Ai Certificate Program

CERTIFICATE IN APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
for Strengths-Based Leadership and Innovation
in Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Learn how to apply Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) and the SOAR methodology
(Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results) for positive
organizational change/innovation and strategic planning
Through the use of positively constructed questions and a structured dialogue process, Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) seeks to
discover the conditions, factors, and strengths that contribute to success and how they can be replicated to create new
possibilities for greater future success.
A Certificate in Appreciative Inquiry from Rutgers University-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA)
is issued to participants upon the completion of the following coursework:
Participate in an initial two-day workshop in which students will learn how to apply Ai in the public and nonprofit sectors.
Design, conduct, and prepare a paper about an Ai project of choice.
Conduct Ai interviews of three public and/or nonprofit sector leaders and chronicle the results of the interviews.
Participate in a concluding two-day workshop featuring advanced
Ai concepts and practices and interactively share lessons
learned from the Ai projects and leadership interviews.
spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/ai-certificate
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Next Cohort:
June 2017

CERTIFICATE IN APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
for Strengths-Based Leadership and Innovation
in Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Program Schedule
The program commences with a two-day workshop,
continues with monthly coaching calls, and concludes with
a two-day advanced workshop. The Director of the Center
for Applied Appreciative Inquiry (CAAI) at Rutgers University-
Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA)
will conduct the monthly Ai coaching conference call with
all program participants and will also be available to
discuss individual projects as needed.
2017-18 Program Dates
Beginning Two-Day Workshop: June 1 & 2, 2017
Followed by Monthly Coaching Calls
Advanced Two-Day Workshop: January 11 & 12, 2018
Workshops are held at Rutgers University-Newark School of
Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at 111 Washington
Street, Newark, NJ 07102. A limited number of slots are
available for remote participation in the workshops.
Program Costs
The cost of $1500 per participant includes all materials
required for the program and breakfast and lunch on all
four workshop days. Lodging and travel arrangements
and costs are the responsibility of each participant.
Purchase Orders are accepted.
spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/ai-certificate
For anyone looking to develop
“
a strategic plan, make positive
change within an organization,
or for creating a culture of
continuous improvement,
Appreciative Inquiry provides an
engaging, collaborative,
empowering, strengths-based
approach. This workshop showed
that Ai is easy to understand,
appealing to leaders as well as
participants, and leads to shared
visions and concrete results.
”
Bonnie Granatir ’15
(Nonprofit Leader)
I would recommend the Ai
“
Certificate Workshop to anyone
who is seeking a new way to see
the systems and the people
around them. I feel very confident
that I can make a positive
contribution to the groups I am
involved in as I develop my
‘Appreciative Eye’ and continue to
develop and apply my Ai skills.
”
Carol Miele ’15
(Community College Professional)
School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Center for Urban and Public Service
111 Washington Street | Newark, NJ 07102
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