The Appreciative Inquiry Summit: Explorations into the Magic of Macro-Management and Crowdsourcing

Editors: David Cooperrider, Lindsey N. Godwin, Brodie Boland and Michel Avital

Focus of the Issue:

This issue will highlight the innovative ways AI Summits are being applied around the world – and innovations in the methodology itself. Examples include economic, education and regional environmental summits including Hewlett Packard’s use of AI to transform their branding. Advances in the methodology include innovations in the design and destiny phases.

Editors:

David Cooperrider Ph.D. is the Fairmount Minerals Professor and Chair of the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit at Case Western Reserve University. David has served as advisor to a wide variety of organizations including Fairmount Minerals, McKinsey, Parker Hannifin, American Red Cross, Wal-Mart, the US Navy and United Nations. David has published 13 books and authored over 60 articles and chapters. david.cooperrider@case.edu

Lindsey N. Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Champlain College. Lindsey was Co-Chair for past International AI Conferences in Orlando and Nepal and has worked with organizations around the globe. She is a knowledge manager for the AI Commons and collaborates with iCohere and David Cooperrider to deliver online experiential AI workshops. godwin@champlain.edu

Brodie is a third-year doctoral candidate in Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University. His research focuses on orchestrated social movements, transformational change in large systems, and disruptive green technology innovation. He was formerly a consultant in McKinsey & Company's Toronto office, and served as President of AIESEC International. Email: boland.brodie@gmail.com

Michel Avital is a Professor of Information Management in Copenhagen Business School. His research focuses on information and organization with an emphasis on the social aspects of information technologies. He has published articles on topics such as information systems, design, innovation, creativity, knowledge sharing, social responsibility and Appreciative Inquiry. Email: michel@avital.net