title: Appreciative inquiry: a radically different approach to change.
abstract: Appreciative Inquiry, or Al, seeks to identify what went right and duplicate the experience. Adjustment in thinking may be difficult for defensive-minded health care professionals. Likelihood of success appears greater when smaller groups are involved.
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011340:Problem Solving; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States