Niels Heetvelt - ; Source: AI Practitioner, Volume 28, Number 1 02-12-2026
Appreciative Presence, an essential yet often overlooked dimension of Appreciative Inquiry, is hard to put into words. To explore its depth, Niels Heetvelt joined a two-day masterclass alongside eleven other participants. Through this immersive experience – and in a candid interview – he discovered, with guidance from experts Hanneke Laarakker and David Shaked, that the magic of Appreciative Presence cannot be scripted or engineered. What you can do, however, is to open all the doors to let it in.
'AI Practitioner' is brought to the world by a partnership between the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, and Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company. It is designed to highlight examples, case studies and research on strength-based approaches to change with special emphasis on Appreciative Inquiry.