Positive Psychology & Change

Positive Psychology and Change offers a new perspective on the everyday challenges of organizational change and the role of leadership in a dynamic, adaptive work community. Grounded in psychological research, it explores how the insights, methodologies, and techniques of positive psychology and the related business development method Appreciative Inquiry (AI) can together be applied to the challenge of providing effective leadership in conditions of uncertainty. It also shows how collaborative group approaches to transformational change including Open Space, World Café and Simu-Real can be combined with a positive mindset to maintain optimism and motivation in an unpredictable environment. As leaders seek new ways to introduce change without provoking resistance, this book explains in accessible style, with practical lessons and real-world case examples, how areas of positive psychology such as strengths, flow, psychological capital, and positivity are all relevant and can help. Positive Psychology and Change explores how areas of positive psychology such as strengths, flow, and psychological capital can be applied to the everyday challenges of leading a dynamic and adaptive work community, and how collaborative group approaches to transformational change can be combined with a positive mindset to maintain optimism and motivation in an unpredictable working environment. Articulates a unique vision for organizational leadership in the 21st century that combines positive psychology, Appreciative Inquiry (AI), and collaborative group technologies Focuses on four specific co-creative approaches (Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space, World Café and SimuReal) and the ways in which they surpass traditional methods for organizational change Explains the latest theory, research, and practice, and translates it into concrete, actionable ideas for meeting the day-to-day challenges of effective and adaptive leadership and management Includes learning features such as boxed text, short case studies, stories, and cartoons