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This conference is an initiative of ‘Imagine
Nepal’, in close collaboration with
Dr. David Cooperrider, Professor of Organizational
Behavior at Case Western Reserve University. |
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Conference
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 David
Cooperrider, Ph.D, Professor
of Organizational Behavior, Case Western
Reserve University Weatherhead School of
Management.
David is widely recognized as a co-founder
and thought leader of the global Appreciative
Inquiry movement. Working with organizations
as diverse as the US Navy, Hewlett-Packard,
Parker Hannifin, McKinsey, the United Nations,
Wal-Mart, United Way, the American Society
of Association Executives and others, David
has pioneered new horizons in the AI Summit
method -- a large group and network-based
approach -- for advancing business innovation
and creative design. He is the founder and
Director of Case University’s Center
for Business as an Agent of World Benefit
(BAWB). His exciting work with BAWB is built
on the belief that sustainable design has
become the biggest business opportunity
of the 21st century, where every social
and global issue of our day can be viewed
as a business opportunity to ignite industry
leading eco-innovation, social entrepreneurship,
and new sources of value. |
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| Conference
Host |
| Imagine
Nepal |
 Imagine
Nepal (IN), established by the practitioners
of Appreciative Inquiry in 2001, is
a non-political and non-profit social
movement dedicated to helping create
the positive future of Nepal and the
Nepalese. IN believes that positive
transformation of society is possible
through discovering the positive attributes
and tapping strengths, positive potentials
and the imagination of people. |
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| Conference
Advisory Board |
The
conference is supported by an International
Advisory Board and a Nepal Advisory
Board. |
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| Academic
Partner |
| Fowler
Center |
 The
Fowler Center for sustainable value
at the Weatherhead School of Management,
Case Western Reserve University, works
with businesses, organizations, educators,
and students to discover how business
can make the world a better place.
Fowler Center for sustainable value
is the largest collection of stories
on businessinnovations and is the
go-to website for the how-to's of
sustainable value and social entrepreneurship.
The center also hosts the Global Forum
for Fowler Center for sustainable
value, serves as Secretariat to the
US Network of the United Nations Global
Compact, and facilitates Appreciative
Inquiry summits all over the world.
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| Current
Sponsors |
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The Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson
Foundation |
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The
Manuel D. and Rhoda
Mayerson Foundation
invests not only its
financial resources
but its human resources
as well in efforts that
are effective, broad
reaching, and that are
driven by people with
a passion for making
a significant difference.
The Foundation is dedicated
to nurturing the development
of positive character
strengths and well-being;
addressing social justice
and equality issues;
encouraging civic engagement;
and, supporting the
inclusion of people
with disabilities. The
Foundation also has
a deep commitment to
Jewish Continuity and
building Jewish community
by creating opportunities
for Jewish people to
become connected to
Jewish life, the Jewish
Community and their
spirituality.
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International IDEA |
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The
International Institute
for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (International
IDEA) is an intergovernmental
organization that supports
sustainable democracy
worldwide. The International
IDEA has 25 Member States
and they are all democracies
and provide both political
and financial support
to the work of the Institute.
The International IDEA’s
mission is to support
sustainable democratic
change through providing
comparative knowledge,
and assisting in democratic
reform, and influencing
policies and politics.
In addressing our mission
we focus on the ability
of democratic institutions
to deliver a political
system marked by public
participation and inclusion,
representative and accountable
government, responsiveness
to citizens' needs and
aspirations, and the
rule of law and equal
rights for all citizens.
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| The
Centre for Constitutional Dialogue (CCD) |
The Centre
for Constitutional Dialogue
(CCD),is an initiative of UNDP,
is designed as a focal point
for knowledge and fact-based
dialogue. It supports participatory
constitution building in Nepal
through enhancing the capacities
of CA members and civil society
organizations by providing expert
advice, and increasing public
awareness. However, it also
provides training, resource
centre's facility, expert advices,
dialogue spaces and information
sharing. The CCD’s long
term vision is to become a leading
independent national centre
for supporting nation building
in Nepal
www.ccd.org.np
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| Charities
and Challenges (C&C) |
Charities
and Challenges (C&C) is
the Responsible Travel Division
of the adventure trekking
and travel company, Sherpa
Trekking Service (STS), based
in Nepal. Sherpa Trekking
Service (STS) is one of the
pioneer trekking agencies
of Nepal, established in the
year 1971, offering adventure
tourism, tailor made expeditions,
treks and tours to all regions
of Nepal and the Himalayas
for over 38 years.
