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Chapter VIII Part 1: Log Results
The current chapter is to present the demographic and results from the log stage (Phase 2) of the study. The
reasoning behind the implementation of a log phase was to discover the everyday examples of aspects of the
workplace which work well and why these elements are working well. Additionally the logs were to investigate the
areas of the workplace that were not working as well, in addition to how they could be improved. This stage fits
with Phases 1 and 2 of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) research cycle (see Figure 9); ‘Discovery’ in which positive
exceptions and successes are discovered, and ‘Dream’ in which a new vision for the future is envisioned.
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Interviews
Focus Groups
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
1 month 1 month 2 weeks 1 week 1 month
Daily Logs
Local Stress Theory
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Figure 12: overview of the project structure
Figure 12 above shows how the logs fit in with the overall structure of the project. Although it is the second
phase, the logs are the initial qualitative element of the work and the beginning of the AI cycle. The logs asked
participants to answer just four questions, designed to take a minimal amount of time away from individual's
working day. This phase lasted just over four weeks, with results suggesting the areas of the workplace which are
working well within the participants’ working days.