[Ailist] APRRECIATIVE INQUIRY IN PORTUGUESE
Marge Schiller
margeschiller at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 20 12:30:34 MST 2009
There are a number of outstanding AI practitioners in Brazil
(including you,Sergio)
Here are just some of them:
Eduardo Afonso,Cristina D'Arce,Marcos Schlemm, Ilma Barros, Augusto
Cuginotti, Rodrigo Loures.
AI is vibrant in Brazil... we need to know how to "connect the dots"
The AI List serve is a wonderful vehicle for connection.
Marge
margeschiller at yahoo.com
Marjorie Schiller , PhD
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On Mar 19, 2009, at 4:26 PM, smroman wrote:
> Dear Jane and colleagues,
>
> Your message is meaningful to me, and I think it is the same to some
> people
> that is not fluent in English, as you can see. I am Brazilian (and I
> live in
> Brazil) and my biggest problem is to find someone that knows
> something (or a
> lot) about Appreciative Inquiry and could share with me in
> Portuguese. We do
> not have a forum discussion in my native language and I rarely see
> post from
> Brazil in the AIlist.
>
> I wish we had people opened to make something like you Americans, so
> we
> could learn and improve and maybe to contribute with projects we
> have done
> here in Brazil and I do think there are some people involved and using
> Appreciative Inquiry here.
>
> Unfortunately we do not have any AI materials in Portuguese. Some
> years ago
> Dr. Marge Schiller told me that "In The Eye of the Beholder" (by
> Marjorie
> Schiller, Deanna Riley, and Bea Mah Holland) would be translated into
> Portuguese, but I have not found it so far.
>
> Also, I am sure there are lots of Brazilian people capable to
> understand and
> get involved in every AI discussion, but it is not my case.
> Sometimes I
> think I could contribute with thoughts and ideas, but by reading the
> e-mails
> I am not sure if I really "got the meaning".
>
> Other people have suggested me to be in touch with some Brazilians
> by using
> e-mail, but I do not want to bore anyone, as I wishe we had an "open
> discussion about AI in Portuguese". Also (and I do mean this!) I
> want to
> thank some of the people who are reading this e-mail for their
> appreciative
> efforts in trying to share what they know about Appreciative
> Inquiry, like
> Marge Schiller, Cheri Torres and others I cannot remember the names
> right
> now, but they will know by reading this message.
>
> So, if the AIlist servers know someone or could collaborate with
> ideas about
> HOW to open an Appreciative Inquiry discussion in Portuguese I would
> be the
> happiest man in the world.
>
>
> You wrote:
> As an American citizen, I'm probably not objective enough, but it
> seems to
> me that as a country that hugely impacts what happens all over the
> world,
> (sort of "the bull in the china shop") I would be very interested to
> know
> what people from other countries think about how we are behaving
> these days
> and what their wishes for us would be. I'd also love to have similar
> conversations about all the countries represented on the listserve
> as a way
> for us to become familiar with the strengths and best stories of those
> cultures.
>
> My answer: What American people are doing is totally correct. And
> what I
> think is that USA is the phoenix of the world - that always emerge
> with
> grace, strength and better in every crisis.
>
> I hope you can help me to find a way to make this happens as soon as
> possible: APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY DISCUSSION IN PORTUGUESE!
>
> THANK YOU!
>
> Sérgio Medina Roman
> Curitiba - Paraná - Brazil
>
> P.S.: I am sure each one of you have re-translated my words into
> better
> English and got the meaning. Thank you for this!
>
>
> "Ralph and I are in the mountains of Arkansas for our Grandson's
> wedding -
> an appreciative event for us all!"
>
> God Bless you and your Grandson! I wish you all the happiness in the
> world!
>
> Bye!
>
>
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu
> [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] Em nome de Jane
> Magruder
> Watkins
> Enviada em: quinta-feira, 19 de março de 2009 14:31
> Para: 'Anderson Fumulani'; ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
> Assunto: RE: [Ailist] re positive core of America
>
> Dear Colleagues: I have always been wary of "censoring" the AI
> listserve
> since it is meant to be an open forum. (Our listserve manages has
> always
> kept the junk mail from overwhelming the dialogue.) Each of us can
> delete by
> title whatever does not interest us without censoring those who find
> the
> conversation useful and even provocative.
>
> As an American citizen, I'm probably not objective enough, but it
> seems to
> me that as a country that hugely impacts what happens all over the
> world,
> (sort of "the bull in the china shop") I would be very interested to
> know
> what people from other countries think about how we are behaving
> these days
> and what their wishes for us would be. I'd also love to have similar
> conversations about all the countries represented on the listserve
> as a way
> for us to become familiar with the strengths and best stories of those
> cultures.
>
> AIC Consulting is an organization that began with a group of
> Americans plus
> some international members and has been mostly US focused. Some of us,
> including David C., Joep de Jong of Holland currently the head of
> the AIC
> Council, Anne Radford from the UK, publisher of the AI Practitioner,
> members
> of the new UK AI group, and any of you who want to join us are
> beginning to
> work toward a "Begeistring" global community made up of interested
> AI groups
> from all around the world. I'd like for this Listserve -- since it
> is our
> 1st and oldest way of having AI dialogue -- to be an important part
> of that.
>
>
> Blessings on all of you great colleagues! Ralph and I are in the
> mountains
> of Arkansas for our Grandson's wedding - an appreciative event for
> us all!
>
> Jane
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu
> [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Anderson
> Fumulani
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:04 AM
> To: ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
> Subject: RE: [Ailist] re positive core of America
>
> Dear All
> Sue raises a good point and very critical for the global
> participation on
> this AI list.
> As a matter of fact, this topic has been running for so long that
> some of us
> non-Americans feel almost alienated.
>
> I recall recently one AIer from South Africa or from Africa raised
> an issue
> about how those of us novices from the developing world can also
> benefit
> from the list. If my memory serves me right, there was no response
> or very
> little if any which vindicates Sue's point.
>
> Anderson Fumulani
> Malawi - Southern Africa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu
> [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Sue Derby
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:12 AM
> To: ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
> Subject: [Ailist] re positive core of America
>
> Hi All. My understanding of the AI List Serve is that it is intended
> to be
> Global in focus. The discussion around positive core of America, while
> valuable overall, is a topic that alienates those of us who are
> unable or
> who choose not to contribute to this conversation. I recall a few
> years ago
> when the entire conversation when to the American priorities,
> political
> arena.
>
> My ask is that if this listserve is indeed to serve the broader
> community of
> AI practitioners, that we steer away from what some of us might
> consider
> "political conversations" and stick to what we value and what we
> have wishes
> for in this world.
>
> My understanding in participating in the AiListServe was to
> contribute to
> the AI community and make every effort to withold my own gain
> whether than
> be monetary or otherwise. Would you be willing to clarify if that is
> still
> the case or we are making this arena a free for all for politcal
> agendas?
> (including Canadian??!)
>
>
> Thanks. Sue Derby
>
> Sue Derby
> Clockwork Communications
> 50 Forest Ave, Hamilton L8N 1X1
> 905-527-2181
> www.thesumoexperience.com
>
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