Appreciating People (AI) OD specialists

03/09/2026

another great The Taos Institute resource- thank you

*** NEW WORLDSHARE BOOK ***

Transformative-Oriented Research Options from Africa: Appreciating Indigenous Ways of Knowing

By Norma Romm

This book comprises 12 selected published writings by Norma Romm (sole- and co-authored), offering detail on transformative-oriented research set in African contexts, informed, inter alia, by an Indigenous paradigm of research. This research paradigm is characterized as being attuned to, while extending, Indigenous relational ways of knowing-and-being. The chosen pieces offer examples of research that appreciates the role that research plays in shaping the worlds of which it is a part (rather than apart) and which admits that research should have an agenda towards strengthening reciprocal relations in and across human and more-than-human worlds.

Read more and download a free copy: https://www.taosinstitutecommons.com/spaces/14492163/content

21/08/2026

A beautiful place to work....

The Rathlin Development & Community Association (RDCA) is seeking a community development worker. This is a hands-on position, working from the Resource Centre, Rathlin Island.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the daily life and development of a small, ambitious community, bringing together sustainability, heritage, tourism, creativity and economic development within a rural island context.

For the full information see: https://rathlin360.com/community-development-worker/

18/08/2026

The next Appreciative Space offers a chance to shape our 10th anniversary in 2027 https://appreciating.church/looking-ahead-to-2027-anniversary-planning-thursday-10th-september-16-00-bst/

05/08/2026

22/05/2026

enjoy our latest newsletter - it includes links to freely download our new article on Appreciation! - with massive thanks to Shelagh Aitken for bringing it all to life.

I hope that May has been warmer for you than in Scotland – although as ever the skies are tremendous, and the gorse is the most fabulous yellow… In this last year or so we have done a number of Appreciative Inquiry events and courses locally, which has been very nice. Last September, we hosted ...

16/05/2026

Justice's song
that summons our liberation
is grounded in the harmony
that we call Love
When each creature is beloved valued
we shall all be free
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Inspired by love’s action as justice in the world …


Justice is a central vocation and aspiration of our life’s journey. It is also a word that can be corrupted and watered down. It can even be weaponised against the very thing for which it aspires to establish: peace.

From my faith vantage, as a Christian, to hold on to this central component of my belief I need to remember that justice models acts that embody Love. This connexion, between justice and love, then allows for a constant frame of reference. If love does not inform just acts, then justice simply becomes another manner in which to oppress ourselves and one another.

https://adeaconsmusing.ca

12/04/2026

The fee includes resources, certification, and access to the facilitator for three months after the course finishes. Each course has space for up to 6 participants.

18/03/2026

This Appreciative Space hour will offer a taste of how a few well-chosen questions can open a doorway to meaning, blessing, and legacy. After a brief theoretical framing on dignity and appreciative listening, Francesca Oliva will move us into a guided paired practice encouraging participants to choo...

12/01/2026

its this Wednesday (14th Jan)

New Year, New Frame. An Appreciative Space in which to reflect on the year ahead. Wednesday 14th January at 19.30 GMT https://appreciating.church/a-view-into-2026-wednesday-14th-january-19-30-20-30-gmt/ Photo by Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov on Unsplash