Organizational Transformation through Appreciative Inquiry

This book offers a pivotal concept, model and tool called 'Drench' that meets the need within organizational transformation to internalize, abide and sustain the insights, learning and the energy for change generated during an Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) or any other Organization Development (OD) process.

Sankarasubramanyan Ramamoorthy, MA, has 37 years of professional experience in human resources development, consulting, organization development (OD), and applied behavioural science. Sankar is the International Director in the Board of NTL (www.ntl.org) and the Director of Changeworks (www.changeworksindia.com), a consulting organization based in Mumbai, India. Sankar is a past president and professional member of the Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science (www.isabs.org). Sankar has hands- on experience in OD, people process implementation, personal growth, leadership and team development, executive coaching, and Appreciative Inquiry (Ai)- based interventions. He is a Routledge author having published his book T- Group Facilitation - Theory and Practise of Applied Behavioural Science. He has also published two other books and many articles in peer- reviewed journals. Wasundhara Joshi MSc, MD, is a paediatrician, change facilitator, OD consultant, coach, and yoga student and practitioner. She is the Director of Changeworks (www.changeworksindia.com). She is a professional member of ISABS (www.isabs.org) and certified in change facilitation, transformational coaching, appreciative coaching, and holds an MSc in Yoga. She is a faculty, and mentor for Level 2 training of coaches (PCC). She specializes in the use of Ai as a method for both coaching and organization change. She is engaged in the field of OD through Ai, leadership development, personal growth, and executive coaching for the past two decades. She has published many articles in the field in peer- reviewed journals.

Foreword and Introduction Part 1: The Being of Drenching 1. Our Personal Stories and the Use of our Self 2. Story of Drenching in Culture with a Global NGO 3. Coaching for Transformation - Living the Work in a Coach Development Organization 4. Discovering the Core Values - Story of an Indian Corporate Leader Part 2: The Living of Drenching 5. Drenching in the Essence of Organization Development and Appreciative Inquiry 6. Drench - the Pivot for Transformation Part 3: The How of Drenching in Appreciative Inquiry 7. The Models, Processes, and Tools that we Drenched in and How You Can Too 8. Use of Self - The Most Important Tool for Transformation Part 4: Looking Ahead 9. Organization Transformation through Appreciative Inquiry as a Spiritual Practice 10. The Emerging Possibilities for Clients and Consultants in the Field