Appreciative Inquiry - Problem Solving from MindTools. Solving Problems by Looking at What's Going Right © iStockphoto/Yuri_Accurs Imagine that your organization's order book is full, and you're desperate to expand your business – but you just can't find the staff you need.
What's worse, cash is tight, your recruitment budget is stretched to breaking point, and you strongly suspect that some of the approaches you're using just aren't working. One approach here is to focus on the things that aren't working, and think about how you can fix them. World Appreciative Inquiry Conference 2012 — Appreciative Inquiry: Tapping into the River of Positive Possibilities. By Herb Stevenson Background David Cooperrider realized that most organizations are predisposed towards “what is wrong” within the organization. He attributed this predisposition to the inculcated problem-solving mentality of the scientific method which tends to ignore “what is working”, “has gone well”, and “does not need fixed” components of the organization.