Links
Below are links to some of the theory and research that have shaped David’s practice over the years. Click on these links to learn more about Appreciative Inquiry and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, David’s primary tools for Team and Leader Development, Business and Personal Coaching, Strategic Planning and Diversity Education and Strategy. Other links are to Barbara Fredrickson’s positive emotions research, which has helped David understand why the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and Appreciative Inquiry methods “work” so powerfully.
David Cooperrider
Dr. David Cooperrider is the key creator of the Appreciative Inquiry approach to organizational change. Hundreds of other theorists and practitioners have joined Cooperrider in developing the discipline of Appreciative Inquiry, which University of Michigan Professor Robert Quinn says "is currently revolutionizing the field of organizational development." Cooperrider and Barrett’s comprehensive PowerPoint introduction to Appreciative Inquiry can be found at appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/uploads/cooperrider and barret ai monterray day one and two.pdf
An article titled “A Positive Revolution In Change: Appreciative Inquiry” by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney can be found at appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/uploads/whatisai.pdf
For hundreds of articles on Appreciative Inquiry practice and research, go to the Appreciative Inquiry Commons at appreciativeinquiry.case.edu
Barbara FredricksoN
Former University of Michigan Professor Dr. Barbara Fredrickson has done pioneering research on the significance of positive emotions. In “Positive emotions and upward spirals in organizational settings” psychologist Fredrickson “describes how individual organizational members’ experiences of positive emotions – like joy, interest, pride, contentment, gratitude, and love – can be transformational and fuel upward spirals toward optimal individual and organizational functioning.” This article, which summarizes much of Fredrickson’s work, is available on her University of North Carolina web site: www.unc.edu/peplab/publications/upward_organizations.pdf
Another excellent Fredrickson article is “What Good Are Positive Emotions?” In this article Fredrickson distinguishes between the effects of positive and negative emotions and presents her Broaden-and-Build Model of Positive Emotions. It also is available (listed in 1998 publications) along with numerous other articles on her web site: www.unc.edu/peplab/publications.html
Myers & Briggs Foundation
This site provides a succinct introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®). For an overview go to the Site Map: www.myersbriggs.org/site_map.asp A good starting point is the section “My MBTI Personality Type” and the first section “MBTI Basics.”