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Hosted by Andy Smith · business · EN-GB · 31 episodes
A podcast about Appreciative Inquiry and related approaches to change, with Andy Smith. Practical tips in each episode!
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Signup to Generate a PitchPositive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More is hosted by Andy Smith. The show has published 31 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Psychological Safety and Connection Intelligence® with Jenny Ainsworth" (22 May 2026, 31 minutes), "How to Facilitate the Dream Stage in Appreciative Team Development" (5 May 2026, 9 minutes), and "Appreciative Inquiry, Questions for the Dream Stage: Positive Change Methods Podcast Episode 26" (29 April 2026, 5 minutes).
Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 11 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More are Business & Management Consulting. Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More has a business audience.
Andy Smith hosts Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More, a business show with 31 episodes published.
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Episode #28
This episode is full of practical tips to build psychological safety in your team, even across digital divides - interview with bestselling author and leadership consultant Jenny Ainsworth. Transcript and show notes at...
Episode #27
How to facilitate the Dream stage when you're conducting an Appreciative Inquiry workshop with a team (Appreciative Team Development), with some tips on scaling up for larger groups - plus ideas for what to do if...
Positive Change Methods: Appreciative Inquiry and More
Practical Appreciative Inquiry podcast: How to frame the Dream stage of Appreciative Inquiry so that participants understand it
Episode #25
Appreciative Inquiry talks a lot about generative questions - but what are they? What do they do? And how to ask them successfully? Find out in this episode!
Episode #24
Exploring the transformative world of Appreciative Inquiry with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres, authors of 'Conversations Worth Having'. Learn how to ask generative questions and frame conversations positively to...
Episode #23
Interview with Wendy Burton, who's been using Appreciative Inquiry in the NHS in conjunction with Lean and Design Thinking to help improve processes and turn around struggling teams. Lots of useful tips and insights...
Episode #22
When you're creating a vision of the ideal future with a team, or even a whole organisation, wouldn't it be great if they could get free of the constraints of past problems and limits? That's what the Dream stage of...
Episode #21
Many business processes, essential as they are, don’t in themselves make the heart beat faster. How can we use Appreciative Inquiry to stimulate generative thinking about topics that are hard to engage with emotionally...
Episode #20
How do you conduct appreciative interviews with people who are feeling negative, or who are going through a tough time? This episode has some tips for doing the interviews sensitively, and for handling ‘negativity’ or...
Episode #19
So your group have done their appreciative interviews with each other - now, how do they identify the themes emerging from them? This episode is a deep dive the into practicalities of facilitating an Appreciative...
Episode #18
Appreciative interviews are a great way to find what's working so you can do more of it. Here are three ways you can use them Get the show notes at https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm18
Episode #17
There are various formats for appreciative interviews in the Appreciative Inquiry textbooks - this one works nicely for business. Show notes: https://coachingleaders.co.uk/pcm17
Episode #16
Appreciative interviews are the heart of Appreciative Inquiry's Discovery stage. This episode covers what they are, why we do them, and what you need to know to be a successful appreciative interviewer. Show notes...
Episode #15
What should you do BEFORE you plan any change? Discover what's already working! Find out how to conduct Appreciative Inquiry's Discovery stage, and discover: - What can so easily go wrong with conventional...
Episode #14
The 'Problem to Possibility Exercise' - how to get a problem-focused team to move on to desired solutions and accept an appreciative approach. Show notes at...
Episode #13
In this week's episode, a checklist for a well-defined affirmative topic, plus the easy way to flip problem statements to affirmative topics
Episode #12
What you need at the start of an Appreciative Inquiry project, and why you need to flip problem statements into affirmative topics
Episode #11
A quick overview of the most-used format for structuring an Appreciative Inquiry process, the 5-D Format. Plus, why it's so great!
Episode #10
The best way to get people to contribute and get involved because they want to, rather than because they’re told to
Episode #9
How Appreciative Inquiry’s ‘Enactment Principle’ is vital for successful change + why it's not the same as ‘Fake it till you make it’
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