Journal Articles
Baker A, Wright M. Using appreciative inquiry to initiate a managed clinical network for children’s liver disease in the UK. Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv. 2006;19(6-7):561-74.
Carter B, Cummings J, Cooper L. An exploration of best practice in multi-agency working and the experiences of families of children with complex health needs. What works well and what needs to be done to improve practice for the future? J Clin Nurs. 2007 Mar;16(3):527-39. [To read, click here.]
Carter B. Kicking Eeyore into touch:’living-strong’,'nursing-strong’ and being appreciative and solution-focused. Contemp Nurse. 2006 Dec-2007 Jan;23(2):181-8.
Carter CA, Ruhe MC, Weyer S, Litaker D, Fry RE, Stange KC. An appreciative inquiry approach to practice improvement and transformative change in health care settings. Qual Manag Health Care. 2007 Jul-Sep;16(3):194-204.
Cohn K, Friedman LH, Allyn TR. The tectonic plates are shifting: cultural change vs. mural dyslexia. Front Health Serv Manage. 2007 Fall;24(1):11-26.
Cottingham AH, Suchman AL, Litzelman DK, Frankel RM, Mossbarger DL, Williamson PR, Baldwin DC Jr, Inui TS. Enhancing the informal curriculum of a medical school: a case study in organizational culture change. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jun;23(6):715-22. Epub 2008 Mar 14. [to read, click here.]
Cowling WR. Despairing women and healing outcomes: a unitary appreciative nursing
perspective. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2005 Apr-Jun;28(2):94-106.
Cowling WR 3rd. A unitary healing praxis model for women in despair. Nurs Sci Q. 2006 Apr;19(2):123-32.
Cowling WR 3rd. Despair: a unitary appreciative inquiry. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2004 Oct-Dec;27(4):287-300.
Farrell M, Wallis NC, Evans MT. A replication study of priorities and attitudes of two nursing programs’ communities of interest: an appreciative inquiry. J Prof Nurs. 2007 Sep-Oct;23(5):267-77. [To read, click here.]
Farrell M, Douglas D, Siltanen S. Exploring and developing a college’s community of interest: an appreciative inquiry. J Prof Nurs 2003;19(6): 364-71.
Fischer M, Geiger B, Hughes ME. Female recidivists speak about their experience in drug court while engaging in appreciative inquiry. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2007 Dec;51(6):703-22. Epub 2007 Jul 5.
Fryer-Edwards K, Van Eaton E, Goldstein EA, Kimball HR, Veith RC, Pellegrini CA,
Ramsey PG. Overcoming institutional challenges through continuous professionalism improvement: the University of Washington experience. Acad Med. 2007 Nov;82(11):1073-8. [To read, click here.]
Fuimano J. Become the environment you want to create. Nurs Manage. 2005 Mar;36(3):18-9. [To read, click here.]
Gaddis SE, Williams C. See yourself in 4-D: how to use Appreciative Inquiry to ignite positive change. Prairie Rose. 2007 Nov-2008 Jan;76(4):17.
Havens DS, Wood SO, Leeman J. Improving nursing practice and patient care: building capacity with appreciative inquiry. J Nurs Adm. 2006 Oct;36(10):463-70. [To read, click here.]
Keefe MR, Pesut D. Appreciative inquiry and leadership transitions. J Prof Nurs 2004;20(2):103-9.
Kowalski K. Appreciative inquiry. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2008 Mar;39(3):104.
Inui TS, Frankel RM. Hello, stranger: building a healing narrative that includes everyone. Acad Med. 2006 May;81(5):415-8. [To read, click here.]
Inui TS. The need for an integrated biopsychosocial approach to research on successful aging. Ann Intern Med. 2003 Sep 2;139(5 Pt 2):391-4.
Keefe MR, Pesut D. Appreciative inquiry and leadership transitions. J Prof Nurs. 2004 Mar-Apr;20(2):103-9.
Marchionni C, Richer MC. Using Appreciative Inquiry to promote evidence-based practice in nursing: the glass is more than half full. Can J Nurs Leadersh. 2007;20(3):86-97.
Moody RC, Horton-Deutsch S, Pesut DJ. Appreciative inquiry for leading in complex systems: supporting the transformation of academic nursing culture. J Nurs Educ. 2007 Jul;46(7):319-24.
