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Positive Design and Appreciative Construction
Tojo Thatchenkery
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Description for Positive Design and Appreciative Construction
hardcover. This volume on positive design, appreciative intelligence and social innovation and social entrepreneurship for sustainable value. It takes a generative approach, building on positive design principles inherent in the appreciative inquiry methodology and proposes moving from sustainable development to sustainable value. Editor(s): Thatchenkery, Tojo; Cooperrider, David L.; Avital, Michel. Series Editor(s): Avital, Michel; Cooperrider, David L.; Zandee, Danielle. Series: Advances in Appreciative Inquiry. Num Pages: 345 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJG; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
This volume is focused on sustainable value which has become a widespread aspiration in all walks of life. By taking a generative approach and by building on positive design principles inherent in the appreciative inquiry methodology, it proposes moving from sustainable development to sustainable value. Chapters focus on three thematic areas for sustainable value: positive design, appreciative intelligence and social innovation, and social entrepreneurship. Contributions respond to questions such as: How can the design approach help enhance the sustainable value over profit value? And what needs to happen to create a vibrant community of practice among design practitioners, scientists, business ... Read more
This volume is focused on sustainable value which has become a widespread aspiration in all walks of life. By taking a generative approach and by building on positive design principles inherent in the appreciative inquiry methodology, it proposes moving from sustainable development to sustainable value. Chapters focus on three thematic areas for sustainable value: positive design, appreciative intelligence and social innovation, and social entrepreneurship. Contributions respond to questions such as: How can the design approach help enhance the sustainable value over profit value? And what needs to happen to create a vibrant community of practice among design practitioners, scientists, business ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Appreciative Inquiry
Number of Pages
345
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857243690
SKU
V9780857243690
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99-50
About Tojo Thatchenkery
"Nancy Auerbach - Michel Avital - Hilary Bradbury Huang - David L. Cooperrider - Carol Dalglish - Kokila Doshi - David Dunne - Mary Jo Hatch - Dirk S. Hovorka - Ulla Johansson - Julie E. Kendall - Kenneth E. Kendall - Alesia Krupenikava - Chris Laszlo - Miguel Angel Lopez - Hector Martinez - Theresa McNichol - Judy Matthews ... Read more
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