Tag: Appreciative Inquiry

Co-Creating Social Cohesion: A Soulgen Action-Research & Community Healing Initiative

Dec 27, 2025

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by

dsoulgen

in Uncategorised

Over recent months, many people across our communities have been carrying a heavier emotional load than usual. There is grief. There is fear. There is fragmentation and uncertainty. And alongside all of that, there is also a deep longing – for connection, belonging, safety, and hope. Moments like these remind us that social cohesion is…
🌿 Appreciative Inquiry: Asking What’s Strong to Inspire What’s Possible

Nov 11, 2025

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by

dsoulgen

in Frameworks for Change

In youth and community development work, the questions we ask shape the worlds we create. Developed at Case Western Reserve University, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) offers a strength-based alternative to traditional problem-solving approaches.Instead of asking “What’s wrong, and how do we fix it?” AI begins with “What’s working, what gives life, and what could be?” It’s…