_POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND CHANGE_ explores how areas of positive psychology such as strengths, flow, and psychological capital can be applied to the everyday challenges of leading a dynamic and adaptive work community, and how collaborative group approaches to transformational change can be combined with a positive mindset to maintain optimism and motivation in an unpredictable working environment: * Articulates a unique vision for organizational leadership in the 21st century that combines positive psychology, Appreciative Inquiry (AI), and collaborative group technologies * Focuses on four specific co-creative approaches (Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space, World Caf and SimuReal) and the ways in which they surpass traditional methods for organizational change * Explains the latest theory, research, and practice, and translates it into concrete, actionable ideas for meeting the day-to-day challenges of effective and adaptive leadership and management * Includes learning features such as boxed text, short case studies, stories, and cartoons.