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This free online workshop features David Cooperrider on Appreciative Inquiry.January 29, 20084:00 -6:00 pm Eastern Time (US)David Cooperrider on Appreciative InquiryPlease note that this is a recruiting event for the CWRU Masters in Positive Organization Develoment and Change (MPOD) program. It will be followed by an online Open House for the MPOD program.Tags: Appreciative Inquiry, David

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If you will be at the OD Network conference in Baltimore October 21-24 and would like to meet up with MPOD attendees, please let me know at tkreminski {at} gmail {dot} com. There is a dinner tentatively planned for Monday, October 22.

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It has been 10 days since I posted the State of the Blog 2007. By way of an update, there have been no comments or emails in response to my request for an affirmative topic around which to build an appreciative inquiry for this blog.I take this to mean that this group blog has served its purpose, and that there is no interest in keeping it active for the group.Moving forward:The blog will remain

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Happy New Year!Traditionally in the United States, usually in January, the President speaks to the American people in what is known as the State of the Union address. That speech typically details the administrations accomplishments and challenges, and seeks to set the course for the upcoming year.In that tradition, as the administrator of Positively Complex, I am coming before the members of

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I've updated this blog from the "old" Blogger platform to the "new" platform.If you attempt to post to Positively Complex, you may be asked to upgrade your profile so that you can use the new Blogger platform.I hope this won't pose any problems. However, if it does, don't hesitate to contact me at tkreminski [at] gmail [dot] com. I'll do my best to assist you in the transition.(Note that the

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Recent MPOD graduate and friend of Ashridge Debbie Grale is hosting a weekly radio show at WKHR in Cleveland. Running Wednesday evenings from 6 - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the show features classic Big Band music of the 20's, 30's, 40's, and 50's.Not close enough to Cleveland to hear the broadcast? No worries! The station streams live on the Internet, so you can listen to Debbie's show from

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One year ago MPOD 2006 students were in Belgium and the UK for the international residency.As part of a personal, appreciative reminiscence, I simply wanted to thank everyone who hosted us. As I was in Leuven, I especially want to thank the CIGO faculty, administration, and students for their generous hospitality and willingness to share themselves with us.Rene, Johan H., Maarten, Lieve, Sandra,

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All three programs - AMOC, CIGO, and MPOD - were represented during yesterday's session of the BAWB Global Forum at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio!The witty and funny Paul of Ashridge Consulting and AMOC 7 was in attendance.From CIGO, the recently retired Rene Bouwen participated at one of the more-than-50 round table conversations that dared to Dream a future where business

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A group of consultants from Appreciative Inquiry Consulting has started blogging at . . .Appreciative Inquiry AnnotationsDrop by to welcome them to the blogosphere!

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AmericaSpeaks is inviting volunteers to facilitate sessions associated with rebuilding New Orleans. Click the link below to apply:Facilitator Application - Unified New Orleans PlanBy the way, AmericaSpeaks founder Carolyn Lukensmeyer earned her PhD in Organizational Behavior at Case.

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While in Brussels during December 2005 (can it have been that long ago?), MPOD students met with a group of consultants from Kessels & Smit (Dutch here). The consultants generously shared their action research projects with us, and it was a wonderful and memorable exchange among peers. Among the consultants we met was Suzanne Verdonschot. Suzanne has recently developed a web site and an

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A number of MPODs are planning to attend the annual Academy of Management meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in August. If you are thinking of attending, please contact one of us and let us know - we'd love to reconnect with you in person!

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From Anne Radford on the AI Listserve:Hi everyone,Delivering results in business by using appreciative inquiry is the focus of this Dialogue. David Gilmour had only one option when he took over a business in BP - improve the results! He decided to get everyone involved and used a range of methods including AI to do that.If you can come along, it would be great to see you. If you can tell others

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From: THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, Vol. 42 No. 2, June 2006 143© 2006 NTL InstituteCall for Papers“Positive Organizational Change”Special IssueThe Journal of Applied Behavioral ScienceKim S. Cameron and Edward H. Powley, Guest EditorsWe invite submissions to a special issue of The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science focused on positive organizational change. Positive

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If you've never seen it, you might want to check out Ode magazine. It is published in Dutch, English, and Portuguese. In their own words, Ode is an independent magazine about the people and ideas that are changing the world.

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AMOC, CIGO, and MPOD students (and grads!) may be interested in this organization at The Ohio State University. I had an opportunity to hear Joseph Fiksel, a co-director of the Center, speak last night at a local chapter meeting of the Organization Development Network. Dr. Fiksel is exploring resilience from a variety of physical and metaphorical perspectives. His group is developing a 'measure'

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Social Network Analysis is one of the topics of interest to at least a few CIGO and MPOD students. This morning I stumbled on a blog that points to several resources for visualizing social networks:Connectedness

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We proudly announce the arrival of our new son Tyler Hunjung. Date: March 31, 2006 Time: 9:30 PM Weight: 7 lbs 6 oz Length: 18 3/4" Both mom and baby are doing well. Thank you for your care and support! Woosuk and Susan

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For those with an interest in improving their facilitation skills, this site appears to be an aggregator for training courses being offered around the world.Facilitator Development Network

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Call for Papers - Special Issue of Organizational Behaviour and Management Review on Positive Organizational Behavior The Portuguese journal Organizational Behaviour and Management Review is looking to compile a set of papers contributing to improve Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) research and practice through a further refinement of POB's scope and goals, a higher knowledge on its

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As part of the program, MPOD students participate in the World Inquiry sponsored by the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB).Now Nadya of the BAWB has started blogging! Stop in at BAWBlog and welcome her to the "Blogosphere."

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The CIGO group visits Case April 24 - 28. Plans for workshops, AI study, site visits, and general merrymaking are in the works.Danielle is the point person for the arrangements, but several MPODs are working with her to make the trip a memorable one. If you have ideas for Danielle and the "planning committee," please don't hesitate to let one of us know.

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This site depicts hundreds of interesting visual representations of complex systems. It takes awhile to load the front page, so if you're on a dialup connection - be prepared!I've also selected one beautiful image and linked to it here. It's called the Spherical Surface of Dialogue.

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You can respond publicly or privately to a blog post. If you want to respond publicly to a post, so that everyone reading the blog can read your response, click the link that displays the number of comments. A new window opens that allows you to compose and post your comment. What if you don't want to respond publicly? Maybe you want to share the post with someone else. In that case, click the

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