Invitation to write an article for Feb 2010 AI Practitioner

Feb 2010 AIP: Inside / Outside Worlds of an AI practitioner
This is an issue highlighting the essence of being an AI practitioner – in its many forms.

At a recent residential for experienced AI practitioners, we talked about two key aspects of our practice:
o The outside world where we work as consultants, coaches, leaders, managers and internal change agents.
o The internal world where we develop ourselves and seek to be the best practitioner we can be.

The outside world consists of many different aspects of our practice:
o Implementing new theories of managing change in complex situations or combining different strength-based approaches.
o Using research on leadership, positive psychology and the value of positive emotions.
o Finding and creating the right environment for each event and making an environment special for a group of people even when it seems anything but.
o Experimenting with different tools and forms of generating dialogue, connection and ways for people to co-create their futures.

The inside world is about our own development as a practitioner. It can include:
o Learning about ourselves as we work in or with complex situations or come across new concepts such as facilitating from a position of ‘not knowing’.
o Where and how we give ourselves time for our own development. The forms or processes that support and stretch us to go deeper into the significance of our work.
o How we look after ourselves. The practices that help us stay connected with the essence of who we are as well as explore new or unexpected situations.

There is a very tight timetable. Pls send me an indication of contributions by 23rd October. An outline is needed by 4th November and completed articles by the end of November. For more information, please get in touch. Many thanks. Anne Radford editor@aipractitioner.com