[Ailist] AI Events coming up soon!

Fri Jun 19 00:54:31 MDT 2009

Dear Jane and AI Colleagues,

      Thank you for this list and allow me to add a few items:

Foundations <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-foundations_2009b.html>
of Appreciative Inquiry - Diana Whitney / Ralph Weickel

 <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-foundations_2009b.html> June 22-26,
2009 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina 

Learn to use Appreciative Inquiry for organizational transformation, to
improve business performance and to enhance morale, organization vitality
and customer satisfaction. 

Contact office at positivechange.org for more information

  _____  

The Appreciative <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-summit_2009.html>
Inquiry Summit - Amanda Trosten-Bloom / Barbara Lewis / Ralph Weickel

 <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-summit_2009.html> August
31-September 3, 2009 - Golden, Colorado

Learn to design and facilitate large-scale change initiatives using the
principles and practices of Appreciative Inquiry as applied to large group
interventions. 

Contact office at positivechange.org for more information

  _____  

Being <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-being_2009.html>  Appreciative
Inquiry - Diana Whitney

 <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-being_2009.html> September 22-25,
2009 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This workshop is for social activists, change agents and peace builders
wanting to strengthen their personal spiritual practices, to be the change
they wish to see, and to integrate their spiritual beliefs into positive
change practices for transforming organizations and communities.

Contact office at positivechange.org for more information

  _____  

Advances in <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-advances_2009.html>
Appreciative Inquiry - Diana Whitney / Amanda Trosten-Bloom

 <http://www.positivechange.org/workshop-advances_2009.html> November 3-5,
2009 - Golden, Colorado

Advances in AI is a topic-driven forum for exploring new horizons and key
questions that make a different in the successful design and delivery of AI.

Contact office at positivechange.org for more information

            Thank you and have a peaceful day!

ralph

"The future will depend on what we do in the present." --- Mahatma Gandhi

Performance Management

Ralph Weickel

PO Box 24361

Lexington, KY  40524

859-536-2488

crom13 at earthlink.net

www.ralphweickel.com

www.positivechange.org/appreciative-inquiry-consultants.html

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Subject: [Ailist] AI Events coming up soon!

Dear Colleagues: As I look at my calendar and see all the AI events listed,

it occurs to me that many of you might be interested in knowing about these

options. I am sending a document as an attachment; and, in case the

listserve doesn't want attachments, I'm also pasting the whole document into

this e-mail. I hope it works! Blessings on each of you! Appreciatively, Jane

Please pass it on!

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY EVENTS 2009

July 19 to 31: APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY PROGRAMS IN BETHEL, MAINE

GO TO: NTL.org - On the cover page that comes up, you will find the 3 events

below described. For further information, contact NTL at 1-800-277-4685

July 19 - 23 -AI Team Development with Tom Osborn & Marlo Derksen

This workshop is designed for OD Practitioners and organization leaders who

want to expand their skills and experience a new approach to creating

innovative and high-performing teams.

July 23 - 26 - The AI Colloquy 

Facilitators: Dennis Baird & Sushma Sharma; Hosts: Jane Magruder Watkins,

Tom Osborn & NTL AI Training Team

The Colloquy is a gathering of AI practitioners and enthusiasts from around

the world. It is held in Bethel, Maine, sponsored by the NTL Institute of

Applied Behavioral Science and AIConsulting. The format includes

presentations and open space dialogue groups. Featured this year, among

others, are:

          Sheila McNamee - noted author and teacher in the field of Social

Constructionism. This session grounds those who use AI in the ideas and

practices of this foundational theory upon which AI is built.

          Joep de Jong and Dan Saint - Two high level directors (British

Telecom and Jefferson Wells) who are pioneers in AI as a management process.

Both have set records for accomplishments and are recognized as highly

successful innovative leaders.

          Mette Jacobsgaard - An AI Practitioners who has pioneered the use

of AI for "Valuation" of programs and projects across the globe. Mette has

lived and worked in Asia and Africa, and has used AI with such diverse

groups as Torture Survivors and street children in the developing countries.

Mette lives in the UK. 

          David Shaked - Also from the UK, David was a manager in a large

pharmaceutical company. As a "Six Sigma Black Belt" and "Lean" practitioner,

he has taken AI and transformed those 2 well known processes into

solution-focused AI. David is creating some exciting innovations for the

field of OD.

          Marilee Adams - Author of the best-selling book "Change Your

Questions; Change Your Life," Marilee has generously offered to lead a

3-hour workshop focused on the power of questions and how that relates to

AI. Marilee is the founder of The Inquiry Institute (you can google for more

info!) 

July 26 - 32 - AI Human Interaction Lab with Tom Osborn, Sushma  Sharma &

Mette Jacobsgaard

This workshop is based on the belief that to be a "master" change agent, one

must first understand how his/her behavior affects a group and how the

groups' behavior impacts him/her. This is the basic NTL workshop created by

the founders in the 1940's. The focus on an appreciative approach to this

process makes the workshop even more impactful. It is foundational to the

work of those who facilitate change.

