How to Do Appreciative Inquiry Team Building

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure that the entire group is involved

   and make it clear that this is a POSITIVE process and negativity will not be entertained.
   
   Make it clear to everyone upfront that the focus and discussions will aim to build on strengths, past positive experience, and what is ALREADY working in the team, and what else can be done to enhance this.
   
   Make it safe for participation by everyone.
   
   Set ground agreements of what attitudes, comments and inputs will be allowed in the team building process – avoid naming, blaming and shaming!
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   Step 2: from all levels.

   Talk about what impacts and influences trust levels, and what can be done to improve them. ,,, Consolidate key concepts / patterns / values /ideas into a big picture.
   
   Start to design HOW you can create a workplace with these qualities.
   
   Agree and document what will be STOPPED, STARTED and CONTINUED back in the workplace to make this happen.
   
   Make the learning fun, experiential and encourage participation and input from every person. ,, Document and display Stop Start continues and regularly discuss how you are maintaining the agreements.
   
   Through regular AI based teamwork building activities you can begin to create a Culture Shift from negative to more positive environment.
   
   This brings more available energy into your teams and the workplace and create a more effective, attractive and appealing organisational culture. ,
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   Step 3: Set up a trust-level scale on the wall and invite people to mark their present team trust scores on the wall and move them throughout the day.

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   Step 4: Set up talking-circles and get people to talk about positive past experiences around leadership

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   Step 5: team building

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   Step 6: great customer service

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   Step 7: etc and share what they want more of at work.

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   Step 8: Do a 5 minute imagining / visualisation "travel to the future" of what you'd like an ideal workplace to look like

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   Step 9: based upon the info that came out of the previous DISCOVERY sharing.

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    Step 10: Get groups together to share their exciting and energising visions.

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    Step 11: 1 Minute Wisdom - Nibble Knowledge... Get staff to share their wisdom

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    Step 12: insights and thoughts for this new appreciative desired future in small bites... "nibbles-of-knowledge packaged as "1 Minute Wisdom for..." Hang these 1 Minute 'wisdoms' around your office to reinforce the new actions and to take leverage the power of The ACTION ADVANTAGE.

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    Step 13: Take action...

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    Step 14: Remember Employee engagement is controlled by Leadership and management – So get smart and get appreciative fast!

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