What I Do
Professor Stuff
As the Robert P. Stiller Chair of Management & the Academic Director of the Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry at Champlain College, I am privileged to be a part of my students' learning journeys, as well as contribute to advancing the field of globally responsible management through my research and writing.
Practitioner Stuff
As a practitioner of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) who has been mentored by the thought-leaders of the field, I have led AI summits across the world, helped organize multiple World AI Conferences, designed and taught AI certification programs, and helped advance the AI Commons and AI Practitioner Journal.
Possibilitizing Stuff
As a pragmatic optimist, I pride myself on being a "possibilitizer"... That is, I love seeing and seeding opportunities for creating positive change in the world. From leading global Appreciative Inquiry summits to accelerating positive education, to seeding a new project with the United Nations, I am working to bring the future to life.