Axe of kindness: introducing appreciative exnovation
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 14 August 2018
Issue publication date: 18 September 2018
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
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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