The International Alliance for Appreciative Inquiry (IAAI)
Introduction and Aims
The Alliance formed in 2021.
It emerged from a shared desire of its partners to offer strengths-based solutions following a common framework, aimed at English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions because our founding Members represent these regions. However, over time we hope to add additional languages so the benefits of Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) are available worldwide.
The founding members saw an opportunity to unite and form an entity that allows us to share our expertise and offer our proven training and services in different countries and communities.
We believe this approach increases the probability that successful results and sustainable positive changes will follow on after people or organisations experiment with Ai approaches.
The IAAI aims to raise awareness of and make the benefits of Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) accessible to all. We hope to increase the use of Ai approaches in all types of organisations by:
- Offering online and face to face accredited training programmes.
- Supporting communities of Ai practice to form and become self-sustaining.
- Providing external advice and coaching to organisations using Ai tools and techniques to support organisational development and performance improvement projects.
- Act as a Thinking Partner for individuals and/or groups who wish to explore particular issues from an appreciative (strength-based) perspective.
To Contact Us
Choose the language you want to engage with and then email or telephone the contact shown.
| Language | Contact |
|---|---|
| Italian | Francesca Oliva [email protected] +39 3473912331 |
| Spanish | Cati Payá [email protected] +34 609380894 |
| English (Based in Scotland) | Suzanne Quinney [email protected] +44 01309671584 |
| English | Dan Short [email protected] +44 07748180390 |
Who are the International Alliance for Appreciative Inquiry (IAAI)?
We are a new partnership between Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) practitioners from around the world. All IAAI partners aim to:
- Develop and expand the use of Appreciative Inquiry to improve public and 3rd sector services both in UK and wider afield
- Improve Ai training and development opportunities, and
- Provide peer support opportunities for individuals and organisations that see the potential to use Ai based approaches to improve performance
The alliance is a natural evolution of the long-standing association of the alliance partners who regularly work together, and support each other, whilst retaining their separate brand identities. All IAAI partners have:
- A strong belief in the value of Ai approaches
- Staff trained by leading Ai development organisations such as the Lincoln Workshop Series, and the Cooprider Centre at Case Western Reserve University
- Deep and broad experience in using Ai principles and techniques
- Access to the training and development experience of Appreciating People and their experience in developing publications (e.g. guides to asset-based working and workbooks). This is complemented by Alder Advice’s experience as advisers on organisational learning, improvement, and transformation
Meet the IAAI Steering Group
The steering group comprises the founding members of the IAAI. The group are all committed to further developing Appreciative Inquiry approaches and sharing its power around the world.
IAAI partners
The partnership is co-ordinated by a steering committee currently comprising founding members from:
- Appreciating People and Alder Advice who together co-ordinate activities across the UK from their respective bases in Scotland and London
- Wise~ingsocietabenefit who co-ordinate activities in Italy and Italian speaking countries
- Inspiring Partners who co-ordinate activities in Spain and Spanish speaking countries
- Appreciating Church who co-ordinate activities with faith groups
