July 10, 2006
July 2006 Chautauqua
July 15-31, 2006: Carol Metzker on Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn with co-author Tojo Thatchenkery.
 | Behind today’s most creative and successful people is a secret: an ability to reframe reality to reveal the hidden possibilities within even the most apparently unpromising situation—to, as the authors of this groundbreaking study term it, “see the mighty oak in the acorn.” Thatchenkery and Metzker call this “appreciative intelligence,” and, drawing on their own original research as well on recent discoveries in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, they describe it in detail for the first time, and explain how it can be developed by both individuals and organizations.
Appreciative intelligence provides a new answer to what enables successful people to dream up their extraordinary and innovative ideas; why employees, partners, colleagues, investors, and other stakeholders join them on the path to their goals, and how they achieve these goals despite obstacles and challenges. It is not simple optimism. People with appreciative intelligence are realistic and action-oriented—they have the ability to not just identify positive potential but to devise a course of action to take advantage of it. |
Upcoming Chautauquas:
August 2006: Writer's Lab
September 2006: Ralph Windle on The Poetry of Business Life
October 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work