Appreciative Inquiry Training in Manchester
Next dates: Manchester 10 -11 April 2012. Limited places available - only 14 per course maximum £595+VAT (10% early bird booking discount)
Why take the Practical Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training?
If you are involved in change management or organisational development and you want to implement Appreciative Inquiry within your organisation, this engaging, hands-on two day workshop gives you everything you need to hit the ground running.
Facilitated by our team of seasoned AI practitioners and trainers, this small group workshop will give you:
- solid grounding in the principles underpinning Appreciative Inquiry
- practical formats for introducing AI into your organisation
- a wealth of examples from the UK and worldwide of how companies, government and non-profits are using AI to resolve problems and build on their strengths
Secure your place:
This is a small-group course with maximum numbers of 14, so email us first at info@positive-engagement.co.uk or call 07766 527434 to check that there are places still available.
How to pay:
Please send us a completed booking form - right-click the link (or ctrl-click for Macs) and we will send you a purchase order number. )If you'd like to enquire about in company courses and bespoke training, call Kate McAllister today on 07766 527434 and tell us what you would like us to provide.
PRACTICAL APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
A two-day Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training
If you are involved in change management or organisational development and you want to implement Appreciative Inquiry within your organisation, this engaging, hands-on two day workshop gives you everything you need to hit the ground running.
What the course covers
Day 1:
- Why Appreciative Inquiry?
- The research that supports an appreciative approach
- Benefits of an appreciative mindset and how to cultivate it
- The five principles of Appreciative Inquiry
- Using the '4-D' model for positive change
- How to define successful 'affirmative topics'
- Secrets of successful appreciative interviews
- Crafting provocative propositions that inspire people
- Experiencing a practical, hands-on Appreciative Inquiry session
Day 2:
- How to structure an appreciative coaching session
- Practical tools for being 'in the moment'
- Practical experience of coaching and being coached using the AI model
- How to use scaling and other solution-focused tools in coaching
- Implementing AI at organisational, team and individual level
- How to run a large-scale AI event
- Using AI to support community engagement
- Using AI in appraisals, progress meetings, teambuilding...
- How to win over AI sceptics
- Building an appreciative culture
- Planning your next steps with AI
The course fee is £595 + VAT. Lunch, refreshments and course manual are included.
Timings and venues
The course runs from 9.30am to 5pm both days. Registration is from 9am on the first day.
Manchester: Manchester Conference Centre, M1 3BB location
London: Chartered Institute of Housing, WC1X 8HB
What previous participants say:
"The 2-day practical application programme was excellent at providing a greater understanding of how to use AI in both individual coaching sessions as well as larger group facilitation. The team's knowledge, expertise and experience of applying the principles and processes of AI showed real credibility."- Clare Culpin, Deputy Director of Nursing, Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"I can honestly say that I found your programme to be highly engaging, motivational and practical. I got some really powerful personal reinforcements out of the two days as well as useful skills. I will recommend people wholeheartedly."Quick 'wows' from participants on earlier courses:"Has really helped with my ability to coach"
"Great handout book - facilitators knowledgeable and experienced - lots of time for practical application"
"Excellent workbooks"
"Loved it thank you"
"My aims for the course have been met. I'm going away with a working knowledge of AI"
"Good open discussions and shared experiences"
"The approach was simple and focused on practical applications of AI"
"Well planned - v practical - something I can take away and use"See the comments for more participant feedback on this course.
Secure your place:
This is a small-group course with maximum numbers of 14, so email us first at info@positive-engagement.co.uk or call 07766 527434 to check that there are places still available.
How to pay:
Contact us with a purchase order number or pay by card using the button below. In either case please send us a completed booking form - right-click the link (or ctrl-click for Macs).
If you'd like to enquire about in company courses and bespoke training, then call Kate McAllister today on 07766 527 434 and tell us what you would like us to provide.
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Reader Comments (3)
We have identified coaching as a key service for our organisation and we have been repeatedly disappointed with the standard of other courses and training providers.
This course was different. We learned practical skills we could use immediately and confidently to achieve fantastic results. The trainers impressed us throughout both with their extensive knowledge and their generosity when sharing their experiences. One key factor for us was that the trainers remained flexible in their delivery to ensure our needs and expectations were met.
The appreciative coaching model was extremely useful as our client group traditionally focus on negatives and problems rather than potential positive solutions.
I have no hesitation in recommending this course, it has quite literally revolutionised the way we work.
The AI course was really transformational. The course clarifies the AI process and enables participants to take it away and start using it right away. Once I began to use the process with different groups at work I was able to see first hand the impactful and sustainable changes that can be made with this process. If you a coach/ trainer/ Organisational Development lead and are looking for a new 'powertool' in your facilitation toolkit, look no further!
It is all well and good for people to say 'look at the glass half full not half empty' and occasionally it has worked but following a course in Appreciative Inquiry it has given me the tools to work with. Whenever I have felt myself slipping back into the negative state of mind I have reached out for my new 'trigger', taught in AI, and soon recognsied and acknowledged my achievements. Whilst this is proving to be very beneficial for my own personal growth I am also using AI to deal with the many chanmges within my business. And in particular working with old members of staff and the new management team. I instill in them the confidence to recognise the talents and skills they all have and then how to blend them together to create a working partnership where we are all part of the whole.
There are no guarantees in life but AI has given me the tools to move forward in life and not languish somewhere thinking 'what if'.
Thanks to Andy and the excellent delivery of AI.
A'dell