Best Riskassessment Podcasts (2025)

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The C-Suite Considers ERM 13:03

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca What are the key questions of senior executive in considering the adoption or remediation of enterprise risk management? Answers to these questions form an overview to guide the successful roll-out of ERM. Key questions entertained by the C-suite with regard to ERM likely include these three: a. What exactly is ERM? …

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Opportunity and Innovation 14:52

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca What is the “upside” of risk? Does ERM manage opportunity meaningfully? It leads to a structured innovation program that risk managers can lead with confidence. 1. Opportunity - origin of the idea in ERM 2. Opportunity - how can we make sense of the idea? 3. Opportunity - as innovation 4. Innovation a. an established…

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Due Diligence, Risk ID for Major Projects 14:58

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New website = riskcommentary.ca [Re-edited for clarity.] Due diligence is not the same as risk assessment; they are complementary. Due Diligence and High Quality Risk Assessment: how could they be used? 1. Quote: the hope for a less quantified, more qualified and thoughtful approach. 2. Due diligence definition vs risk assessment. 3. Order of opera…

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Is Financial Risk Management Equivalent to ERM? 15:58

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New website = riskcommentary.ca ERM, for some, consists solely of Financial Risk Management. Is this sound? We offer commentary on quantitative modelling and its place in Enterprise Risk Management. Quantitative methods examples Chief limitations of quantitative models Proprietary internal risk rating systems Forecasts and probability estimates 200…

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Fixing Common ERM Challenges 15:27

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca ERM mid-life crisis: how to rejuvenate and validate the program. The curious juxtaposition of need vs poor take-up. Steps in analyzing and fixing poor take-up in ERM programs. Several specific fixes for improving the compelling nature of risk information. What about “opportunity”? Ref: Innovation. What about other ri…

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Principles of Successful ERM Implementation 13:43

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New website = riskcommentary.ca How to implement an Enterprise Risk Management regime that is readily accepted and endures? Answer: by mastering the principles of program success, which will set you apart as an administrator. Edited for length. Employ proven success factors for program implementation shown in studies. 1. clear goals and objectives …

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ERM Implementation: Minimal Footprint 13:18

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New website = riskcommentary.ca How can we roll out Enterprise Risk Management with a minimal footprint? Edited for length What is ERM in relation to your entire management practise? Principles-based approach value proposition and cost-benefit analysis - principle: self-proven execution - principle: organic growth working methods - principle: rigou…

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Who is the Risk Champion? 15:36

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New website = riskcommentary.ca Enterprise risk management implementation: Who is the champion? Edited for length. Significance of the Enterprise Risk Management champion Who actually is leading this work? What are the requisite qualifications and background? Is any special training needed? Background and qualities Functions Principles of program s…

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Risk Register and Breakthrough Mitigation 16:13

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New website = riskcommentary.ca High Quality Risk Assessment: What is the true significance of the risk register you’ve built so carefully? How does it lead to dramatic, breakthrough risk mitigation? Facilitating risk assessment Risk register - the full significance What have we accomplished so far? Quality infused at each step Result: revelations …

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How to Facilitate High Quality Risk Assessment 19:11

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca High Quality Risk Assessment implies comprehensive risk identification and a sensible assessment using four key criteria. I share a generic methodology developed and refined over years with clients. Review of the advantages of round table method Risk identification - finer points of risk formulation Facilitation - fi…

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How to do Risk Identification 17:27

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca The process of risk identification itself. We can do so with confidence, because all of the procedural and conceptual elements we need are finally in place. Recap High Quality Risk Assessment: Preferred method: round-table of experts Prepared session: agenda, context paper and facilitation aids Risk formulation rules…

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Why is Risk ID All Over the Map? 18:45

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New website = riskcommentary.ca Looking carefully at conventional advice, we discover why risk ID can be ineffectual. Confusion entrained by the supposed risk ID methods set out in conventional literature. · interviews and surveys, questionnaires · audits, physical inspection · brainstorming · networking with peers, industry groups · judgemental - …

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How to Establish Context 16:19

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca Context for risk assessment could mean projects, contracts, administrative workflows, technical processes, etc. Summary of the series to date. High Quality Risk Assessment. Establish the Context. Context Paper - The purpose is twofold: - to create a highly useful aid to facilitation; and - to create a testament to du…

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Establish Context - Underrated, Misunderstood 17:54

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca “Establish the Context” - the most misunderstood and underrated step in the whole risk management process. Recap of topics so far Establish the Context What do the standards mean by “Establish the Context”? What are the elements and true significance of “Establish the Context”? The headings in what I call the Context…

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Strategic Planning - Best Practices 12:24

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca Foundation for ERM: you must have the best organizational planning practice you can muster. Recap: 3 basic steps in strategic planning process internal environmental scan goal formulation Three types of planning internal organization strategic operational Broader schema to try to relate planning and management practi…

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Is Your Strategic Planning Really Any Good? 17:17

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca The all-important risk identification process: High Quality Risk Assessment. The first step is actually to fix the organization’s planning practise! Six steps in High Quality Risk Assessment Investigate and fix the planning practice. The intuitive, informal approach -- does it work? The importance of the planning lan…

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Enterprise Risk Management: Definition and Core Practice 18:36

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca Time to get into the ERM process! Let’s start with definitions that reflect a precise method. Definitions: rationale and approach 1. Enterprise Risk Management 2. High Quality Risk Assessment Significance of High Quality Risk Assessment process Summary KEY QUOTE “One key message here is: do not fall into the trap of …

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Enterprise Risk Management: Busting Myths - part 2/2 18:46

