going beyond the positive for transformational change

Ron Fry, Case Western Reserve University Gervase Bushe, Simon Fraser University

“AMAI”

Carlton, Mike and Ted

Tunnel Vision Hoops

Study 1

Transformational Change

N=7

Incremental Change

N=13

!

Generative)Questions!Eliciting!Conversations!that!Challenge!the!Status!Quo!

Novelty!&!!Surprise!Reality!

Reframed!

Building!Relationships!

Heart!&!Spirit!Engaged!

!

!

!

!

!

Synergenesis!Using!appreciative!stories!to!generate!new!ideas!

Write!up!the!stories!

Read!stories!until!you!run!out!of!ideas!

Brainstorm!answers!to!the!inquiry!

Read!1!at!a!time!in!small!groups!

Generative Dream Mindset of possibility, seeing bigger wholes

Leave images as images

All together now

Materialize into artifacts

Generative Design Making visible our highest hopes, dreams as a signal of intention to act

Daring to Engage

Seeing anew

Fostering reciprocity

Engaging play

!

Improvisational-Destiny!Creating!conditions!for!rapid,!positive!change!

We!know!where!we!want!to!go!

We!don’t!need!permission!to!act!

Taking!voluntary,!visible!action!

While!leaders!track!and!fan!