{"id":1334,"date":"2001-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-01-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/appreciative-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T21:45:58","slug":"appreciative-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/appreciative-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Appreciative Inquiry"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1334","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Appreciative inquiry<\/strong> is an organizational development method in which organizations focus on the positive aspects of their business to build upon and improve. 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