Advice to Live By

We came across these Rumi quotations again recently and felt his words were worth sharing here on our blog. Though written way back in the 13th century, they’re still relevant today. Firstly, imagine a world in which every child, every human being, was assured of these things … You were born with potentialYou were born with goodness […]

Embracing the Mystery:
Reflecting on Appreciative Inquiry

Inspired by Dr Samuel Mahaffy, a reflection on what it means to be an Appreciative Inquiry practitioner and ’embrace the mystery’.

The Sound of Comfort

About “music thanatology”, a wonderful way of bringing comfort to people at the end of life, and our only Australian practitioner to date.

World Appreciative Inquiry Conference Adventures

Well, we’ve just been informed that the next World Appreciative Inquiry international conference is now official and will be held in South Africa, July 2015. Both Sue and I plan to attend. The announcement has brought back memories of the wonderful times we had at previous AI conferences – 2009 in Kathmandu, Nepal and 2012 […]

Playful Inquiry: Try This Anyway

Robyn Stratton-Berkessel, a colleague and dear friend of ours, is an ‘expat Aussie’ now living and working in the US. Robyn is also a highly experience practitioner of Appreciative Inquiry. Recently Robyn was asked to speak at TEDxNavesink, an independently organised TEDx event. As Robyn said about her presentation: The theme for this TEDx event is “Play”. It was […]