Our guest editors are internal change agents while others are consultants with their own practice. They are based in France, Netherlands, UK and US.

February 2010

The Inside / Outside Worlds of an AI practitioner

Guest editors: Geoffrey Allan, Steve Loraine and Anne Radford

This is an issue highlighting the essence of being an AI practitioner – in its many forms whether it is our outside world where we work as consultants, coaches, leaders, managers and internal change agents or the internal world where we develop ourselves and seek to be the best practitioner we can be.

Anne Radford is thinking partner to leaders and organizational consultants. She regularly runs public training programmes in strength-based approaches to change such as AI anne@aradford.co.uk and is editor of AI Practitioner. editor@aipractitioner.com

Steve Loraine, Managing Director of Optimum Interventions, uses appreciative processes with individuals, teams and across whole organisations to assist them to reflect on practice and achieve improved outcomes. ointerventions@aol.com

Geoff Allan is a leadership coach helping individuals meet their aspirations. His consultancy, Alterego, also includes action-learning sets, and appreciative inquiry among the approaches used with organizations for their development and growth. alterego@ntlworld.com

May 2010

Age & Stage … Individuals and Organizations Flourishing Through Time

Guest editors: Loretta Randolph and Neil Samuels

This issue is about us as AI practitioners.  Reflecting on our practices, the organizations we serve, and who we are as practitioners, we will explore the changes consultants may go through as they and their practices grow and mature.

Loretta Randolph, a Principal Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, MITRE Corporation in the US, has worked in public and private sector organizations. Currently she is using AI in her work with MITRE senior executives. lorettarand@aol.com

Neil Samuels, President, Profound Conversations, LLC, has twenty years of consulting experience spanning five continents and businesses ranging from Cruise Lines and Architecture, to R&D, Trading Compliance, and Education. neil@profoundconversations.com

August 2010

Measuring the impact of AI in the private sector

Guest editors: Susan Donnan and David Shaked

“We are very excited about the opportunity to explore new grounds with this topic.  We are both experienced in the traditional methods for measuring progress and change from our project management and six sigma experience and are genuinely curious what could the appreciative side of these methods look like.”

Susan Donnan is a multi-disciplinary consultant facilitating change at the whole system level, most recently using large group interactive events. She has worked in 11 countries in Europe and North America. sdonnan@metavolution.com

David Shaked is a strength-based change consultant applying AI to approaches such as Lean Thinking, Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard in corporate systems in the US, Europe & the Middle-East. david@almond-insight.com

November 2010

Teambuilding the AI Way

Guest editors: Cora Reijerse and Ronald van Domburg

“Starting teams, merging teams and team with problems will all benefit from inquiring into their strengths and their shared dreams for the future.”

Cora Reijerse is a coach, facilitator, and Management and HR consultant who makes things simple and workable. She stimulates individuals and management teams to learn and grow toward their destination. info@allaboutchange.nl

Ronald van Domburg, owner of Play to Change, helps organisations get better results with more pleasure. He wrote the first Dutch book on Appreciative Inquiry: Het waarderend oog (The appreciative eye). ronald@playtochange.com