The Appreciative Inquiry 5-D cycle is defined by which five phases?

The Appreciative Inquiry 5-D cycle is defined by which five phases?

• A. Plan, Do, Check, Act
• B. Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Destiny
• C. Assess, Analyze, Decide, Act
• D. Explore, Create, Test, Reflect

Answer: (B)

Appreciative Inquiry uses a five-phase cycle that centers on strengths, collaboration, and positive change. The phases are Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Destiny. Define sets up the focus by choosing a topic and framing questions that draw out what’s going well and why it matters. Discover gathering stories of peak experiences to uncover the conditions, capabilities, and relationships that supported success. Dream invites everyone to imagine a future built on those strengths, creating a shared, aspirational vision. Design takes that vision and translates it into concrete options—policies, processes, and structures that would realize the dream. Destiny focuses on action and sustains the change by implementing, refining, and embedding new practices so they endure. Other options describe different improvement or innovation cycles, not the five-phase Appreciative Inquiry sequence.

Appreciative Inquiry uses a five-phase cycle that centers on strengths, collaboration, and positive change. The phases are Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Destiny. Define sets up the focus by choosing a topic and framing questions that draw out what’s going well and why it matters. Discover gathering stories of peak experiences to uncover the conditions, capabilities, and relationships that supported success. Dream invites everyone to imagine a future built on those strengths, creating a shared, aspirational vision. Design takes that vision and translates it into concrete options—policies, processes, and structures that would realize the dream. Destiny focuses on action and sustains the change by implementing, refining, and embedding new practices so they endure.

Other options describe different improvement or innovation cycles, not the five-phase Appreciative Inquiry sequence.