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In this article the authors pose a bold proposition that inquiry at the scale of the whole world is both possible and perhaps key to eclipsing seemingly irreversible problems and volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. They offer an ongoing case study of a mobilization of a world-wide inquiry and their experiences with the generative power of story-getting and story-sharing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the past decade there has been a steady increase in corporate leaders' concern for linking business activities with social and environmental issues using terms such as corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship, and sustainability or sustainable value creation. The norm to associate business with greed and corruption persists, as does the attitude that doing 'good' costs business. This article is about an application of Appreciative Inquiry that is helping to transform the global narrative about the role of business in society and the mindsets of future business leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents abstract on topics related to appreciative inquiry (AI) which include AI interview, good story sharing in the AI discovery to build collaborative relationships, and the different processes for producing generative ideas that motivate new action in an urban transit organization.

This issue of AI Practitioner shares philosophies and paradigms that have echoed in Indian wisdom for thousands of years, and finds their generative association with the present day world's impactful articulation of AI principles. Together, Appreciative Inquiry and traditional Indian philosophies can inspire innovations that will transform the way humanity evolves and humankind connects, transcending geo-political, national and cultural differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many change efforts fail, stagnate, lose traction,or even disappear. Far too often, participants report that their behavior did not really change; they just added more meetings, trainings and reporting to their schedules. What really causes or creates behavioral change? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Feb 2013 issue of AI Practitioner seeks to honour and strengthen AI's generative connection with India by uncovering AI as it is emerging in India, along with some powerful Indian stories that have the potential to inspire strengths-based developmental work on a world-wide basis. 'Namaste', the traditional Indian greeting, implies 'bowing to the divine in you'. This is 'appreciation' at work ... simple yet profound. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]