An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Faculty-Led Institutional Change and Commitments

Abstract

In this article, two faculty leaders describe how they used the Define, Discover, Dream, Design and Deliver processes of Appreciative Inquiry to invite positive dialogue and strengths-based change with two institutional higher education initiatives – one focused on quality online teaching and one on a new approach to faculty mentoring and support. The authors describe strategies they used to lead each initiative in the direction of the combined positive energy and collective imagination of the group members.