From Deficits to Strengths:Transforming Intercultural, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work with Appreciative Inquiry

Inspired by Appreciative Inquiry’s strengths-based approach, the authors share their shift from deficit-focused frameworks to fostering resilience, hope and systemic change in transforming organizations. Their innovation bridges Appreciative Inquiry and their work on intercultural diversity, equity and inclusion, creating new tools and processes that prioritize relationships, empathy and renewal.

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AI Practitioner
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2025-05-02
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https://doi.org/10.12781/978-1-907549-63-2-12
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Education and Critical Thinking Development
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From Deficits to Strengths:Transforming Intercultural, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work with Appreciative Inquiry

Marlene Ogawa, Tanya Cruz Teller
AI Practitioner
Education and Critical Thinking Development
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From Deficits to Strengths:Transforming Intercultural, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work with Appreciative Inquiry

Marlene Ogawa, Tanya Cruz Teller
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Abstract

Inspired by Appreciative Inquiry’s strengths-based approach, the authors share their shift from deficit-focused frameworks to fostering resilience, hope and systemic change in transforming organizations. Their innovation bridges Appreciative Inquiry and their work on intercultural diversity, equity and inclusion, creating new tools and processes that prioritize relationships, empathy and renewal.

AI PractitionerVol. 27(2)
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Education and Critical Thinking Development
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