Welcome'!How$cross(organiza.onal$coopera.on$on$Apprecia.ve$Inquiry$leads$to$changes$on$the$local,$regional$and$na.onal$level$
in$Norway$
Drammen'city'
Buskerud'county'
Norway'
Ingebjørg'
Bjørn'
The'local'school:'AIB'
Lars'
Cross(organiza.onal$coopera.on!
Structure!and!content!of!the!workshop!!
'Short'presentaBon:!Making!the!impossible!–!possible….!
The!short!story!!of!how!co>opera?on!and!use!of!Apprecia?ve!Inquiry,!!at!“Arbeidsins?tuFet”!leads!to!changes!on!the!local,!regional!and!na?onal!level!in!Norway!
“Arbeidsins?tuFet”!in!Buskerud!!
Prac?cal!exercise!and!demonstra?on:'!
1.!The'Response'Cards;!a!tool!for!building!rela?onal!consciousness!and!respecNul!and!apprecia?ve!communica?on!in!the!class>room....!
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Prac?cal!exercise!and!demonstra?on:'!
2.'The'Strength'Cards:'Conversa?on!tool!to!detect!and!provide!feedback!on!personal!strengths!..!
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PracBcal'exercise'and'demonstraBon:'!
3.'The'roadmap!!Building!strengths!and!career!plan!from!the!dream…!
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Lessons!from!Norway!
!The!first!AI!ini?a?ves!in!Norway:!Star?ng!up!2002…!!Looking!back:!A!lot!of!the!ini?a?ves!are!very!effec?ve…!(short!?me?)!!But!are!the!ini?a?ves!transforma?ve?!
Experiences!from!first!school!in!Norway!star?ng!up!with!Apprecia?ve!Inquiry!for!organiza?onal!change..!
What!is!the!Arbeidsins?tuF!Buskerud?!A!coopera?on!between!Buskerud!county,!!!!!!!!! ! ! !!!!!!!and!the!host!municipality.!!Some!funding!from!Government!and!Founda?on!of!Crownprince!couple!!
!• Drammen!!• Kongsberg!!• MidNylket!• Ringerike!• 170!students!• Age!16!–!24!
• Con?nuous!enrollment!throughout!the!year!!
Buskerud'
«Arbeidsins?tuFet»!and!the!collabora?on!story:!(The!short!history)!
!! Ongoing!development!work!with!AI!started!March!2005!!Coach/guide!–!Bjørn!
!! All!staff!was!asked/invited!to!take!part!in!a!process!for!designing!a!educa?onal!plaNorm!for!the!”school”that!could!embrace!and!enable!the!highest!!poten?al!of!both!the!organiza?on!!and!the!people!
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Focusing!on!what!works!since!2005!
Research!on!success>factors!based!on!personal!stories!and!experiences!
• Educa?onal!plaNorm!2006!summing!up!!the!enablers!of!op?mal!perfomance!working!with!youth…!
• The!process!crea?ng!more!engagement!and!energy….!
• Thought!turn>arounds!in!the!organiza?on….!!
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Development!work!in!AIB!Why!AI>!process?!!
• Provide!all!employees!with!a!”common!language”!make!it!possible!to!reflect!together.!
!!• To!be!able!to!put!words!to!
unconscious!skills!and!knowledge.!!• Create!a!learning/living!
organisa?on/community.!!!!!! !Tools!adapted!to!our!organisa?ons!
way!of!thinking!where!mastery!is!given!priority.!
'''''Which'culture'do'we'want'in 'AIB?'
'• Wish!to!increase!security!in!work!and!
learning!environment.!
• Wish!to!support!each!other!and!encourage!each!other!to!be!beFer!and!beFer!every!day.!
• Encourage!a!culture!with!room!for!learning!from!our!mistakes,!but..!
!• where!we!are!also!allowed!to!express!what!
we!have!succeeded!with!and!reflect!over!why!we!succeeded.!
!• Where!the!youth!are!REALLY!involved.!
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2007>!2010!New!topic!choice.!
Searching$for$the!poten?al!which!lies!in!student!talks!and!career!planning!based!on!a!strength>based!approach….!
We!started!the!work!by'asking'ourselves:!
What!do!we!see!and!how!do!we!feel!when!students!are!truly!involved!in!their!own!lives!>!in!their!career!planning!and!work!towards!achieving!their!goals?!!!
What!are!the!talks!like!when!we!see!that!mo?va?on!is!improving?!!What!have!we!done!then?!!What!gave!the!power!for!this!to!happen!>!what!were!the!success!factors?!!! The!result!from!the!research!
2006>2008:!Book!on!Apprecia?ve!student>talks!
Dearing!to!dream!and!envision!the!future!
