Lead facilitator's Profile:
Prof. David L. Cooperrider is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University . He is the founding father of Appreciative Inquiry developed through his PhD work entitled " Appreciative Inquiry: Towards a Methodology for Understanding and Enhancing Organizational Innovation from Case Western Reserve University . He is author and co-author of several books including Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change ; and his work has been covered in The New York Times, Fast Company, Human Resources Executive Magazine and Training Magazine . He has served as researcher and consultant to a wide variety of organizations including Allstate, Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, GTE-Verizon, Roadway Express, Nutrimental, World Vision, Cleveland Clinic, Imagine Chicago, American Red Cross and the United Religions Initiative. David has designed a series of dialogues using AI among 25 of the world's top religious leaders. He was recognized as among "the top ten visionaries" in 2000 in the field by Training Magazine , and has been named in Five Hundred People of Influence .
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