MAGROW Cooperative through the joint initiative of the officers and the management team conducted a two-day summit on Appreciative Inquiry [Team Building]. The said summit is a team building activity participated by the Board of Directors, Officers and management staff of the cooperative. The first batch of participants have attended the said event on September 10-11, 2010 at The Haven's Peak Highland Resort, Tarago Hills, Maragusan, Compostela Valley Province while the second batch will be scheduled on October 1-2, 2010 at the same venue.
Appreciative inquiry is a methodology founded by David Cooperider which is a process of renewal that identifies and focuses on the best of "what is" in order to activiely pursue the possibilities of "what could be". The process brings together all members of an organization or system and charges them with task called as 4D: Discovery, Dream, Design and Deploy (Destiny).
The summit was facilitated by the newly hired General Manager Mr. Rolando I. Mesias. The activity was started by an opening program graced by the welcome address of Magrow Chairman Arcadio Sabella followed by the levelling of expectations, team formation and lectures. Team activities started on the "three (3)" D's: Discovery, Dream and Design Sessions. Discovery session involved identification of organizational process and history of the cooperative; Dream session included the envisioning process; and the Design sessions that emphasized on the planning and prioritizing of the processes.
Mr. Mesias pointed out that the fourth 'D'- the Destiny (Deploy/Deliver)- will be worked out during the application and execution of the processes on the actual work operations that will involved each staff and officers.
"One step backward, TWO steps forward" said Chairman Sabella stressing out the importance of the organization's mission and vision.
The Appreciative Inquiry Summit generally aimed for a positively aimed approaches to individual change of the working forces as well as organizational change of MAGROW Cooperative as a whole.
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