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Seeks sociorational
Seeks appreciative
Seeks practical
Seeks knowledgeable
knowledge (interpretative)
knowledge of miracle 
knowledge
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Grounded Observation
Vision Logic
Collaborative dialogue
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experimentation
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Best of "What Is"
Ideals of "What
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A C T I O N    R E S E A R C H    M O D E L

FOR A HUMANLY SIGNIFICANT
GENERATIVE SCIENCE OF ADMINISTRATION

Referring document:  http://www.stipes.com/aichap3.htm
Home page: http://www.stipes.com
Reprinted with permission from: Appreciative Inquiry: An Emerging Direction for Organization Development, David L. Cooperrider, Peter F. Sorensen, Jr., Therese F. Yaeger, and Diana Whitney, editors.
Champaign IL:  Stipes Publishing L.L.C., 2001.  Copyright 2001 by Stipes Publishing L.L.C.
Posted: 9/20/01