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Axe of kindness: introducing appreciative exnovation

Eben David November (Independent Researcher, Paarl, South Africa)

Development and Learning in Organizations

ISSN: 1477-7282

Article publication date: 14 August 2018

Issue publication date: 18 September 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a model of exnovation that integrates the spirit of appreciative inquiry (AI) yet addresses some of AI’s assumptions.

Design/methodology/approach

Draws on the ample AI literature, sparse exnovation literature, and uses conceptual reasoning to develop a new process called appreciative exnovation.

Findings

This paper proposes a 4-phase model of appreciative exnovation. Specifically, this paper suggests that appreciative exnovation can produce valuable future knowledge while accomplishing the necessary task of removal of innovations incongruent with current organizational needs.

Originality/value

This paper is the first to link AI and exnovation concepts. It has also critically questioned key assumptions of AI. It is also the first to suggest that exnovation may be initiated on a bottom-up basis.

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Citation

November, E.D. (2018), "Axe of kindness: introducing appreciative exnovation", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 32 No. 4, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-12-2017-0101

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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