1998

Chapter 1: The Laguna Beach Education Foundation, Schoolpower; Using AI and philanthropy to improve public education. by Michael Pinto and Mary Curran.- Chapter 2: Strategic Planning; AI in a large-scale change at an Australian University. by Liz Mellish.-Chapter 3: Creating a Healthy Hilltop Community; Coordinating hospital planning with the needs of a community.by Peggy Holman, Allan Paulson and Laure Nichols.- Chapter 4: Imagine Chicago; A city comes together to imagine a future based on the best of the past. by Bliss Browne.- Chapter 5: Imagine Dallas; Applying Imagine Dallas to another community. by Mary Sue Foster.- Chapter 6: Imagine South Carolina:A Citizen’s Summit and Public Dialogue; A Statewide AI addressing issues of race and building communities that work. by Alexsandra K. Stewart and Cathy Royal.- Chapter 7: The Banana Kelly Experience: Strength-Based Youth Development; Using AI with young people. by Joe Hall.- Chapter 8: Appreciative Planning and Action: Experience from the field; Evolving a new strategy for empowering communties in Nepal. by Mac Odell.- Chapter 9: Getting Started; Writing an OD Proposal. by David Cooperrider.- Chapter 10: Introducing the AI Philosophy; A how-to for consultants who are new to the process. by Jackie Kelm.- Chapter 11: Frequently Asked Questions; What consultants want to most know about AI. by Cathy Royal and Sue Annis Hammond..- Chapter 12: Lessons from using AI in a Planning Exercise; When the client insists on collecting negative information from customers. by Madelyn Blair.- Chapter 13: Do We Really Mean It?; How do we change behavior after the Provacative Propositions are written. by Jack Brittain.- Chapter 14: Exit Interviews With an “Appreciative Eye”; Applying Appreciative theory to exit interviews. by Lia Bosch.- Chapter 15: Creating Opportunities for Learning; A graduate class experiences AI in order to learn more about it. by Mary Curran and Gail Work.- Chapter 16: A Spiritual Path to Organizational Renewal; The Christian Spiritual dimension of AI, an essay. by Gregg Banaga, Jr.- Chapter 17: A Personal Cross Cultural Exile into AI; Early application of AI internationally, an essay. by Ken Murrell