Using!Apprecia?ve!Inquiry!summit!methodology!regularly….!
Con?nious!search!for!higher!ground!
Finding!the!highest!vitality!2009!dream!of!AIB!as!center!for!strenghtbased!…!
Results!The!research!shows!that!nine'out'of'ten!young!aFend!in!posi?ve!ac?vi?es,!mostly!for!school!and!work.!!!Many!more!than!before!are!successful!with!their!life.!!!“Arbeidsins?tuFet”:!Best!results!working!with!youth!at!risk!in!Norway?!
! ! ! !! Aram!is!a!trainer!in!Apprecia?ve!Inquiry!at!”Arbeidsins?tuFet”…!
Shioing!paradigms!
• When$an$en.re$organiza.on$$is$aware$of$the$posi.ve$dynamic$possibili.es$for$working$together,$anything$can$be$achieved!(Stavros!2005)!
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Network!arise….!Network!arise!as!the!natural!
organiza?onal!outcome!of!an!ongoing!Apprecia?ve!Inquiry!prosess…(Stamps!and!Lipnack!2004)!
In!our!case:!Growing!network!and!collabora?on!between!different!govermental!organiza?ons;!municipali?es!,!Buskerud!county,!business!organiza?ons!and!the!royal!familiy….!
«We!want!more!love!in!the!streets,!!a!warmer!and!more!open!society!for!all»!
!• Imagine!we!all!were!a!bit!«in!love»!with!each!other….!• What!kind!of!leadership!do!we!need!for!the!future?!
Invita?on!to!the!Royal!Palace!
The$King$and$Queen$invited$200$youths$from$the$four$projects$that$the$Crown$Prince$founda.on$cooperates$with,$to$a$Christmast$concert$in$the$Royal$Palace$$2011.$$
Cross(organiza.onal$coopera.on!• «Arbeidsins?tuFet»,!«LentSareptas!as»!and!«Buskerud!University!College»:!!
• Star?ng!up!the!first!15!ects!course!in!Apprecia?ve!Inquiry!(2011)…!
• The!next!15!ects!course!under!planning..!
History!of!«Arbeidsins?tuFet»!!
• Is!also!a!story!of!how!the!profound!changes!in!an!organiza?on!can!have!!!ripple!effects!in!an!en?re!region,!and!may!have!influence!on!a!"na?on"!...!
• Ini?a?on!of!an!organiza?onal!process!in!Buskerud!County!Council!which!includes!2,400!employees!and!10,000!students!...!(2011)!
• Ini?a?on!of!a!na?onal!center!of!exper?se,!strength>based!work!...!(2012)!
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Ini?a?on!of!the!AI!��process!in!an!en?re!region!–!200.000!(people).!
An!important!challenge!!To!create!beFer!life!for!disadvantaged!youth!and!profound!posi?ve!changes!in!schools!its!important!to!create!a!rela?onal!consciousness,!change!the!rela?onal!!!conversa?ons!!and!!!realize!strengths.'!An'important'quesBon'was:'
!What!kind!of!tools!can!help!us!to!realize!this?!
Tools!
1.'Response'cards'for!aFen?veness!!2.'Individual'Road'map'for!hope!!3.'Strength'cards'for!self!esteem!!
1.!Response!cards,!oral!skills!
!• A!deck!containing!criteria!for!oral!presenta?ons;!speaking!and!listening!skills!
• Tell!you!what!you!did!well!and!the!value!of!doing!so!!
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Crea?ng!rela?onal!consciousness!!!
• Give!students!a!posi?ve!language!repertoire!• Demonstrate!how!the!speaking!and!listening!roles!are!complementary!
• Give!awareness!of!us!as!a!social!system;!we!always!affect!each!other!
Two!choices!
• We!can!do!each!other!smaller,!weaker,!more!scared,!more!invisible…!
!!!!Or!• We!can!make!each!other!grow,!become!stronger,!more!relaxed,!more!eager,!more!excited…!!!
When!you!have!a!good!audience…!!when!they!nod!to!you…!!when!they!are!smiling!at!you…!!when!they!look!at!you!while!taking!notes…!!when!they!ask!you!ques?ons!...!!What!happens!to!you!then?!
I!stop!shivering…!I!breathe!beFer…!I!think!more!clearily…!I!express!myself!beFer…!I!remember!what!I!am!supposed!to!say…!I!start!to!enjoy…!!!
And!then…!
I!become!a!skilled!speaker,!and..!I!can!make!a!difference!in!the!!world…!
When!you!have!a!good!audience…!!when!they!nod!to!you…!!when!they!are!smiling!at!you…!!when!they!look!at!you!while!taking!notes…!!when!they!ask!you!ques?ons!...!!What!happens!to!you!then?!
