities

Locations

Timing

Opening Exercises (i.e.)

Opening Song or Ritual

Participant Introduction

Personal Strengths

List

Group Assets

Exercise

Village Walk

Coat of Arms

Initial Consideration

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Formulating the Discovery

Questions

Story Analysis

Evaluations

Affirmative Open Ended Encourage Story Telling

Encourage Detail

Seek of Personal

Experience

Achievement Causes

Discovery Stage Individual

and Group Values

External Conditions

Existed

FactualInspiring

and Energizing

Enhance Affinity

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Objectives

Exercises

Documenting the Dream

Articulate their Dream

Explain the Purpose

Recall the Strengths &

Values

Evaluate their Dream

Reviewing Strengths

Dream Stage

Visualization

Personal & Group Wishes

Holistic

Challenging

Achievable/ Realstic

Shared

Documented & Institu-

tionalized

Evolving

Goal & Vision Tree

Drawing & Collage

Group Mission

Evaluations Internalized

Reinforces Existing

Strengths

Independent

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Objectives

Exercises

Evaluations

Segregate Issues

Workout Detailed

Strategies

Brake down Strategies

Regular Review

Mechanisms

Document the Process

Short-term Objectives

Design Stage

Long-term Goals

Organization Structural Changes

Clearly- Stated Vision

Specific Strategies

Consistent to Organization

Mission

Verify Strength, Vision, & Action

Prioritizing

the DreamsDeveloping

Action Plan

Documenting the Strategies

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InnovationContinuous

Learning

Institutionalizing the AI process

Delivery Stage

Nurturing an “Appreciative

Eye”

Self-reliance Monitoring

Participation Transparency

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Review the Ongoing Process

Display the Vision as

Reminder

Share with Larger

Community

Keeping the Cycle

Appreciate & Celebrate the

Success

Delves Deeper the Before

Promote AI to Family,

Friends, etc.

Supporting Other “Rookie”

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Enable the Positive Change

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the Project’s Notes

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discover people’s strengths and to use the momentum and

energy generated to build a group vision and action plan.

makes use of story-telling andpersonal reflection.

most effective as a complete & continuous cycle.

AIa set of systematic,

semi-structured tools and methods for participatory

learning and project planning.

focuses on cause-effect relationships, organizational linkages, timelines, seasonal calendars, transects & other

data collection exercises.

do not have to follow any particular order and

are capable of standing alone.

PRA

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discover people’s strengths and to use the momentum and

energy generated to build a group vision and action plan.

makes use of story-telling andpersonal reflection.

most effective as a complete & continuous cycle.

AIa set of systematic,

semi-structured tools and methods for participatory

learning and project planning.

focuses on cause-effect relationships, organizational linkages, timelines, seasonal calendars, transects & other

data collection exercises.

do not have to follow any particular order and

are capable of standing alone.

PRA

based on values of mutual respect between various

participants and an ethic of inclusion and participation.

can be used in a varietyof circumstances and for

different purposes.

Both

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one enriches the otherAs such, they will find value in PRA and AI.

discover people’s strengths and to use the momentum and

energy generated to build a group vision and action plan.

makes use of story-telling andpersonal reflection.

most effective as a complete & continuous cycle.

AIa set of systematic,

semi-structured tools and methods for participatory

learning and project planning.

focuses on cause-effect relationships, organizational linkages, timelines, seasonal calendars, transects & other

data collection exercises.

do not have to follow any particular order and

are capable of standing alone.

PRA

based on values of mutual respect between various

participants and an ethic of inclusion and participation.

can be used in a varietyof circumstances and for

different purposes.

Both

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What we need is...

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What we need is...

creative and energetic facilitation...

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What we need is...

creative and energetic facilitation...

&

an expectation that the group is capable of success.

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“We are like the water from the well,

we will always be useful and life-giving...”

- member of Sarvashakti Federation.

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Org. Change

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to be continued...

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