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There can be alternate ways to measure success from a qualitative perspective. Here are my  
There can be alternate ways to measure success from a qualitative perspective. Here are my suggestions from an  appreciative  perspective. Please be aware that I am using this term  appreciative  freely. The suggested measurements of qualitative evaluation and success in this  paper are based on my personal explorations and therefore do not, in any way or form, reflect the  principles of Appreciative Inquiry (AI)


suggestions from an  appreciative  perspective. Please be aware that I am using this term


appreciative freely. The suggested measurements of qualitative evaluation and success in this
Here is a brief description of Appreciative Inquiry (AI).  Appreciative Inquiry (AI) assumes that  every living system has untapped and accounts of the  positive1. Appreciative Inquiry is a methodical discovery that a living system is at its optimum in social, political, economic, ecological, and  human terms when it is most vibrant, effective and constructive2. AI seeks to build a  transformational union between a people and it's capacities that are achievements, assets, unexplored potentials, innovations, strengths, elevated thoughts, opportunities, benchmarks, and strategic  competencies through lived values, traditions, stories, visions, expressions of wisdom spiritual  insights, and future possibilities 3. Appreciative Inquiry questions and dialogues to imagine and  innovate about successes, hopes, and dreams instead of negating and criticizing downward into a  diagnostic spiral of despairing hopelessness4.


paper are based on my personal explorations and therefore do not, in any way or form, reflect the


principles of Appreciative Inquiry (AI)


In working with small children who are climbing into a dangerous area, instead of saying ''don't climb there!''  Re-direct the children with a positive gesture ''Look!! Play here!''






Here is a brief description of Appreciative Inquiry (AI).  Appreciative Inquiry (AI) assumes that
AI's vision based approach and 4-D Model consists of stages of Discovery, Dream, Design and Doing and 4-I Model of Inquire, Imagine, Innovate and Implement 5. The SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities,  Anticipations, and Results) framework for inquiry and decision-making is a compatible AI framework to strategic planning 6.  SOAR is integral to developing strong relationships to implement sustainable  development practices7. AI's triple bottom line of economic prosperity, environmental stewardship,  and social equity or "profit, planet, people." provides a solid framework for measuring and evaluating progress toward a sustainable socio-environmental-economic model with another social  construction and metaphor8.


every living system has untapped and accounts of the  positive1. Appreciative Inquiry is a methodical


discovery that a living system is at its optimum in social, political, economic, ecological, and


human terms when it is most vibrant, effective and constructive2. AI seeks to build a
Building evaluation capacity entails developing a system for creating and sustaining evaluation practices9.  Evaluation scholars have recommended that evaluation be more democratic, pluralistic, deliberative, empowering, and enlightening10.  Current evaluation practices are diverse, inclusive of multiple perspectives, and supportive of the use of multiple methods, measures, and criteria11. Evaluation Appreciative Inquiry is a highly participatory form of inquiry to address issues12. Appreciative Inquiry and collaborative, participatory, stakeholder, and learning-oriented approaches to evaluation emphasize *social constructivism, that is, that making sense and meaning is achieved through the interaction13.  
 
transformational union between a people and it's capacities that are achievements, assets, unexplored
 
potentials, innovations, strengths, elevated thoughts, opportunities, benchmarks, and strategic
 
competencies through lived values, traditions, stories, visions, expressions of wisdom spiritual
 
insights, and future possibilities 3. Appreciative Inquiry questions and dialogues to imagine and
 
innovate about successes, hopes, and dreams instead of negating and criticizing downward into a
 
diagnostic spiral of despairing hopelessness4.
 
 
 
In working with small children who are climbing into a dangerous area, instead of saying ''don't climb there!''
 
Re-direct the children with a positive gesture ''Look!! Play here!''
 
 
 
AI's vision based approach and 4-D Model consists of stages of Discovery, Dream, Design and Doing and
 
4-I Model of Inquire, Imagine, Innovate and Implement 5. The SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities,
 
Anticipations, and Results) framework for inquiry and decision-making is a compatible AI framework to
 
strategic planning 6.  SOAR is integral to developing strong relationships to implement sustainable
 
development practices7.  AI's triple bottom line of economic prosperity, environmental stewardship,
 
and social equity or "profit, planet, people." provides a solid framework for measuring and
 
evaluating progress toward a sustainable socio-environmental-economic model with another social
 
construction and metaphor8.
 
 
 
Building evaluation capacity entails developing a system for creating and sustaining evaluation  
 
practices9.  Evaluation scholars have recommended that evaluation be more democratic, pluralistic,  
 
deliberative, empowering, and enlightening10.  Current evaluation practices are diverse, inclusive of
 
multiple perspectives, and supportive of the use of multiple methods, measures, and criteria11.  
 
Evaluation Appreciative Inquiry is a highly participatory form of inquiry to address issues12.  
 
Appreciative Inquiry and collaborative, participatory, stakeholder, and learning-oriented approaches  
 
to evaluation emphasize *social constructivism, that is, that making sense and meaning is achieved  
 
through the interaction13.  




