going beyond the positive for transformational change

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

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Ron Fry, Gervase BusheKeynote presented at the #2012waic conference - Ghent, Belgium

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

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“AMAI”

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Carlton, Mike and Ted

Tunnel Vision Hoops

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Study 1

Transformational Change

N=7

Incremental Change

N=13

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

Novelty!&!!Surprise!Reality!

Reframed!

Building!Relationships!

Heart!&!Spirit!Engaged!

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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!

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Generative Dream Mindset of possibility, seeing bigger wholes

Leave images as images

All together now

Materialize into artifacts

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

Daring to Engage

Seeing anew

Fostering reciprocity

Engaging play

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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!

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