We're finding that this can happen even if no one is paying conscious attention to making changes. In this way, discoveries in the realms of self and society can function as a metaphor for the organizational realm. And an inquiry into society may be sufficient to transform the organization through metaphor. As in all appreciative inquiry, the process remains grounded in the actual experiences of individuals. As these stories come to the surface, new images and possibilities can emerge and become realities in new and unforeseen ways.
People begin to see themselves differently and act differently.
We don't collect data, and only then plan the changes. Both Jane Watkins and Diana Whitney, co-founder of the Taos Institute, have contributed much to the ongoing development of AI and the Quest, and their ideas will be included in this Web site in the future. Recently, for example, Diana's work in the spiritual realm has advanced my thinking about the role of AI in personal development. For more on the personal level, click here .