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These questions can be considered part of the dream stage in which
Lisa and Jim gain clarity about what the desired change is. During
the design stage Lisa and Jim will brainstorm steps, so Jim can start.
Jim wants to interview the supervisors he most admires to find their
stories of hope and passion. Jim is excited about the coaching
process and starts to think of ways to bring out the change within
himself. They are well on their way to the destiny stage!
Appreciation, it appears, draws our eye
toward life, but stirs our feelings, sets in
motion our curiosity, and provides
inspiration to the envisioning mind.
~ Cooperrider &Whitney, 1999, p. 6
Cultural humility
Definition: “Cultural humility is an acknowledgement of one’s own
barriers to true intercultural understanding. It is the difference
between intellectually knowing another culture and being able to
truly relate to it” (Unite for Sight, 2011).
Cultural humility is an alternative approach to that of cultural
competency. It “requires humility as individuals continually engage
in self-reflection and self-critique as lifelong learners and reflective
practitioners” (Tervalon & Murray-Garcia, 1998, p. 118). Through