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The Appreciative Inquiry Method: From knowledge elicitation to organisational inquiry

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The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of the development of the Appreciative Inquiry Method (AIM) from its origins as a method for knowledge elicitation to its use as a method of organisational inquiry. In the paper, I describe the contributions that research and practice have made as it evolved into a soft method of inquiry. Although it is clear that Vickers notions of appreciative systems and soft systems methodology are major influences, there are some important practical differences which, in certain circumstances, might be better suited to a situation where access is limited in some way.

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  • Frank Stowell, 2022. "The Appreciative Inquiry Method: From knowledge elicitation to organisational inquiry," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(4), pages 765-775, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:srbeha:v:39:y:2022:i:4:p:765-775
    DOI: 10.1002/sres.2806
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    1. Frank Stowell, 2013. "The Appreciative Inquiry Method—A Suitable Candidate for Action Research?," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(1), pages 15-30, January.
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