Inside:

4 Introducing Appreciative Governance
by Sallie Lee, Bernard J. Mohr and Cheri Torres
Shares the results of a year-long dialogue about the application of AI to new and more life-giving governance models

9 On Human Capacity
by Joan Colleran Hoxsey, Sallie Lee, Cheri Torres and Neil Samuels
Insights into the significant mindset shift about what it means to be human in relation to AG

13 What is Appreciative Governance?
by Bernard J. Mohr, Patti Millar and Dan Saint in collaboration with the AG team
Defines the purpose of governance and offers a comparison of AG with current practices

23 Organizational Design Principles for Appreciative Governance
by Neil Samuels and Cheri Torres in collaboration with the AG Team
Defines the six principles of AG

36 Models of Governance: Learning from Others: Interviews with Fifteen Thought Leaders
by Sallie Lee with Interviews by Joan Colleran Hoxsey, Joep C. de Jong, Neil Samuels and Cheri Torres
Reflections on the dialogue with thought leaders

46 Transitioning to Appreciative Governance
by Cheri Torres, Dan Saint, Sallie Lee and Bernard J. Mohr
An essay in four voices on moving from traditional governance to AG

54 Sustaining the Effort Towards Appreciative Governance
by Joan Colleran Hoxsey and Bob Laliberte
Raises challenges in the transition to AG , describing supportive practices and suggestions

62 Developing Appreciative Capacities for Living Appreciative Governance – META
by Sallie Lee and Cheri Torres
META forms the building block of appreciative organizations

69 Appreciative Governance by Design: A Practical and Flexible Framework
by Bernard J. Mohr
Deep changes are needed in workplace culture as part of the transition to AG

76 Our Journey: Reflections on our Collaboration Studio
by Neil Samuels and Cheri Torres
An overview of the year-long exploration, the challenges the AG team faced and their learnings for the future.

83 Appreciative Governance: A Summary
by the AG Team
A synopsis to open the conversation about AG with clients and colleagues

87 AI Research Notes
by Jan Reed and Lena Holmberg
A doctoral writing course remedies gaps in graduate students’ experiences in scholarly writing

92 AI Resources
by Jackie Stavros and Dawn Dole
Books and articles on Appreciative Governance

96 About the February 2012 Issue
Guest Editors: Lena Holmberg and Jan Reed
Making learning the spark of transformation

97 IAPG Contacts and AI Practitioner Subscription Information