Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) is an organizational development model that is a strengths-based approach and an alternative way to address contemporary problems. Ai emphasizes the mindsets shift to redesign and redevelop strategic visions by spotlighting what is the best in engaging and directing the future. In this epoch, the Anthropocene, people are more likely to experience unpredictable phenomena as causal effects of human activities. It includes social-ecological issues, “development” agendas, legal-political issues, and leadership actions. This workshop, led by Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) alumni, will dive into the cutting-edge practices of Ai in exploring the best in the individual, group, and multi-scaled relationship between humans and nature. We will explore the possibility of “everyone’s contribution” in making a inhabitable future. By using the 4-Ds: Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny/Deploy, participants will be invited to engage in finding and maximizing what is best in themselves and their surroundings.

About the Speakers

John Carl Tamboong ALONSAGAY (Philippines) is currently a postgraduate civil society studies student at Ajou University - Graduate School of International Studies in South Korea. Most of his volunteer experiences have been in the ClimatEducate Project, a climate education initiative of the Alpha Team Organization-ATO, Inc. – a Philippines-based youth non-profit organization since April 2016. He also worked as a Research and Outreach Coordinator for the ATO – Mag-aba Mangrove Reforestation Project in Pandan, Antique Province, Central Philippines from November 2017-June to 2018, focusing on mangrove rehabilitation, community capacity-building, and livelihood development. He is also a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) alum and a fellow of the EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2020 by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).

Hanna Nur Afifah YOGAR (Indonesia) is a PhD student in International Development Studies and is also a Curriculum Development Coordinator at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University Thailand. She is passionate about environmental humanities, human and more-than-human relationships, and development issues in Southeast Asia.

If you have signed up for the Leadership in Critical Issues (LCI) virtual certificate, you are automatically enrolled for this session! If you are interested in the LCI certificate, please register for Gen² and check the "I would like to participate in the optional Leadership in Critical Issues certificate" box. Please be sure to read through the certificate requirements (in the Gen² program guide) to ensure that all deliverables are met. Registration for the LCI will no longer be available after noon on December 7, 2022 Hawaii Standard Time.

Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) is an organizational development model that is a strengths-based approach and an alternative way to address contemporary problems. Ai emphasizes the mindsets shift to redesign and redevelop strategic visions by spotlighting what is the best in engaging and directing the future. In this epoch, the Anthropocene, people are more likely to experience unpredictable phenomena as causal effects of human activities. It includes social-ecological issues, “development” agendas, legal-political issues, and leadership actions. This workshop, led by Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) alumni, will dive into the cutting-edge practices of Ai in exploring the best in the individual, group, and multi-scaled relationship between humans and nature. We will explore the possibility of “everyone’s contribution” in making a inhabitable future. By using the 4-Ds: Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny/Deploy, participants will be invited to engage in finding and maximizing what is best in themselves and their surroundings.

About the Speakers

John Carl Tamboong ALONSAGAY (Philippines) is currently a postgraduate civil society studies student at Ajou University - Graduate School of International Studies in South Korea. Most of his volunteer experiences have been in the ClimatEducate Project, a climate education initiative of the Alpha Team Organization-ATO, Inc. – a Philippines-based youth non-profit organization since April 2016. He also worked as a Research and Outreach Coordinator for the ATO – Mag-aba Mangrove Reforestation Project in Pandan, Antique Province, Central Philippines from November 2017-June to 2018, focusing on mangrove rehabilitation, community capacity-building, and livelihood development. He is also a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) alum and a fellow of the EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2020 by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).

Hanna Nur Afifah YOGAR (Indonesia) is a PhD student in International Development Studies and is also a Curriculum Development Coordinator at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University Thailand. She is passionate about environmental humanities, human and more-than-human relationships, and development issues in Southeast Asia.

If you have signed up for the Leadership in Critical Issues (LCI) virtual certificate, you are automatically enrolled for this session! If you are interested in the LCI certificate, please register for Gen² and check the "I would like to participate in the optional Leadership in Critical Issues certificate" box. Please be sure to read through the certificate requirements (in the Gen² program guide) to ensure that all deliverables are met. Registration for the LCI will no longer be available after noon on December 7, 2022 Hawaii Standard Time.