Thankful for the Global Connections Through Our Webinar Series
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As we prepare for our fifth and final session of our Connecting to Conquer COVID webinar series, we could not be more thankful to all of our participants and session experts. Every week we were so amazed by the number of people connecting with us from around the globe. We hope that our connection with you remains long after our series concludes, because we know we don't have all the answers right now, but together we can come together to design a better tomorrow.
Don't forget to join us for our bonus webinar session:
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APRIL 30TH | 12-1 PM US ET
APPRECIATING EMERGENCE IN THESE UNCERTAIN AND EVOLVING TIMES
How might we use Appreciative Inquiry to embrace and leverage emergence as a strength in times like ours?
Dr. Ron Fry, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
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Resources from our webinars we'd like to share with you:
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Because we need Appreciative Inquiry now more than ever, we wanted to share some resources from our past webinars, as well as ways you can dive deeper into some of the topics of our webinar discussions.
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A recording of our first webinar, Inquiring into the Light in Times of Darkness, with Dr. Lindsey Godwin, Academic Director of The Cooperrider Center, Champlain College and Jessica Blackman, Interim Managing Directorof The Cooperrider Center, Champlain College. To gain access to all Webinar recordings, sign up for Ron's Session.
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If our webinars sparked your interest to learn more about Appreciative Inquiry, Conversations Worth Having, or Storytelling - The Cooperrider offers online courses providing a deeper dive into these topics. For upcoming dates of these courses - check out our Canvas Catalog.
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In our most recent session, Storytelling, Resilience, and Building a Better World, Maria Sirois asked participants to provide a word, phrase or image of "who you see yourself becoming on the other side of COVID19." The above word collage was the product of everyones' words.
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Upcoming Learning Opportunities
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Developing an Appreciative Mindset
Online
May 5 - June 11, 2020
You will learn:
- How to identify your own strengths, as well as others' so you can better leverage them
- The art and science of building your own gratitude practices and their impacts
- How to craft questions that inspired others and help generate new possibilities in your own life, organization, and community
- Inspirational examples of how others have used Appreciative Inquiry as a practice and methodology to create change in different ways around the world
This course will help you build capacity to apply AI Principles to your personal life while understanding AI's larger applications.
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Strength-Based Book Group
FREE Online Session
May 12, 2020
Thriving Women, Thriving World: An Invitation to Dialogue, Healing, and Inspired Actions
by Diana Whitney, Caroline Adams Miller, Tanya Cruz Teller, Marlene Ogawa, Jessica Cocciolone, Haesun Moon, Kathryn Britton, Angela Koh & Alejandra Leon de la Barra
May 12: Chapters 6-9
June 9: Chapters 10-13
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Conversations Worth Having -
Trainer Certification
online
May 13-15, 2020
Conversations Worth Having (CWH) certification gives you the ability to positively affect people's lives by significantly improving communication within organizations. As a CWH trainer, you will have the tools and skills to offer both virtual and on-site Conversation Bootcamp trainings. The certification program is designed to ensure that as a trainer, you will be confident and effective.
Certification requires successful completion of the 2.5-day CWH training for trainers' program, an online final evaluation process, delivery of bootcamp trainings, and acceptance of a professional project.
More Info/Register
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Timely Topic Virtual Session: AI JAM
FREE Online Session
May 16, 2020
This is an opportunity to learn more about the upcoming 4th Annual Appreciative Inquiry Jam, which will be held in Burlington, VT, October 2-4, 2020.
The AI Jam is a multigenerational gathering where you can renew, reenergize and reflect on your practice of appreciative inquiry for your personal and professional lives.
Whether you are new to the concept of appreciative inquiry, ready to raise your game or a seasoned practitioner, the AI Jam is an event worth attending. As a newcomer to AI, you will have an opportunity to meet and learn from AI practitioners who have used this approach in a variety of ways. Come with questions of just to listen... we hope to see you online!
Register
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Conversations Bootcamps
Online
Jun 24 - Jul 15
A course designed to give you the tools to establish communication practices that will support productivity and engagement, high performance teams, regular feedback, positivity, and a culture of “we.” Modules include:
- The Power of Conversation
- The Art of Asking Questions
- Intentional Framing
- Step Up to Feedback
More Info/Register
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Strategic Conversations
Online
Jul 22 - Aug 12
Organizations poised for growth and success have leaders who are adopting strategic thinking as an on-going way of doing business and strategic planning that engages employees across the whole organization as well as external stakeholders. This course will teach you how to engage everyone in developing agile plans, cycles of experimentation and learning, innovation, and measuring actions against relevant metrics. Modules include:
- Learn to SOAR
- The AI 5-D Cycle
- Strategic Areas for Application
- Peer Coaching for Project Development
Prerequisite: Conversations Bootcamp
More Info/Register
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Like us, many of you have been exploring how we bring Appreciative Inquiry to life in our world today in micro and macro ways. We have been exploring this topic in our 
