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The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry Paperback – September 15, 2013

by Sue Annis Hammond (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 283 ratings
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This best-selling classic provides a great introduction on what appreciative inquiry is and how to apply it. Sue has updated the 3rd edition with the latest research and many new examples. The Thin Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry is the introduction to the exciting organizational change philosophy called Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry is a way of thinking, seeing and acting for powerful, purposeful change in organizations. It is particularly useful in systems being overwhelmed by a constant demand for change. Appreciative Inquiry approaches change by assuming that whatever you want more of already exists in all organizations.
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  1. Print length
    56 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Thin Book Publishing
  4. Publication date
    September 15, 2013
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.15 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0988953803
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0988953802
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About the Author

Sue Annis Hammond is a Change Management Consultant with a unique combination of extensive consulting and entrepreneurial experience. She has more than 30 years of consulting experience, including 10 years of internal work at Meredith Corporation and Principal Financial Group.

Sue is a nationally recognized expert in Appreciative Inquiry, a process that changes the focus from finding out what is going wrong to discovering and expanding best practices in organizations. Her first book The Thin Book of® Appreciative Inquiry is a national bestseller, with sales in excess of 170,000 copies. Sue started Thin Book Publishing in response to the book's success and customer requests for more "thin books". The company is devoted to publishing "just in time" cutting-edge knowledge for organizational clients.

Thin Book Publishing has published 8 books, two of which have been honored with industry awards. Seven of the books are still available in paperback and/or ebook format. Her latest book is co-authored with Andrea B. Mayfield and is called, The Thin Book of® Naming Elephants: How to Surface Undiscussables for Greater Organizational Success.
Sue completed a Masters of Organizational Development at Bowling Green Graduate School of Business, where she was the 1991 Minninger Foundation Fellow. She also holds a B.A. and a M.A. in English from SUNY Fredonia, and currently lives in Bend, Oregon. She can be contacted at sue@thinbook.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thin Book Publishing; 3rd edition (September 15, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 56 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0988953803
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0988953802
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.15 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 283 ratings

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Sue Annis Hammond is a Change Management Consultant with a unique combination of extensive consulting and entrepreneurial experience. She has more than 20 years of consulting experience, including 10 years of internal work at Meredith Corporation and Principal Financial Group, 12 years of external consulting, and six years as an entrepreneur.

Sue is a nationally recognized expert in Appreciative Inquiry, a process that changes the focus from finding out what is going wrong to discovering and expanding best practices in organizations. Her first book The Thin Book of(R) Appreciative Inquiry is a national bestseller, with sales in excess of 125,000 copies. Sue started Thin Book Publishing in response to the book's success and customer requests for more "thin books". The company is devoted to publishing "just in time" cutting-edge knowledge for organizational clients. Thin Book Publishing currently has four books in print, two of which have been honored with industry awards. Her latest book is co-authored with Andrea B. Mayfield and is called, The Thin Book of (R) Naming Elephants: How to Surface Undiscussables for Greater Organizational Success.

Sue completed a Masters of Organizational Development at Bowling Green Graduate School of Business, where she was the 1991 Minninger Foundation Fellow. She also holds a B.A. and a M.A. in English from SUNY Fredonia, and currently lives in Bend, Oregon. She can be contacted at sue@thinbook.com.

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J. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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Such a short book packed with information that made me a better person. Highly recommend.
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Frantisek Hajnovic
4.0 out of 5 stars Good intro to AI
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017
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A good book, nice structure and easy to read. Provides solid intro to the AI. However, it is really just a thin one and for the price I expected a trifle more. Still recommending, though.
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reader nl
5.0 out of 5 stars Organizational improvement, starting from the positives that already exist.
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021
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Improve your organization, by finding what already goes well - and do more of this. The focus of the Appreciative Inquiry method is positive and by adding results in this vein, negatives tend to be crowded out.
Everything about this book is supportive of its aim, i.e. spreading the word:
Clear text, few pages, cost below $10,-.
It should be read as an introduction; additional resources are mentioned.
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Carrie Pierce
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing approach
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
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Read this book 3-4 times because I like it so much and I’ve seen it work. It’s a unifying and unique approach to improving how businesses and people operate.
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Morton I. Blankman
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016
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Beth Middleton
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to get this in print form
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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I’m so glad I was able to get this book in print. I’m an old school person who likes to hold a book in my hands
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Harald Modis
4.0 out of 5 stars Short, enjoyable, practical
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017
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Very good book: reminds you that a glass can also be half-full. This provides a complementary view to our normal negative-based, non-inclusive improvement methods.
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Agneta Callin
5.0 out of 5 stars The presentation of the teories
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019
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It is a nother way to approach our relations a very useful way. The book is very useful - even in Sweden!
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Bob Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Great Book -- I have bought and distribute two cases to my teams over the years
Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2020
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I bought this book, this time, to give to a friend. (I had given away every copy in the two boxes of this book that I previously purchased).
While I am a big fan of this book and the practice of Appreciative Inquiry, I was surprised that I had somehow bought an electronic, rather than a printed, copy of the book. Now, I have an electronic copy of a book that I have read several times and I do not know how to forward it to the friend to whom I had intended to give it.
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David Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen libro
Reviewed in Mexico on December 21, 2018
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Recomendado para conocer nuevas metodologías.
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Tallulah
5.0 out of 5 stars Great little book for a quick overview on Appreciative Inquiry!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2020
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I had never heard of AI until I came across it on the internet and as it piqued my interest I wanted a little more information. This book is great - it doesn't take long to read and gives a good flavour of what AI is. Would recommend it as a starter book and it certainly inspired me to find out more.
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Josep Maria
3.0 out of 5 stars dedinquiry based approach on organization management
Reviewed in Spain on August 10, 2014
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A good book that shows a different approach on how to manage organizations better. I definitely recommend it but I certainly expected some more examples of its implementation
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hugh finnamore
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2017
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Clear, concise and well written. Thin books always deliver on turning complex ideas into condensed knowledge.
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