Your!turn…!• Now!you!are!a!listener!–!that!is!an!ac?ve!role!• You!show!your!listening!skills!by!for!instance:!Outer!signs!!" Be!quiet!" Look!at!the!speakers!" Nod!to!them!" Appear!interested!and!open!to!learn…!Inner!signs!" Ask!ques?ons!aoerwards!" Give!new!perspec?ves!on!the!issue…!!
• Aoer!the!performance!you!are!supposed!to:!• Stand!up!and!read!your!card!if!it!matches!with!the!performance!(Honesty!is!important!)!
• Read!all!of!it!• You!may!very!well!say!it!in!your!own!words!
• Then!the!speakers!will!give!you!posi?ve!response!as!listeners!
Individual!Road!map!
• Roadmap!is!a!tool!that!has!been!used!in!AI!processes!at!the!organiza?onal!level!!
• Is!now!adapted,!developed!and!used!in!rela?onal!conversa?ons!on!"all!levels"!in!!»Arbeidsins?tuFet»!
Road>map!for!the!staff!and!leadership!
!!!Road>map!as!career!plan!!Dialogue!about!your!dream!
• If!the!youth!have!an!idea!how!a!good!life!can!be,>how!it!looks!and!feels,!it!can!be!easier!to!know!what!kind!of!life!and!job!they!want.!And!then!they!will!be!more!mo?vated!to!learn!too.!Inner!mo?va?on.!How!we!ask!–!thats!important!
You!can!never!ask!too!much!I!really!want!to!get!to!known!with!and!to!talk!about!your!educa?on,!life!what!you!want...!!!I!really!want!to!know!if!you!have!some!thoughts!about!how!your!life!will!be!in!about!3!–!5!years?!!!Maybe!you!already!have!some!dreams!or!wishes?!Where!do!you!think!you!are!living?!!
Do!you!s?ll!live!in!your!parents!house?!!Do!you!live!alone!or!together!with!friends?!!Please!tell!me!how!your!apartment!is!inside?!!!Who!is!paying!the!bills!and!the!apartment?!!What!are!you!doing!in!your!free!?me?!!!
Your!first!step!to!reach!your!goal!Concrete!examples!using!Tree!method!!
• Problem:!High!level!of!absence!
• Describe!a!morning!when!you!came!in!?me!for!class?!(mental!turn!around)!
• Listen!to!the!story!and!appreciate!
• Be!open>minded,!not!moralising!
• Ask!inves?ga?ve!ques?ons!
The!life>giving!factors!are!described!in!the!roots!
• What’s!the!main!reason!it!turned!out!well?!
• What!made!you!succeed?!!• Did!you!do!something!more?!• Tell!me…!
• What!did!you!contribute!with?!!!• Did!anyone!else!contribute?!!!• What!did!they!do?!• Tell!us!more!about!it…!
• That`s!interes?ng…tell!more..!!
• Ask!and!ask……!
• The!Norvegian!minister!of!educa?on!visit!AIB!Febr.09!!
We!need!a!language!of!life…!!
For'the'socaial'construc?on!of;!
• Posi?ve!iden??es!• Posi?ve!rela?onships!• Posi?ve!organiza?ons!
Strength>cards!The!Strengths!Cards:!
Conversa?on!tool!to!detect!and!provide!rela?onal!feedback!on!!
!!!!!“personal!strengths”….!• Based!on!Peterson,!C.,!and!
Seligman,!M.E.P.:!The$Values$in$Ac.on$Classifica.on$of$Strengths…$
• Used$in$Norway$since$2008…$$
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The!language!in!IA>strength!
Used!as!a!“lence”…!• warm!and!trus?ng!rela?onships!!
• create!confidence!• social!inclusion!
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Basert!på!forskningen!?l!Peterson!og!Seligman!!
First!step!
• Two!persons!will!work!together!
• Paired!interview!(2x7!min.):!Thinking$back$on$the$last$six$months,$reflect$on$a$high(point(moment$at$work$(or$at$school)$when$you$felt$most$engaged$or$flourishing$while$doing$what$you$do$best…$• Please!share!the!story…!
Second!step!!
• Find!three!cards!that!describes!the!personal!strengths!that!unfold!in!the!other!persons!story.!
• Read!the!cards!and!express!why!you!have!chosen!exactly!these!cards…!
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Third!step!!
!When!you!both!have!received!three!cards!you!shall!choose!the!card!that!you!think!is!closest!to!what!you!feel!is!you…!
Reflec?on!
• What!have!you!gained!from!this!workshop?!
• What!are!you!mo?viated!to!do!as!a!result!of!par?cipa?ng!in!this!workshop?!