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WELCOME !. “Short and Sweet AI ” The Basics of Appreciative Planning and Action (APA) Organisasioner som Begeistrer T Ø nsberg, Norway 11 & 12 Mai 2005 Marcia Odell, MS, MBA, PhD Malcolm J. Odell, Jr., MS, PhD modell@pacthq.org macodell@adelphia.net. APA Basics Session Objectives.

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WELCOME !

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  1. WELCOME ! “Short and Sweet AI” The Basics of Appreciative Planning and Action (APA) Organisasioner som Begeistrer TØnsberg, Norway 11 & 12 Mai 2005 Marcia Odell, MS, MBA, PhD Malcolm J. Odell, Jr., MS, PhD modell@pacthq.org macodell@adelphia.net

  2. APABasicsSession Objectives • Understand the origins and development of Appreciative Planning and Action (APA) • “De-Mystify” Appreciative Inquiry • Identify similarities and differences between AI and APA • Practice the Appreciative Planning and Action approach to ‘problem-solving’

  3. Appreciative Planning & ActionIntroduction & Origins • The Mountain Institute and development of the ‘Makalu Model’ • Need for simplicity • To work with illiterate villagers, remote communities • To streamline Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) • Need to keep it short • To engage overworked women • Focus on ‘Action’ • Personal Commitments • “Do it now!”

  4. Appreciative Planning & ActionEvolution of APA • Women’s Empowerment • Reversing the ‘Dependency Syndrome’ • Need to reach large numbers at low cost • Training trainers to scale up development programs • Empowerment Art • Giving pride & confidence to shy, retiring, illiterate women • The Miracle of Exponential Positive Action • “Phakhel Story” – APA in Action – to follow • WORTH women replicate empowerment program

  5. Appreciative Planning and Action (APA) • Goal - Seeking the Root Causes of Success • Laws • What you seek is what you find • Where you think you’re going is where you end up • Principles • If you look for problems, you find – and create – more problems • If you look for success, you find – and create – more successes • If you believe in your dreams, you create miracles 4 ‘Ds’ --> 7 ‘Ds’

  6. Appreciative Planning and Action (APA)Mission Statement To empower organizations and individuals: • To take pride in what and who they are and what they have achieved • To dream of what might be • To plan for what can be, and • To feel the energy that comes from making commitments and taking the first step To be simple enough that anyone can do it, profound enough to change people’s lives

  7. Appreciative Planning & Action 7 Ds DiscoverThe best, success, what works Dream Even better, what we want more of Design Strategy, general plan to get there Deliver Action plan & commitments to start Do It Now! Take action to get going now Discussion ‘Open Mike’ and “A-Valuation” Dance and Drum ! Celebrate Success!

  8. APA in Action Video • Phakhel Village, Nepal • Dependency Syndrome • “Spoiled Village” • “Problem to Opportunity” • No school.. • Village too small to support school • Commitments & Action • “They never asked us for anything!”

  9. The Miracle of Exponential Positive Action • APA as process supporting the Women’s Empowerment Program -- WORTH • 240 local NGOs • 6,000 women’s groups • 125,000 women • “Impact before Intervention” • From 20,000 women in business to 80,000 • From $600,000 to $4 million in earnings •  Before introducing Micro-Enterprise Curriculum

  10. “Short and Sweet AI”Appreciative Planning & Action • “Generating Organizational Energy” • Learn the APA approach to institutional empowerment • Turning problems into a positive opportunities in just a few minutes • Problems can be either: • Things that discourage us and drag us down… or • Opportunities for achieving great things… • It’s our choice….!

  11. Appreciative Planning & ActionIntroductions • Appreciative Pair-wise Interviews • Pair up with the person you don’t know – or know least well among those in the room • Interview each other (2 min. each) • Question: Tell me a story about a time when you felt you made a real difference, a real contribution, a time when you felt proud, excited about something you have done yourself – anytime in your life, your family, your community Keep your conversations to just 4 minutes!

  12. Discoveryof the best, of success, of what works • Each pair joins with another pair (or 2) to form group of 4-6 • Introduce your partners and share highlights of their stories – what inspired you about your conversation Keep this to just 4 minutes!

  13. Dreamof even better, what we want more of… In your group • Share your personal dreams of life, your community, a world full of the best, of what we want more of… • Draw a picture together of the year 2020, of what this looks like for our children, our grandchildren Keep this to just 4 minutes!

  14. Designa plan, strategy for achieving the Dream In your group – decide • What you can do -- this year -- to begin to move toward your dream • Jot these ideas down on your picture in 2-3 bullet points Keep this to just 4 minutes!

  15. DeliveryAction Plan to Get Started • Jot down a few short tasks you might undertake -- during coming week -- to get started on to move toward achieving your Dream • Each person take one simple task from the action plan that you will undertake personally • Each person write your personal commitment on a sheet of paper Keep this to just 4 minutes!

  16. “Do it now!” • Find something, however small or simple, that you will do RIGHT NOW to get started… • Anything – however simple… • that symbolizes your action plan • that moves your process forward • that engages you or others in the room • Use your imagination and any resources in the room Remember: “Everything we need is in this room” Keep this to just 4 minutes!

  17. Sharing Dreams and Designs • Each group makes a one-minutepresentation summarizing the group’s • Dream • Design • Delivery • Each person stand, give your name, and share your own • Picture • Personal Commitment

  18. “Dance and Drum” Celebrate !!! Who has a drum? ….a song…a dance ….celebrating… • Simplifying • De-mystifying • Adding power to Appreciative Inquiry

  19. SuccessTree

  20. Open Mike APA - The Basics • Ideas… • Questions… • Stories… • Inspirations… ....to share? …”How can we use APA in our organization, program?”

  21. Appreciative Planning & ActionSummary DiscoverThe best, success, what works Dream Even better, what we want more of Design Strategy, general plan to get there Deliver Action plan & commitments to start Do It Now! Take action to get going now Discussion ‘Open Mike’ and “A-Valuation” Dance and Drum ! Celebrate Success!

  22. “A-Valuation” • “The Best” and “Even Better” • APA for Evaluation

  23. ‘The Best’ Your favorite moments in this session, what you enjoyed most, what was most valuable -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- “Do it Now” What to do -- next? -- -- -- ‘Even Better’ If we were running a full scale workshop or training together like this, how could we make it ‘even better’ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Who will do it? When? -- -- -- -- APA Session – “A-Valuation”

  24. References & Contacts Marcia L. Odell, MS, MBA. PhD Director, Global WORTH Initiative Pact, Inc. Nairobi, Kenya +0724-25-3015 modell@pacthq.orgwww.worthwomen.org Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. , MS, PhD Appreciative Inquiry Consulting, LLC 4 Whitehall Rd, S. Hampton, NH 03827 603-394-7890, 770-6006 macodell@adelphia.nethttp://www.aiconsulting.org/

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