Difference Makers & Rainbows

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by rcalabrese

Last evening a bright double rainbow stretched from one end of the sky to other over The Ohio StateUniversity. I stood in the rain and clicked pictures of the rainbow from my iPhone. I’ve always seen rainbows as a “good sign.”
Difference makers create rainbows in the lives of those around them. They bring beauty, hope, [...]

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Appreciative Inquiry & Difference Making

Posted on November 30th, 2008 by rcalabrese

What is the motivation of our inquiry? Our motivation and underlying values determine the outcome of our inquiry. Not only is the direction determined, the potential of our making a difference is also in play. If we can imagine a linear scale that is at one extreme self-serving and at the other end difference making altruism we [...]

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