Discovering the Root Causes of Success: The Strength-Based Approach In Organisational Development

Evolution Of Ai In Practising Od Intervention

The origin of appreciative inquiry can be traced in the doctoral project of Cooperrider under Srivastva, which started in 1979, and since then its practice has evolved as one the most popular tool of developmental intervention in organisations. It all began when Cooperrider became an intern at the Cleveland Clinic. Working as a part of the research project on physician leadership, Cooperrider’s task was to interview physician leaders throughout the organisation. While conducting those interviews, Cooperrider gained more and more interest in the organisational governance process. The data collection initially focused on the problematic issues of the organisation. But as the study proceeded and Cooperrider began gaining interest in the positive aspects of the organisation process, Srivastva encouraged his young student to be more focused on the positive and developmental perspective within the organisation rather than the problems.