EPISODE · Apr 23, 2026 · 1H 9M
Danny van Montfort & David Coghlan
from Action Research Yes/And · host Action Research Plus
When we think about Appreciative Inquiry (Ai), we often picture positive stories, uplifting conversations, and a focus on what’s going well. But during an Ai initiative I facilitated in a Dutch asylum center for unaccompanied refugee children — where I work in a dual role as social worker and insider action researcher — I learned that team and center development also requires engaging with “shadow processes”: gossip, frustrations, suppressed emotions, and unspoken tensions. Blog: https://actionresearchplus.com/bringing-asylum-shadows-into-the-light-with-danny-v-montfort/
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When we think about Appreciative Inquiry (Ai), we often picture positive stories, uplifting conversations, and a focus on what’s going well. But during an Ai initiative I facilitated in a Dutch asylum center for unaccompanied refugee children — where I work in a dual role as social worker and insider action researcher — I learned that team and center development also requires engaging with “shadow processes”: gossip, frustrations, suppressed emotions, and unspoken tensions. Blog: https://actionresearchplus.com/bringing-asylum-shadows-into-the-light-with-danny-v-montfort/
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