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with point systems by examples such as how:  
with point systems by examples such as how:  


1. challenging
# challenging
 
# achievable, adoptable
2. achievable, adoptable
# realistic, solid
 
# integrated, institutionalized
3. realistic, solid
# shared
 
# interactive, active and dynamic  
4. integrated, institutionalized
# empowerment as choices, participation in decisions, dignity, respect, cooperation and a sense of   
 
5. shared
 
6. interactive, active and dynamic  
 
7. empowerment as choices, participation in decisions, dignity, respect, cooperation and a sense of   
belonging to a wider community
belonging to a wider community
 
# equity as equal opportunity and access to natural, social and economic resources  
8. equity as equal opportunity and access to natural, social and economic resources  
# sustainable in meeting needs without compromising future generations  
 
# internalized
9. sustainable in meeting needs without compromising future generations  
# thoroughness
 
# thoughtfulness
10. internalized
# respectful of oneself, others, the organization, environment
 
# evolving, innovative  
11. thoroughness
# reflective of current priorities 14
 
12. thoughtfulness
 
13. respectful of oneself, others, the organization, environment
 
14. evolving, innovative  
 
15. reflective of current priorities 14
 


Suggested appreciative accountability and success can consist of:
Suggested appreciative accountability and success can consist of:


1. reports for recognizing and publicly praising accomplishments;  
# reports for recognizing and publicly praising accomplishments;  
 
2. charts recording relative progress over time


3. anecdotal stories for publicizing successes
# charts recording relative progress over time


4. attending to those that make a difference 15
# anecdotal stories for publicizing successes


# attending to those that make a difference 15




Suggested appreciative accountability reinforces responsibility of individuals:
Suggested appreciative accountability reinforces responsibility of individuals:


1. to define one's working relationship with an organization as a contribution  
# to define one's working relationship with an organization as a contribution  
 
# to acknowledge the impact that the quality of one's work on others  
2. to acknowledge the impact that the quality of one's work on others  
# to accept the outcome of one's actions 16
 
3. to accept the outcome of one's actions 16
 
 


A success story, for example, is Myrada in the year 2000 of an NGO in India for managing rural  
A success story, for example, is Myrada in the year 2000 of an NGO in India for managing rural  
development organized a network of 11 NGOs, 804 people, 70 different organizations, 500 community-
development organized a network of 11 NGOs, 804 people, 70 different organizations, 500 community-
based organizations representing about 10,000 people participating in appreciative inquiry  
based organizations representing about 10,000 people participating in appreciative inquiry  
workshops.17 The workshops included self-help affinity groups; self help group federations, teachers  
workshops.17 The workshops included self-help affinity groups; self help group federations, teachers  
associations, watershed development associations, watershed implementation committees, village forest
associations, watershed development associations, watershed implementation committees, village forest
committees, village health committees, children's clubs, local farmers associations, community  
committees, village health committees, children's clubs, local farmers associations, community  
health groups, and others18. The number and types of committees demonstrates the engaging,  
health groups, and others18. The number and types of committees demonstrates the engaging,  
implicating and participatory approaches of AI.
implicating and participatory approaches of AI.




=== Footnotes ===


Footnotes
1 - 5: Appreciative Inquiry - http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/intro/whatisai.cfm
1 Appreciative Inquiry
http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/intro/whatisai.cfm
 
2 ibid
 
3 ibid
 
4 ibid
 
5 ibid


6 Appreciative Inquiry
6 Appreciative Inquiry - http://www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au/
http://www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au/


7 Anne T. Coghlan, Hallie Preskill, Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas, An Overview of Appreciative Inquiry in Evaluation, New Directions for Evaulations, no. 100, Winter 2003, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
7 Anne T. Coghlan, Hallie Preskill, Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas, An Overview of Appreciative Inquiry in Evaluation, New Directions for Evaulations, no. 100, Winter 2003, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/mathison/Appreciative%20Inquiry
http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/mathison/Appreciative%20Inquiry


8 Appreciative Inquiry
8 - 12 Appreciative Inquiry -
http://www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au/
http://www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au/


9 ibid
13 Social constructivism:
 
10 ibid
 
11 ibid
 
12 ibid
 
13 Social constructivism
A social construction or social construct is any phenomenon "invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular culture or society existing because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain conventional rules.
A social construction or social construct is any phenomenon "invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular culture or society existing because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain conventional rules.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_construction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_construction
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http://wiki.wsu.edu/wsuwiki/Revised_Accountability_Statement
http://wiki.wsu.edu/wsuwiki/Revised_Accountability_Statement


17 International Institute for Sustainable Development, Beyond Problem Analysis: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Design and Deliver Environmental, Gender Equity and Private Sector Development Projects, Trip Report 3: July - December, 2000 India http://www.iisd.org/ai/myrada_report3.htm
17 - 18 International Institute for Sustainable Development, Beyond Problem Analysis: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Design and Deliver Environmental, Gender Equity and Private Sector Development Projects, Trip Report 3: July - December, 2000 India http://www.iisd.org/ai/myrada_report3.htm
 
18 ibid


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