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intervention. Additionally, the principles of AI do not suggest ignoring problems but choose to take a different path
by changing the focus to the elements which help the organisation to flourish and, through the individuals who
make up the organisation, bring it to life (Richer et al., 2010). Lastly the fourth question again reflects the
positivity principle, and helped to inform change interventions. One of the predominant outcomes of the presented
thesis was to design feasible change interventions to be implemented within the PAO, and this fourth question was
essential to answering this question (see Chapter VIII, Part 1).
These simplified logs were chosen as opposed to more complex and detailed (and more traditional) diary
methods for a number of reasons relating to the participating organisation. First of all complex logs were discussed
with staff representatives, but it was made clear that currently employees’ workloads are too high to be able to
take the working time to complete a complex diary consisting of numerous questions to answer, and felt that many
would not complete their entries in their own time due to the need to ‘switch off’ from work. Secondly when the
idea of utilising everyday diaries was put forward to the well-being officer within the PAO it was suggested that the
more amenable logs (rather than diaries) would receive a good response from potential participants because
similar formats had been used previously in the organisation. This meant that employees would respond to the
research process as an organisational initiative, and not an outside initiative which is potentially full of ulterior
motives. Finally, logs rather than diaries were chosen because they would be more suitable as part of the AI
process. The questioning inherent within the shorter logs can be directed using affirmative inquiry, whereas longer
diary entries are likely to be more fluent and difficult to direct.
What the ‘Logs’ are to be Used For