Cultivating the Jedi of the Future: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Make System Change

The Fika Crew welcomes Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH — Clinical Professor, St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences — who shares her concerns about leadership, systemic tension, and cultivating new voices.  Are we so bogged down in administrative tasks that the system is taking away the time and space needed to think, invent, and be creative?  How might an appreciative inquiry approach enable us to honor the progress we've made while fostering change for the future?

Fika Beverage Snack Sharing: 0:00 to 4:47

Discussion about Leadership:  4:48

Resources

Ashton M. Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff. N Engl J Med 2018: 379 (19): 1789-91.

The Center for Appreciative Inquiry. What is Appreciative Inquiry?.

Merriel A, Wilson A, Decker E, et al. Systematic review and narrative synthesis of the impact of Appreciative Inquiry in healthcare. BMJ Open Qual 2022; 11(2): e001911.

Cockell J, McArthur-Blair J. Appreciative inquiry in higher education: A transformative force. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

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• Jeff Cain, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy - jeff.cain@uky.edu 
• Kristin Janke, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - janke006@umn.edu

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