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Facilitated Group
Appreciative Inquiry
A group process where participants collectively identify and examine what is functioning well in a system, then co-create a vision and plan for the future based on those strengths through a structured sequence of stages.
When This Method Fits
Typical duration
Days – Weeks
Typical cost
Low – Medium
Fidelity level
Talk Only
Stage
Discovery
Hypothesis type
Exploratory
Goal type
Find product-market fit, Deepen product-market fit, Drive corporate innovation / R&D, Maximize societal impact, Improve operational efficiency
Randomization
N/A
Study design
Cross-sectional multi-group study
Minimum units needed
1
1Best Fit When
Best used when a team or community needs a positive, buy-in-generating way to redesign how they work, rather than diagnosing what's broken.