At Positive Psychology Summit: UK 2024, I was honoured to be given a 2.5-hour Friday afternoon slot to give delegates a practical taster of what Appreciative Inquiry (the original AI!!!) is all about. Given that most AI Summits live and die on the basis of the preparation process with a small representative group of participants (the Definition phase), and that they tend to last at least a day (often 2-3 days), this was quite a challenge, but one I rose to with playfulness and curiosity.
Since 2013, 20th March has been celebrated as the International Day of Happiness with online resources and challenges encouraging us to get involved. This year, as I launched a 10-day happiness challenge to lead us into 20th March, this thought-provoking response was posted on Facebook: “Isn’t it a bit sad that we need special days to spread happiness and joy? Shouldn’t we do this every day anyway?”
s someone who is really into wellbeing in education, I’ve been so frustrated by the challenges of trying to make a difference in a broken system. I’ve realised that trying to introduce new programmes and models for wellbeing can backfire: there is often a mismatch to the school’s unique culture and needs, teachers and school leaders get annoyed with yet another thing on their plate, and nothing really changes. And children’s voices are all but silenced in the process!
Yorkshire female entrepreneur recognised for making a powerful contribution to society, the economy and communities 11th JANUARY 2021: Entrepreneur based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has been named as one of the UK’s 100 most inspirational female entrepreneurs by Small Business […]
