stockholm pp jan 2010
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Exploring the potential of Participatory and
Appreciative Action and Reflection (PAAR)
by
Dr. Anita Melander-Wikman & Professor (dr.) Tony Ghaye
Understand
Imagine
Create
PAAR’s 3 goals
… the best of what is
… what can be
… what will be
Enhancing Human
Flourishing through PAAR
Deficit-
based
questions
Deficit-
based conversatio
ns
Spirals of
deficit-
based action
PAAR … and the deficit challenge
PAAR and the positive question
PAAR … and the elevation of positive emotion
The thing I really LOVE about my job is .....
The most INTERESTING part of my job is …
I get most JOY from doing my job when .....
A real STRENGTH of mine is .....
When you are AT YOUR BEST you .........
PAAR … and strengths-building
Positive organisations
Positive networksSustainable
systems
Outward into local community and global society
The ‘pillars’ of PAAR
EthicsEmpowermentAppreciationParticipationSpace
Space-making, space-taking & space-shaping
Valuing people & things
Working with ethical conflicts & dilemmas
Influencing decision-making
Having the courage to act to improve
things
PARTICIPATORY STRATEGIES
APPRECIATION
ETHICSEMPOWERMEN
T
SPACE
PAAR
SPACE
SPACESPACE