Changing with appreciative inquiry is a practice-oriented textbook by Robbert Masselink, Jeannette de Haan, Nathalie Hugenholtz, Marco van Rossum, and Robert Paul Schwippert. The book offers a valuable approach to responsible change in organizations and networks, based on appreciative research. This method combines a philosophy with practical tools to design and facilitate a sustainable change process in an ethical, connecting, and action-oriented way.
The book addresses topics such as an appreciative attitude, generative change, and high-quality interaction. Using practical examples, exercises, and checklists, professionals are given tools for effectively applying appreciative inquiry. This makes it suitable for change agents, coaches, consultants, trainers, managers, and students who want to contribute to positive change in complex environments.
Changing with appreciative inquiry provides transparency, involvement, and high-quality interaction as building blocks for changes that deliver more motivation, job satisfaction, and better results. It includes an in-depth exploration of the consequences of change and highlights the importance of an ethical approach in change initiatives.