Aderonke Wilson, Duranda Green, Gordon Johnson Presentation at the #2012waic Conference - Ghent, Belgium

1. CHANGING THE
CONVERSATION IN BERMUDA

2. WELCOME
!
" Please state your name and the country you
are from.
" Select a word to describe how you are feeling

3. Facilitators
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" Aderonke Bademosi Wilson
" Gordon Johnson
" Dr. Duranda Greene
" Karen Cabral

4. Facilitators
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" Aderonke Bademosi Wilson
" Gordon Johnson
" Dr. Duranda Greene
" Karen Cabral

6. Where in the world is
Bermuda?
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14. Viewing Bermuda College
Through an Appreciative Lens –
Dr. Duranda Greene

15. Duranda’s Video
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16. Building a Performing Arts
Centre For An Island
- Karen Cabral

17. The Centre Limited
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" A Bermuda Registered Charity
" The long-term objective is to develop in
Bermuda a centre for performing arts having
fine acoustics and flexibility in uses.
" Appreciative Inquiry stages modified for the
purposes of this project.
" AI approach to research process undertaken
over a two year period.
" Utilized qualitative software database Nvivo to
capture research results.

18. PHASES OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE PROJECT
DISTINGUISH)
Choose)the)posi2ve)as)the)focus)of)inquiry.
)
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PHASE)1)–)DISCOVER)
Inquire)into)excep2onally)posi2ve)moments.)
Iden2fy)what)is)inspiring,)moving)and)creates)posi2ve)energy.)
PHASE)2)–)DESIGN)
Create)a)shared)image)of)a)preferred)future.)
PHASE)3)–)DELIVER)
)
Develop)that)future.)

19. Phase One – Discover
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" Identify what is inspiring, moving and creates
positive energy;
" In 2101 more than 300 one-on-one conversations
conducted;
" Learned the community’s desire for a centre and
why performing arts matter.
" Consistently, the community voices cited the power
of performing arts as a catalyst for a renaissance in
Bermuda, grounded in four vital signs.

20. Youth Video
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21. Phase Two – Design
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" Create a shared image of a preferred future.
" Mission – focus on what opportunities, functions and
purposes a performing arts centre is to serve,
especially for its young people.
" 33 round table discussions conducted from June –
November 2011
" The community told us the centre must be accessible,
authentic, enable connections, support growth and
have a 360-degree focus on performance.

22. Progress to Date
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" Five hundred and twenty-three Bermuda residents have
participated in formal AI-based interviews and round-
table discussions.
" A space list for the centre has been prepared.
" The space list is now being costed.
" An economic impact study is also now being prepared by
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Bermuda).
" Five possible locations for the centre have been identified.
" Next step: Phase 3 – Deliver – develop the future together.
" Visit www.performingartscentreproject.org

23. Sharing Appreciative Inquiry
With The Community
– Aderonke Bademosi Wilson

24. Community Involvement
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" Participated in a weekend workshop –
January 2009
" Attended the World Appreciative
Inquiry Conference in Kathmandu,
Nepal
" Returned to Bermuda and met with
Gordon and Duranda

25. Community Seminars
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" Sharing the theory of Appreciative Inquiry
with attendees;
" Attendees experience an interview;
" Conduct a debrief from the interviews;
" What would you like to see happen next?
" Follow up meeting – how are you using
Appreciative Inquiry?

26. Continuing
Appreciative Inquiry
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Theory and interviews for:
" church groups
" work teams
" community based groups
" a small private school PTA
" Centre on Philanthropy conference in
Bermuda

27. AI Interview
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28. AI Interview
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29. Meeting with
Government Leaders
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" Unprecedented violence;
" An email sent borne of frustration to the leader of the
country;
" Meeting with the Premier of Bermuda and asking for
permission to present the concept of Appreciative
Inquiry to Cabinet;
" Going for broke, asked for a radio interview (the
first).

30. Heart of the Matter
Radio
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" 15 minute interviews – focused on changing the
conversation in Bermuda;
" Using AI based questions;
" Asking how the interviewee has made a difference in
another’s life;
" What are the characteristics that show us at our best
to each other and to the world;
" What are their hopes, dreams and aspirations for
Bermuda

31. Heart of the Matter
Radio Program Promo
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32. Next steps
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Developing a strategic plan
! Vision:
To have everyone in Bermuda live in appreciation
and all visitors experience appreciation.
! Mission:
Through partnerships and training opportunities be
the resource that enables appreciation to flourish in
Bermuda.

33. Developing a strategic
plan
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" Offer AI certifications
" Training for identified groups
" Develop an institute
" Become a resource to Bermuda and
maybe the world
" Host the WAIC in Bermuda

34. Developing a strategic
plan
!
" Offer AI certifications
" Training for identified groups
" Develop an institute
" Become a resource to Bermuda and
maybe the world
" Host the WAIC in Bermuda in 2018

35. Experiencing an
Interview
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36. Appreciative Inquiry
Interview
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" Interviewing is about allowing natural curiosity,
even wonder, to manifest:
! Spotlight
! Seek story
" You will find a partner and interview each other.
" Using the interview questions take no more than
30 minutes to complete the interview (15 minutes
each).

37. Appreciative Inquiry
Interview
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" If you are leading the interview: read it as it
is; and read the question as if the person
doesn’t know it.
" If you are being interviewed, take the person
there; paint the picture.

39. Identifying themes
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" With your partner, identify and
uncover any themes that were similar
in the stories shared.

40. Debrief
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Talking about the experience:
" Who would like to share their experience of
being interviewed?
" Who would like to share their experience of
conducting the interview?
" Were there any common threads between the
story you shared and the story shared by your
partner?

41. Global Thinking
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You have been tasked with
developing an Appreciative Inquiry
center in your community, what are
some of the factors and successes
that should be in place in order for it
to flourish?

42. Next Steps
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What would you like to do when you
turn home with all you have learned at
the conference?

43. “There is more than one right answer”
with DeWitt Jones