5 Summary of Session 2

This session of the free course, An appreciative approach to inquiry, has explored the many ways in which stories can help us to being the generative process that is at the heart of appreciative inquiry. These stories have enabled us to immerse ourselves in an area of inquiry, beginning to see the value of drawing out a variety of perspectives. It has also shown how reframing a problem or issue can help to re-orientate an inquiry towards a more positive stance.

The next session takes your inquiry focus (developed in activities 5-7) and your generative ‘springboards’ (developed in activities 8 and 9) into the next phase of the appreciative approach: imagining and dreaming.