[Ailist] eBook on AI

[Andre Ling]

I would also recommend reading the following... you can download the book:

http://www.iisd.org/ai/locating.htm

this is a practical walk through of a complete AI process along with
theoretical backing and case studies of other applications in different
contexts... makes you feel like you've already done it by the time you've
finished reading it...

you may also want to read the original text by cooperrider and srivastra
online at:

http://www.appreciative-inquiry.org/AI-Life.htm

this gets to the core of the philosophy of AI and is probably what converted
me to AI more than anything else...

Hope this is helpful!!

Andre


On 27/02/2008, AnneLondon at aol.com <AnneLondon at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 27/2/08 06:08:42, nandan.vaidya at gmail.com writes:
> > I prefer to read a concept from a book.(create model internally first)
> > Then
> > design a program for inculcating habits (experimentation) and then learn
> for
> > what habit did to me (use of T) and then make my own theory out of it (
> > compulsive need for formal closure) .... So there is space for both,
> book
> > and a workshop, for me. Though book would always precede a workshop.
> >
>
> Nandan,
>
> Given your preference for reading, you might want to explore the opening
> articles written by Guest editors of the various AI (Appreciative Inquiry)
> Practitioner publication.
>
> Topics are wide ranging from the most recent issue on
> Significance of Story to
> Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching to
> Secrets to starting large scale inquiries to
> Applying AI to Evaluation Practice etc …
>
> They are all downloadable free at
> http://www.aipractitioner.com/Pagefiles/guested.htm
>
> Happy reading and designing!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Anne
>
>
> Anne Radford
> Publisher, AI (Appreciative Inquiry) Practitioner journal
> editor at aipractitioner.com
> skype name: aipractitioner
> www.aipractitioner.com
>
>
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