Table of Contents
List of Contributors xi
Foreword xiii
Introduction to Positive Design and Appreciative Construction: From Sustainable Development to Sustainable Value Tojo Thatchenkery Michel Avital David L. Cooperrider 1
Part I Organizational and Strategic Perspectives
Creating Sustainable Value: A Strength-Based Whole System Approach Chris Laszlo David L. Cooperrider 17
Designing A Positive Image: Corporate Branding and Social Responsibility Mary Jo Hatch Philip H. Mirvis 35
Bridging Design and Management for Sustainability: Epistemological Problems and Possibilities Ulla Johansson Jill Woodilla 57
A Whole New Value: Driving Innovation, Sustainability, and Prosperity Through Appreciative Inquiry Nadya Zhexembayeva 77
Part II Positive Design Perspectives
The Road to Sustainable Value: The Path-Dependent Construction of Sustainable Innovation as Sociomaterial Practices in the Car Industry Wietske van Osch Michel Avital 99
Stewardship Design Principles: Learning From Living Systems (Birds) to Codesign Fast-Forward Futures Anthony E. Smith 117
Forms of Government and Systemic Sustainability: A Positive Design Approach to the Design of Information Systems Kenneth E. Kendall Julie E. Kendall 137
The Generative Potential of Participatory Geographic Information Systems Dirk S. Hovorka Nancy Auerbach 157
Part III Appreciative Intelligence Perspectives
The Art Museum as Laboratory for Reimagining a Sustainable Future Theresa McNichol 177
Two Inquiry-Based Approaches to Sustainable Value: Positive Design and Integrative Thinking David Dunne 195
Sustainability and Organizational Change: Employees' Perspective on the Case of Streamline Manufacturing Hilary Bradbury-Huang 215
Appreciative Intelligence in Action - A Case Study of Sustainable Value Creation by Irupana Organic Food of Bolivia Michael Daniel Metzger Héctor Martinez Miguel Angel Lopez 237
Part IV Social Entrepreneurship Perspectives
Social Entrepreneurship: A Model for Sustainable Value Creation Michael Pirson 259
Sustainability and Impact of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Accion San Diego Kokila Doshi 275
Positive Design and Construction of Mechanisms for the Sustainable Development of Microenterprises in Africa Carol Dalglish Judy Matthews 297
Creating Macro Actors for Sustainable Development Chester C. Warzynski Alesia Krupenikava 319