www.charitiesandchallenges.com
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| The
Mountain Institute |
Mankind depends on mountains,
and now, more than ever, mountains
depend on us for their protection
and care. We know that climate
change is real and has the
potential to create dramatic
changes in the natural order
of life on our planet. Mountain
ecosystems are some of the
first in the world to experience
these changes. We also know
that globalization is causing
major economic shifts and
increasing poverty in the
remote areas in which we work.
It is hard not to sound alarmist
when one is, in fact, alarmed,
but at The Mountain Institute
we are transforming this concern
into action by intensifying
our responses through our
multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional
programs.
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The Taos Institute |
The
Taos Institute is a
community of scholars
and practitioners who
are concerned with the
social processes used
to construct reason,
knowledge, and human
value. We are a nonprofit
organization committed
to exploring, developing
and disseminating ideas
and practices that promote
creative, appreciative
and collaborative processes
in families, communities
and organizations around
the world. The institute
focuses on the interface
between the scholarly
community and societal
practitioners from communities
of mental health, social
work, counseling, organizational
change, education, community
building, gerontology
and medicine. And, develops
and explores methods
that facilitate scholarly
research and professional
practices to enrich
and stimulate one another.
www.taosinstitute.net
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| Travel
Partner |
| Yeti
Travels |
 Yeti
Travels Pvt Ltd is Nepal’s one
of the largest Corporate Travel Management
Companies founded in 1966. With travel
associates and corporate on-site personnel,
Yeti Travels, serves both the corporate
and leisure traveler with comprehensive
travel management consulting. It is
also the Official Travel Services
Representative of American Express
for Nepal. Yeti Travel’s provides
a broad range of resources to help
travelers’ stay satisfied, productive
and focused on their business/program
objectives. |
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| Trekking
Partner |
| Charities
and Challenges (C&C) |
 Charities
and Challenges (C&C) is the Responsible
Travel Division of the adventure trekking
and travel company, Sherpa
Trekking Service (STS), based
in Nepal. Sherpa Trekking Service
(STS) is one of the pioneer trekking
agencies of Nepal, established in
the year 1971, offering adventure
tourism, tailor made expeditions,
treks and tours to all regions of
Nepal and the Himalayas for over 38
years. |
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| Technology
Partners |
| iCohere |
 iCohere
is a next generation professional
collaboration solution,which is
at the forefront of online learning
and professional networking since
2001. iCohere has partnered with
Prof David Cooperrider to provide
online extensions to the Appreciate
Inquiry process. AI initiatives
have included BAWB World Forums;
WorldVision global strategy planning;
and the American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE)'s Global Summit
on Social Responsibility.Besides
AI projects, the iCohere Collaborative
Platform can be used for collaborative
eLearning, virtual conferences,
communities of practice,and web
seminars. Clients include over 200
organizations with over 300,000
user licenses sold worldwide. iCohere
holds a series of free introductory
web seminars
For more information
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| Worldlink
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 WorldLink
is the largest private sector Internet
Service Provider (ISP)
in Nepal and one of the most prominent
IT companies. Founded
in September 1995 with the aim of
providing Internet and IT
services, WorldLink has been connecting
to the Internet over a
direct satellite uplinkthrough its
own VSAT terminal.
www.worldlink.com.np |
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| Graphic
Facilitator: Diana Arsenian |
Diana
specializes in designing, facilitating
and documenting meetings through the
use of graphic recording. Graphic
recording is a proven technique for
creatively capturing and synthesizing
on large wall charts the essence of
an event, conference, or meeting,
as it unfolds.
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| Associated
Partners |
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| Pragya
Management Group |
 Pragya
Management uses cutting edge transformational
methodologies and approaches in
designing organizational, leadership
and management development programs
in Nepal. Through facilitation,
coaching and mentoring it creates
learning and development conditions
for change and development. All
its programs are designed and conducted
by weaving together five basic principles
of-Appreciative Inquiry, Authentic
Learning, Team Learning, Breakthrough
Projects, and Coaching together
with methodologies based on eastern
wisdom.
