What is a good approach to the three cycles of collaborative appreciative inquiry and action research (AI / AR). Include the following:

• A brief explanation of AI / AR that emphasizes the following:
  • Building on what is working
  • A cyclical, collaborative, and iterative approach to change
  • An approach that generates new knowledge for the system during each cycle, thus helping the organization move toward a desired state with each cycle

References:

Stephens, J., Barton, J., & Haslett, T. (2009). Action research: Its history and relationship to scientific methodology. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22(6), 463-474.

Malinen, S., Hatton, T., Naswall, K., & Kuntz, J. (2019). Strategies to enhance employee well-being and organisational performance in a postcrisis environment: A case study. Journal of Contingencies & Crisis Management, 27(1), 79-86.

Textbook:

Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination

by: Watkins, Mohr, and Kelly

ISBN: 9781118015124