Appreciative Inquiry, a LightHouse on a Foggy Path: Healthcare Teams Share Success Stories
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O Flangan, S., & Corrigan, S, Appreciative Inquiry, a LightHouse on a Foggy Path: Healthcare Teams Share Success Stories, AI Practitioner, 2019, 21, 2, 82 - 101Download Item:
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As a psychologist I believed I had a good understanding of group dynamics and organisational change principles. As my project began, I was optimistic about being able to support multidisciplinary colleagues and act as a catalyst for change. I was to learn some hard lessons about the complexity of “wicked” healthcare systems (and the limits of my influence) but I also learned about the value of Appreciative Inquiry (AI). Amid a stalled implementation process, widespread disillusionment and change-fatigue, AI proved effective in prompting diverse groups to engage in positively framed narratives. It enabled new teams to “build bridges” over organisational and discipline boundaries – towards a shared vision of a desired future.
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Author: Corrigan, Siobhan
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AI Practitioner;21;
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Action Research (AR) project, Appreciative Inquiry (AI), Management in Healthcare, Care pathways, Children with disabilitiesSubject (TCD):
Identities in Transformation , Inclusive Society , Qualitative research methodsDOI:
dx.doi.org/10.12781/978-1-907549-39-7-12ISSN:
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