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| Capital
College and Research Center |
 Capital
College and Research Center (CCRC)
is a reputed college located at
Koteshwor, Kathmandu having the
dictum “Quest for Knowledge
with Wisdom” and core values
of integrity, self-governance and
responsibility. CCRC has been adopting
Appreciative Inquiry in its education
and management system, and is offering
plus two and bachelor degrees in
Science, Management, Humanities
and Business Studies.
www.ccrc.edu.np
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Gyankunj School |
 Gyankunj
is promoted by a team of energetic,
dedicated and experienced academicians
in Nepal. The School aims at providing
students with the education that
can increase their knowledge, prospects
and sense of achievement at affordable
cost. Gyankunj strives to maximize
academic success of each individual
and offers a wide range of course
leading to internationally recognized
qualification and Appreciative Inquiry
is the main teaching &learning,
and management approach of this
school
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| Mountain
Spirit |
 Mountain
Spirit is a non-governmental and
non-profit making organization established
to support mountain communities
and environment thereby preserving
the environment, culture and identity
of mountain regions through the
participation of local people. Mountain
Spirit provides expertise in the
area of environment management,
ecotourism, gender sensitization,
social mobilization, participatory
planning etc
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| Kathmandu
2020 |
 Kathmandu
2020 is a volunteer based campaign
began with an inquiry “What
can a few individuals do to make
a difference in the future of our
valley? ” If we could unlock
the power, creativity and strength
of residents of Kathmandu, what
can we accomplish? How far can we
reach? With this in mind, the Kathmandu
2020 is focused on discovering the
most positive, life giving forces
and energies in the valley; Catalyzing
a collaborative effort to create
and construct an inspiring common
vision; Facilitating genuine leadership,
organizational capacity, innovations,
and practical initiatives;
Providing a forum for people to
share and act on their vision for
our valley.
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Appreciative Learning and Development
Management (ALDM) |
 ALDM
is a learning and development organization
founded on positive principles,
methodologies and experiences to
support human being to find and
create a strength based and common
good society. It has several experiences
and expertise on human resource
management, positive thinking, visionary
leadership, appreciative planning,
foundation for success, training
design and delivery, research, writing,
participatory planning and development.
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| AI
Consulting |
 AI
Consulting, LLC offers a collaborative,
strength-based approach to strategic
change and transformation. At the
heart of its practice is Appreciative
Inquiry (AI). AI Consulting has
the greatest concentration of AI
expertise and consultants span the
globe. Among them are the thought
leaders, authors, and founders of
AI. Its whole-systems approach,
global reach, and collaborative
partnerships are reflected in the
success stories
www.aiconsulting.org
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| AI
Commons |
 The
AI Commons is a worldwide portal
devoted to the fullest sharing of
academic resources and practical
tools on Appreciative Inquiry and
the rapidly growing discipline of
positive change. The site is a resource
for all --leaders of change, scholars,
students, and business managers--and
it is proudly hosted by Case Western
Reserve
University's Weatherhead School
of Management
www.appreciativeinquiry.case.edu
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| AI
Practitioner |
AI Practitioner
is the international journal
of Appreciative Inquiry.Guest
editors and contributors are
leading professionals and
academics in the field of
positive change and organizational
development. AIP attracts
subscribers frombusiness,
government agencies and consultancy.
A newly designed AIP site
is being launched in the next
few weeks. For your free copy
of the Nepali Women and Money
article as well as information
about subscriptions
www.aipractitioner.com |
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Economics for Peace Institutute (EPI) |
EPI
works through education and
economic development to build
peace, foster sustainability
and restore the Earth’s
natural systems. The Institute
advances neutral, science-based
participatory action research
to highlight socio-cultural
patterns that drive sustainable
development in local and regional
economies. This approach is
the essence of appreciative
inquiry. The Institute offers
a web-based informational
portal composed of appreciative
user-generated content, case
examples and discussions.
EPI also promotes participatory
ecotourism where locals and
visitors learn from each other,
form bonds and partner on
mutually beneficial conservation
and development projects.
The Institute’s work
is measured by its social
benefits, its economic fairness
and its ability to preserve
ecosystems for future generations.
www.econ4peace.org
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