Moore SM, Charvat J. Promoting health behavior change using appreciative inquiry: moving from deficit models to affirmation models of care. Fam Community Health. 2007 Jan-Mar;30(1 Suppl):S64-74.
O’Donnell JF. Appreciative inquiry. J Cancer Educ. 2004 Fall;19(3):187.
Pickett RB, Kennedy MM. Emerging concepts for laboratory managers, Part Two: Appreciative inquiry. Clin Leadersh Manag Rev. 2002 Sep-Oct;16(5):311-3.
Plews-Ogan ML, May NB, Schorling JB, Becker DM, Frankel R, Graham E, Haizlip JA, Hostler S, Pollart S, Howell RE. Feeding the good wolf: Appreciative inquiry and graduate medical education. ACGME Bulletin Nov 2007:5-8. ACGME – Article in the Nov. 07 Bulletin
Reed J, Turner J. Appreciating change in cancer services – an evaluation of service development strategies. J Health Organ Manag 2005;19(2):163-76.
Reed J, Pearson P, Douglas B, Swinburne S, Wilding H. Going home from the hospital – an appreciative inquiry study. Health Soc Care Community 2002;10(1):36-45.
Shendell-Falik N, Feinson M, Mohr BJ. Enhancing patient safety: improving the patient handoff process through appreciative inquiry. J Nurs Adm. 2007 Feb;37(2):95-104. [To read, click here.]
Sherwood G. Appreciative leadership: building customer-driven partnerships. J Nurs Adm. 2006 Dec;36(12):551-7. [To read, click here.]
Shreeve MW. Beyond the didactic classroom: educational models to encourage active student involvement in learning. J Chiropr Educ. 2008 Spring;22(1):23-8. [To read, click here.]
Suchman AL, Williamson PR, Litzelman DK, Frankel RM, Mossbarger DL, Inui TS. Relationship-Centered Care Initiative Discovery Team. Toward an informal curriculum that teaches professionalism. Transforming the social environment of a medical school. J Gen Intern Med. 2004;19(5 Pt 2):501-4.
Wright M, Baker A; The staff of Mountbatten Ward, King’s College Hospital, London, UK. The effects of appreciative inquiry interviews on staff in the U.K. National Health Service. Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv. 2005;18(1):41-61.
Appreciative inquiry: a radically different approach to change. Healthcare Benchmarks Qual Improv. 2002 Jul;1(1):1-4.
Books and Articles About Appreciative Inquiry
Cooperrider DL, Whitney D. Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005.
Cooperrider DL, Whitney D, Stavros JM. Appreciative Inquiry Handbook for Leaders of Change. 2nd ed. Brunswick OH: Crown Custom Publishing, 2008.
Gergen KJ. An Invitation to Social Construction. Thousand Oaks: CA, London: SAGE, 1999.
Kelm JB. Appreciative Living: The Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Personal Life. Venet Publishers, 2005.
Preskill H, Coghlan AT (Eds). Using appreciative inquiry in evaluation. [Special issue]. New Directions for Evaluation, 100, Winter 2003.
Preskill H, Catsambas TT. Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry. Sage Publications, 2006.
Reed J. Appreciative Inquiry: Research for Change. London: Sage Publications, 2007.
Salopek JJ. Appreciative inquiry at 20: questioning David Cooperrider. T + D, Aug 2006. Read online.
Thatchenkery T, Metzker C. Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2006.
Whitney D, Trosten-Bloom A. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Whitney D, Trosten-Bloom A, Cherney J, Fry R. Appreciative Team Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best of Your Team. Lincoln NE: iUniverse, Inc., 2004
Books on Related Topics
Cohen AJ. A Blessing in Disguise: 39 Life Lessons from Today’s Greatest Teachers. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2008.
Ferrucii, P. The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life. New York, NY: Penguin, 2006.
Friedman G, Himmelstein, J. Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, 2008.
Haidt, J. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2006.
Pausch R. The Last Lecture. New York, NY: Hyperion, 2008.
Pink D. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2005.
Studer, Q. Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference.. Gulf Breeze, FL: Fire Starter Publishing, 2003.
Zander RS, Zander B. The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2000.
Books about Stories
Baldwin C. Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story. Novato CA: New World Library, 2005.
Hoyt M. Some Stories are Better Than Others. PHiladelphia PA: Bruner/Mazel, 2000.
Remen RN. Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.
