Part 1 of this two-part assignment invites you to review the literature on organizational diagnosis and team building as you prepare for your second site visit. Important ideas to remember include: The importance of an appreciative inquiry (AI) perspective in which you focus on first identifying strengths in the organization and then looking for opportunities for improvement. Establishing and strengthening rapport with the organization that will engender cooperation. Maintaining a broad and general outlook of organizational redesign, even as you explore the practical details of how your action study will proceed. Examining and assessing the areas of the organization where your action project will be carried out. Identifying team members who can assist you in your change project. Using the study activities in this unit, any outside reading you have done, and any papers or posts you have written regarding AI, write a detailed plan for your second site visit in which you describe how you intend to accomplish the above activities. Be sure to refer to your Progress Logs document, so that you will be sure to address all the needed activities in your visit. Submit your assignment by Sunday of Unit 5, and be sure to use proper APA (6th edition) format and style throughout your paper.
