One primary topic
Each inquiry instance should identify one primary affirmative topic; separate topics should become separate instances.
Affirmative Topic Definition
Affirmative Topic Definition is a ready-to-complete-together tool for practitioners starting a strengths-based inquiry with a client or group. It helps define a meaningful affirmative topic that names what the client or group wants to learn about and grow.
Draft a sample inquiry topic, refine it affirmatively, and review the final focus.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Draft and revision states
Candidate wording, unresolved drafts, and deliberate later revisions can be preserved so later inquiry outputs remain understandable.
Does this tool run the full Appreciative Inquiry cycle?
No. It only defines the affirmative inquiry focus.
Can it preserve deficit-framed starting language?
Yes. Initial wording can be preserved where useful while the final result is an affirmative topic.
Does the system recommend a topic?
No. The topic is collaboratively drafted by the practitioner and client or group, not automatically generated.