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  • How to Ask Generative Questions

    How to Ask Generative Questions
    Sep 27 2025
    Appreciative Inquiry talks a lot about generative questions - but what are they? What do they do? And how to ask them successfully? Find out in this episode of the Positive Change Methods Podcast
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    13 min
  • Conversations Worth Having with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres

    Conversations Worth Having with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres
    Sep 10 2025
    Exploring the transformative world of Appreciative Inquiry with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres, authors of 'Conversations Worth Having'. Learn how to ask generative questions and frame conversations positively to foster collaboration and growth in your personal and professional life. Plus, the importance of curiosity, and how to avoid toxic positivity! Show notes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm24
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    46 min
  • Unlocking Innovation in the NHS with Appreciative Inquiry - Interview with Wendy Burton

    Unlocking Innovation in the NHS with Appreciative Inquiry - Interview with Wendy Burton
    Aug 14 2025
    Interview with Wendy Burton, who's been using Appreciative Inquiry in the NHS in conjunction with Lean and Design Thinking to help improve processes and turn around struggling teams. Lots of useful tips and insights applicable beyond coaching in healthcare! Shownotes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm23 (includes transcript)
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    28 min
  • What Happens in the Dream Stage of Appreciative Inquiry?

    What Happens in the Dream Stage of Appreciative Inquiry?
    Aug 7 2025
    When you're creating a vision of the ideal future with a team, or even a whole organisation, wouldn't it be great if they could get free of the constraints of past problems and limits? That's what the Dream stage of Appreciative Inquiry's 5-D format is designed to do. Show notes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm22
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    7 min
  • How to Engage People With 'Technical' Appreciative Inquiry Topics

    How to Engage People With 'Technical' Appreciative Inquiry Topics
    Jul 23 2025
    Many business processes, essential as they are, don’t in themselves make the heart beat faster. How can we use Appreciative Inquiry to stimulate generative thinking about topics that are hard to engage with emotionally? Show notes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm21
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    5 min
  • How to Handle Negative Feelings in Appreciative Interviews

    How to Handle Negative Feelings in Appreciative Interviews
    Jul 17 2025
    How do you conduct appreciative interviews with people who are feeling negative, or who are going through a tough time? This episode has some tips for doing the interviews sensitively, and for handling ‘negativity’ or cynicism from the interviewee. Show notes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm20
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    6 min
  • 2 Ways To Identify Themes From Appreciative Interviews

    2 Ways To Identify Themes From Appreciative Interviews
    Jul 7 2025
    So your group have done their appreciative interviews with each other - now, how do they identify the themes emerging from them? This episode is a deep dive the into practicalities of facilitating an Appreciative Inquiry process, starting with a small-group appreciative team development session and including tips for scaling up to larger groups. Show notes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm19
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    8 min
  • 3 Ways to Use Appreciative Interviews to Identify Success Enablers

    3 Ways to Use Appreciative Interviews to Identify Success Enablers
    Jul 1 2025
    Appreciative interviews are a great way to find what's working so you can do more of it. Here are three ways you can use them Show notes at https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm18
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    6 min