When Is an AI Summit Most Effective?

McQuaid, Michelle; Etheve, Michelle; Alloro, Louis

doi:10.12781/978-1-907549-43-4-12

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“…First, the proposal and notion of the "four paradoxes of regenerative facilitation," as seen in Table 3 and elaborated in Figure 1, might provide an important contribution to the ongoing research agenda of "Appreciative Inquiry for Life" (Kabalt, 2023). The notion of the paradoxes intersects and integrates many of the currently leading streams of contributions, Interweaving what has shown to be life-giving aspects both within regenerative leadership (Hutchins, 2022;Hutchins & Storm, 2019) and "the work that reconnects" (Macy & Johnstone, 2022;Macy, 2021) with insights from the leading practices of dialogic OD (Bushe, 2013) and Appreciative Inquiry Summits in particular (McQuaid & Cooperrider, 2018). In doing so, it can be seen as a contribution but also a call for expanding current leading practices and frameworks toward a vision of "Regenerative Appreciative Inquiry Summits" that has the potential of becoming a powerful and leading approach to meet the currently urgent need of facilitating regenerative transformative change in society and organizations.…”

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“…Interweaving what has shown to be life-giving aspects both within regenerative leadership (Hutchins, 2022; Hutchins & Storm, 2019) and “the work that reconnects” (Macy & Johnstone, 2022; Macy, 2021) with insights from the leading practices of dialogic OD (Bushe, 2013) and Appreciative Inquiry Summits in particular (McQuaid & Cooperrider, 2018). In doing so, it can be seen as a contribution but also a call for expanding current leading practices and frameworks toward a vision of “Regenerative Appreciative Inquiry Summits” that has the potential of becoming a powerful and leading approach to meet the currently urgent need of facilitating regenerative transformative change in society and organizations.…”

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“…The summit was facilitated by the lead author and the coordinator for the network at the university, who also participated in the first round of data analysis. A variety of practices from Appreciative Inquiry were used during the summit dialogues, including interview guides (Cooperrider et al, 2008; McQuaid & Cooperrider, 2018), which were combined with insights from the wider field of dialogic OD (Bushe & Marshak, 2015) and complexity leadership (Uhl-Bien & Arena, 2017; Snowden & Boone, 2007) to formulate the questions used in the different phases of the summit.…”

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“…The “whole system in the room” practices of Appreciative Inquiry design summits have now been refined and practiced for several decades (see, e.g. McQuaid & Cooperrider, 2018). Appreciative Inquiry has also shown to be a strong match for mobilizing and engaging in systemic action and collaboration on the agenda of a sustainable and flourishing future (see, e.g.…”

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“…The final phase, Destiny , is then about realizing their desired designs and changes in this world. For further details about Appreciative Inquiry and its practical application, see, for example, Cooperrider et al (2008) and McQuaid & Cooperrider (2018).…”

Section: Dancing With the Complex Logic Of Lifementioning

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Facilitating organizations to dance with the complex “logic of life”: spinning with paradoxes in regenerative appreciative inquiry summits

Lilja

2024

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Purpose Organizations will be key to realizing the “transformative change for humanity” now being called for. However, the complexity calls for new ways of facilitating change and organizational learning; it also calls for moving beyond sustainability to develop practices that restore and regenerate the world in which we live. Above all, it calls for the development of new frameworks, practices, mindset and capabilities to hold space for and facilitate such transformation, to dance with the “Logic of Life.” The purpose of this study is to contribute to advancing the current leading frameworks and practices of facilitating learning and development towards the enabling of regenerative transformative change in organizations and society. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on an exploratory qualitative analysis of a facilitation prototype that expands the current framework and practice of Appreciative Inquiry Summits toward regeneration. Findings This study presents four paradoxes of regenerative facilitation to guide the dance for life in complex ecosystems. It also identifies that the dance needs to be widened, towards inviting more frequently the ends of the four paradoxes noted as regenerative, negative emotions, inner and more-than-human. Originality/value This study explores the intersection of practices and frameworks for facilitating complexity with principles from regenerative leadership and complexity theory, potentially making an important contribution to the urgent and widespread need to facilitate a regenerative transformative change for humanity, society and our organizations.

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