The promise of Appreciative Inquiry as an interview tool for field research
Sarah Michael
Development in Practice
Date 04/01/2005
Annotation: Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has long been used as a methodology for understanding organizational learning and change. This paper discusses its applications to interview-based field research within the development context. While AI begins by looking at the best of an organization or individual’s experience, it can help researchers to gain a textured and detailed understanding of both their subjects’ greatest successes and most serious obstacles. Based on research conducted with directors of NGOs across Africa, the paper provides anecdotal evidence that using AI in interviews creates a comfortable and stimulating environment for interviewees that can yield an exceptional quality of information.
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