This presentation based on DFID/IISD/Myrada's Publication titled "The Positive Path: Using Appreciative Inquiry in Rural indian Communities", Copyright © 2001 International Institute for Sustainable Development. Copies of the publication are available for purchase from IISD. They can also be downloaded without charge at http://www.iisd.org/ai/myrada.htm. I make this presentation in my NGO in order to learn about AI's cases, with all due respect to the original publisher. This presentation is not a part of DFID/IISD/MYRADA project titled "Beyond Problem Analysis: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Design and Deliver Environmental, Gender Equity and Private Sector Development Projects". If you want this presentation, please credit to the original source. Thank you.

1. Appreciative Inquiry
an Introduction
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2. what’s wrong with
our community?
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3. what might happen with
our community?
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4. is there anyway
to rebuild
our community?
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5. Appreciative Inquiry
Myrada’s Case
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6. Beyond Problem Analysis:
Using Appreciative Inquiry to Design
and Deliver Environmental, Gender
Equity and Private Sector Development
Projects.
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7. the Project’s Objective
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8. 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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9. the Project’s Strategy
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10. • 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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11. the Project’s Evolution
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12. Training,
3 of Myrada’s 18 sites.
only in
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13. after 2 years field testing...
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14. 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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15. and now...
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16. Appreciative Inquiry
quickly became a core training component
in all MYRADA projects.
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17. 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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18. the Project’s Stages
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19. Group
Composition
Opening
Intview Team Song or
Roles & Ritual
Group
Responsibilities
Assets
Exercise
Depth &
Opening Participant
Duration of
Exercises (i.e.) Introduction
the Inquiry
Initial Village Walk
Locations Personal
Consideration Strengths
List
Coat of
Group Size
Arms
Timing
Recording the
Results
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20. Formulating
the Discovery
Questions Seek of
Encourage Encourage
Affirmative Open Ended Personal
Story Telling Detail
Experience
Discovery
Story Analysis
Stage Individual External
Achievement
and Group Conditions
Causes
Values Existed
Evaluations
Inspiring
Enhance
Factual and
Affinity
Energizing
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21. Objectives
Recall the
Explain the Evaluate
Articulate
Strengths &
Purpose their Dream
their Dream
Values
Personal &
Drawing &
Reviewing
Group
Exercises Collage
Strengths
Wishes
Dream Goal & Group
Visualization
Vision Tree Mission
Stage Documenting
the Dream
Documented
Achievable/ & Institu-
Holistic Internalized Independent
Evaluations Realstic tionalized
Reinforces
Shared Evolving Existing
Challenging
Strengths
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22. Brake down
Segregate Document
Objectives Strategies
Issues the Process
Verify
Workout Regular Strength,
Detailed Review Vision, &
Strategies Mechanisms
Action
Exercises
Organization
Long-term Prioritizing
Short-term Developing
Structural
Objectives Goals the Dreams Action Plan
Design Changes
Stage
Documenting
the Strategies
Evaluations
Clearly- Consistent to
Specific
Stated Organization
Strategies Mission
Vision
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23. Nurturing an
Continuous
Innovation “Appreciative
Learning
Eye”
Delivery Institutionalizing
Self-reliance Monitoring
the AI process
Stage
Participation Transparency
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24. Review the Display the Appreciate &
Ongoing Vision as Celebrate the
Process Reminder Success
Keeping Share with Promote AI
Delves Deeper
Larger to Family,
the Before
the Cycle Community Friends, etc.
Supporting
Other “Rookie”
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25. Enable the Positive Change
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26. the Project’s Notes
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27. AI PRA
a set of systematic,
semi-structured tools and
discover people’s strengths
methods for participatory
and to use the momentum and
learning and project planning.
energy generated to build a group
vision and action plan.
focuses on cause-effect
relationships, organizational
makes use of story-telling and
linkages, timelines, seasonal
personal reflection.
calendars, transects & other
data collection exercises.
most effective as a
complete & continuous cycle.
do not have to follow
any particular order and
are capable of standing alone.
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28. AI PRA
Both
a set of systematic,
semi-structured tools and
discover people’s strengths based on values methods for participatory
and to use the momentum and of mutual respect between various learning and project planning.
energy generated to build a group participants and an ethic of inclusion
vision and action plan. and participation. focuses on cause-effect
relationships, organizational
makes use of story-telling and can be used in a variety
linkages, timelines, seasonal
personal reflection. of circumstances and for
calendars, transects & other
different purposes.
data collection exercises.
most effective as a
complete & continuous cycle.
do not have to follow
any particular order and
are capable of standing alone.
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29. AI PRA
Both
a set of systematic,
semi-structured tools and
discover people’s strengths based on values methods for participatory
and to use the momentum and of mutual respect between various learning and project planning.
energy generated to build a group participants and an ethic of inclusion
vision and action plan. and participation. focuses on cause-effect
relationships, organizational
makes use of story-telling and can be used in a variety
linkages, timelines, seasonal
personal reflection. of circumstances and for
calendars, transects & other
different purposes.
data collection exercises.
most effective as a
complete & continuous cycle.
do not have to follow
any particular order and
are capable of standing alone.
one enriches the other
As such, they will find
value in PRA and AI.
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30. What we need is...
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31. What we need is...
creative and
energetic facilitation...
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32. What we need is...
creative and
energetic facilitation...
&
an expectation that the group is
capable of success.
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33. “We are like the water from the well,
we will always be useful and life-giving...”
- member of Sarvashakti Federation.
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34. start Your own project
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35. whole
strategy
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36. whole Preparation
strategy
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37. Choosing
whole Affirmative
Preparation
strategy Topic
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38. Choosing
whole Affirmative
Preparation
strategy Topic
Discovery
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39. Choosing
whole Affirmative
Preparation
strategy Topic
Discovery
Dream
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40. Choosing
whole Affirmative
Preparation
strategy Topic
Discovery
Design Dream
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41. Choosing
whole Affirmative
Preparation
strategy Topic
Delivery Discovery
Design Dream
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42. Choosing
whole Affirmative
Preparation
strategy Topic
Delivery Discovery
Design Dream
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43. define your
purpose
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44. define your
purpose
Org.
Change
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45. define your
purpose Inter Org.
Strengthened
Org.
Change
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46. define your
purpose Inter Org.
Strengthened
Org. Community
Change Development
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47. define your
purpose Inter Org.
Strengthened
Org. Community
Change Development
Global
Transformation
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48. define your
purpose Inter Org.
Strengthened
Org. Community
Change Development
Small Global
Group Transformation
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49. define your
purpose Inter Org.
Strengthened
Inter Org. Community
Group Change Development
Change
Small Global
Group Transformation
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50. define your
purpose Personal Inter Org.
Transformation Strengthened
Inter Org. Community
Group Change Development
Change
Small Global
Group Transformation
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51. pick or create your technique
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52. pick or create your technique
Holistic
4-D
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53. pick or create your technique
Holistic AI
4-D Summit
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54. pick or create your technique
Holistic AI Mass
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Holistic AI Mass Group
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60. to be continued...
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