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3 Design. With a common dream in place, participants are asked to develop concrete
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Without question, the study of leadership has a long and rich history within the
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not fully acknowledged or discussed in OD textbooks or journal articles. Forms of OD …

Twenty cases of the use of appreciative inquiry (AI) for changing social systems published
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