OTHER OFFERINGS:

August 17 - 19:   

AI Master Class - London, UK with Anne Radford and Jane Magruder Watkins

For the past 3 years we have offered this 3-day "retreat" at beautiful Bore

Place, an organic farm and conference facility on the outskirts of London

near Gatwick airport. It is open to anyone who wants to delve into their own

understanding and use of AI in their life and work. Among those who gather

with us are a half-dozen who come every year and use this time for renewal.

You can find more information at: www.aradford.co.uk

<http://www.aradford.co.uk/>  and read about the "Destiny Phase" session.

JOIN US!         

August 21 - 25:      

Creating Worlds Conference - Copenhagen, Denmark sponsored by the Taos

Institute and McMann Berg, a Danish consulting firm. The Taos Institute,

formed over a decade ago to expand knowledge and application of "social

constructionist" thought based on the pioneering work of Ken and Mary

Gergen. For more information about this exciting international conference,

go to: www.Taosinstitute.net <http://www.taosinstitute.net/> ;

www.macmannberg.com/Constructing-worlds.aspx

August 27 - 29:   

NTL Annual Meeting (open) - Washington, DC

This year the NTL Institute of Applied Behavioral Science is opening it's

annual meeting to colleagues interested in the shifting field of

organization change. All are welcome! An invitation and description of the

gathering can be found on the opening page of the NTL website: www.ntl.org

<http://www.ntl.org/> 

Sept. 14 - 19:      

AI Foundations with Mette Jacobsgaard & Jane Watkins in Lincoln, UK

This is the workshop that is offered by NTL as part of the AI Certificate

Track. It is designed for consultants and organization leaders who want an

in-depth knowledge of AI and how it is being used around the world. Past

participants in this workshop are now working together as an AI Learning

Community.

Strategic Planning with Barbara Sloan & David Shaked in Lincoln, UK

This workshop offered simultaneously with the above mentioned Foundations is

led by two master practitioners who will give you all the experience and

information that you need to be, yourself, a master practitioner for

facilitating whole system change. David has also adapted such traditional

models as 6-Sigma and Lean into and AI process!

 For these two workshops offered simultaneously, see

www.Appreciative-inquiry.co.uk <http://www.appreciative-inquiry.co.uk/>  For

info on AI in Europe: www.networkplace.eu <http://www.networkplace.eu/> 

(NTL and Case Western University AI Certificate Track:

For information go to www.ntl.org <http://www.ntl.org/>   Or, contact: Chris

Brabon (cbrabon at ntl.org); Tom Osborn (Tomosborn at mindspring.com; or

Jane at appreciativeinquiryunlimited.com)

Oct. 11 - 16:        

NTL AI Foundations in Washington DC with Jane Magruder Watkins

Since 1992, NTL has offered this comprehensive pioneering workshop for OD

consultants and organizational leaders who are innovators in the field. It

is designed for those who want to use AI in their work and in their lives.

It is also one of the 4 required courses in the AI Certificate Program, a

program set up by Jane Watkins and David Cooperrider as a collaboration

between NTL and Case Western's School of Organization Behavior. For

information: www.ntl.org <http://www.ntl.org/> 

Oct. 26 - 29:        

Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry in Toronto, Canada, with Maureen

McKenna, Jane Magruder Watkins and Ralph Kelly

For over a decade we have offered this 4-day workshop in Toronto as a

comprehensive introduction to AI. Major work has been done by Maureen in the

Toronto school system using AI and each of these workshops includes students

who learn AI. The stories of how the students use this knowledge is amazing

and this mix makes for a unique and impactful learning community for OD

Practitioners, organization leaders and students. For information:

www.thesumoexperience.com <http://www.thesumoexperience.com/> 

Nov. 2 - 6:           

AI Strategic Planning in Washington, DC, with Tony Silbert & Jackie Stavros

This workshop is part of the AI Certificate Track and is open to anyone

interested in learning about AI for Strategic Planning. (All AITrack courses

are open to "single" participants.) Tony Silbert has years of practice

working with whole system change as does Jackie Stavros, a University

professor who created the SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations and

results) model for change in place of the traditional SWOT (strengths,

weaknesses, opportunities and threats). These two master practitioners will

give you all the experience and information that you need to be, yourself, a

master practitioner for facilitating whole system change. www.ntl.org

<http://www.ntl.org/> 

Nov. 16 - 19                  

AI Global Conference in Katmandu, Nepal with David Cooperrider and well

known AI Practitioners from around the Globe

For some time now, Katmandu has been a leading innovator using AI for

challenges across their country - better local development projects;

improved management of the forests; changing their government to a

Democracy! I'm not kidding!!! Don't miss this conference. David Cooperrider

is the honorary Chair and many of us will be gathering from around the globe

to talk about how to use AI to make the world a better place. Who can resist

that conversation??? For information: www.2009worldaiconference.org

<http://www.2009worldaiconference.org/> 

Dec. 1 - 3: 

Introduction to AI in Boston, Mass. with Lisa Hirsh & Jane Magruder Watkins

This 3-day introduction to AI is a repeat of a very successful event last

year. Lisa and the group have created an ongoing learning community. Join

us! lisa at lisahirsh.com

Jane Magruder Watkins & Ralph Kelly

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