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Our friend and colleague Jackie Kelm’s just passed on this story in her latest newsletter. In it, Mary Beth Schappe shares the details of how she used the strengths focus of Appreciative Engagement to help an organisation bring out the best in its interns. It’s both a great practical tool and a set of questions

Following April’s successful meeting of the AI Network North, AP can announce a date for the next meeting, on October 12. Abdul Hamid from the Kashmiri Youth Project (KYP) in Rochdale has kindly offered to host us and we’ll be hearing the story of the use of AI in public libraries in Lancaster. If you want

Join AP and colleagues for this annual AI retreat and pose the question ‘how do we flourish personally and as business people?‘ in the company of other experienced AI practitioners. The retreat takes place over three days at Bore Place in Kent (10.30am on Tuesday 21st August to 4.30pm Thursday 23rd), although it’s possible to

AP launched our appreciative journal, Food for Thought, with an evening reception on the banks of the River Mersey last week. The book was launched in the company of more than 70 guests, from a diverse range of organisations across the country. The journal, which is the first of its kind, has garnered praise from