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca ERM myths, observed by your host over several years’ experience as practitioner and educator. For each point, we will give you the practical take-away to apply in your risk management program. Myth #8: Managers, directors, analysts, CEOs, etc. know how to implement new programs. Myth #9: Enterprise Risk Management ca…

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Enterprise Risk Management: Busting Myths - part 1/2 15:41

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca What are common misconceptions that can block success in your Enterprise Risk Management program? Your host Edward Robertson has a list of ERM myths, observed over several years’ experience as practitioner and educator. For each point, we will give you the practical take-away to apply in your risk management program.…

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Is Enterprise Risk Management Dead? 13:10

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca Podcast launch! Is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) dead? There is a stunning disconnect between the unprecedented need for ERM to be “instilled into the corporate DNA” and lacklustre risk manager survey results. Let’s explore why ERM is broken, and how to fix it. Welcome to the Risk Commentary podcast Who is this po…

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Episode 6 The Quarrels with Morals 32:17

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A conversation with Senior Financial Crime Professional Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-Risk Management. Holger provides key insights into how and why some personnel, compliance programs, and/or financial institutions go down that dark road of questionable morals. Where actions can leave an institution, the individual, and all …

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Episode 5 From Cops To Compliance 50:59

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Have a seat at the table with three retired law enforcement officers who each followed the money. Learn how they moved up the ranks to specialize in combating financial crime during the onset of so many of todays anti money laundering (AML) regulations. Regulations that came to shape some of todays most important aspects of the Bank Secrecy Act (BS…

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Episode 4 Creating a Culture of Compliance 36:48

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Tips on building a culture of compliance. As it seems, every time we turn around there's another example of a financial institution getting jammed up due to it's lack of appropriate compliance. Kevin Sullivan, CAMS, President of The Anti Money Laundering Training Academy dives into the refinement and cultivation of a compliance mindset with the fou…

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Episode 3 Cybercrime Investigations with John Bandler 27:24

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A conversation with guest John Bandler, cybercrime prosecutor and co-author of 'Cybercrime Investigations - A Comprehensive Resource For Everyone'. Kevin and John were New York State Troopers in adjoining stations in the early 90's who have gone on to work in adjoining fields, cybercrime and anti-money laundering. Listen in to this fascinating conv…

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Episode 2 Alert To Arrest 24:42

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An examination into how those implementing anti money laundering programs work in tandem with law enforcement to deter money laundering, terrorism, and fraud. Explore key processes of AML programs designed to ‘put a tail’ on money once a suspicious activity trigger has fired. Follow the process after an alert. Follow the methods of Law Enforcement …

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Episode 1 Why AML Matters 17:40

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Explore the role of those working on the front lines of anti money laundering. Learn how the efforts of professionals implementing AML/BSA compliance programs helps to identify, investigate, and circumvent financial crimes and terrorist activities with retired State & Federal Investigator Kevin Sullivan, CAMS, President of The Anti Money Laundering…

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095 A Funky Case Study 26:31

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So, what does funky and creative working look like when you have to implement things through a team? It is one thing for a creative individual to plough their own furrow, but as soon as you get two or more people together the opportunity arises for three or more opinions on how to go about things! In this episode I outline my consultancy work acros…

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094 Making it funky 22:33

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We spend so many hours, and restless nights, focused on work, so don't we deserve to get enjoyment, fun and creative challenge in our work? Managerial structures, systems, procedures and processes are designed to achieve consistency and homogeneity of output. Monitoring and auditing of standards and targets keeps a watchful eye how we work. So, are…

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093 A Strengths Leadership Programme 17:35

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How serious are we about truly developing the talent of our key people? The world is over-populated with academic pursuit of leadership initiatives, all competing to produce people with accredited qualifications. But what about developing people with the confidence to deliver on the practical day-to-day challenges that our businesses through at peo…

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092 Using StrengthsFinder 23:17

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How do you go about identifying your natural talents? Most of us stroll through life largely oblivious to what we may excel at. Either we are subject to the constant focus on our weaknesses, and attempting to get them fixed, in the flawed assumption that this helps us to massively improve our performance. Or, we are simply just not aware of resourc…

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091 Positive Risk-Taking in practice 16:47

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It's one thing to have a great idea but another entirely to put it successfully into practice, particularly if it is about delivering on difficult and challenging decisions. What does it take to put positive risk-taking into practice with clarity and confidence? This was a concept I developed in 1994 and have been refining and implementing with so …

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090 Implementing great work 19:10

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A good idea is about 10 percent of the effort, it's the implementation and hard work that makes up the bulk of the effort. But how do we go about identifying and implementing good ideas? What can we use to help us deliver great work? In the case of a Strengths Approach and Positive Risk-Taking, two of my signature ways of working, I have developed …

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089 Leading or Managing Change 17:55

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Why do we need to be constantly changing things? Is there too much change going on in the world? It is tempting to look back with rose-tinted glasses for the better times, and to bemoan the worst of what is going on at present. But change has undeniably contributed more positive than negative outcomes for most people. However, in business how can w…

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088 Great Leaders & Great Managers 19:53

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What qualities do we look for in our great leaders and great managers? Can one person embody both functions? The great leader connects people to a vision of a better future, and a great manager instils quality performance in other people to achieve the steps towards the ultimate goals. In this episode I use a series of quotes from the business lite…

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087 Leadership or Management? 18:12

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What is the distinction between leadership and management? Do we need to have more of one and less of the other? Ideally we need the good experiences of both. In this episode I explore the future focus of leadership alongside the present focus of management. Using a series of quotes from the literature the contrast and the complimentary nature of b…

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086 The 12 Questions 16:13

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Are we really developing the strengths of our staff in the workplace? I previously outlined my own Team Strengths Assessment, but in this episode I focus on the messages emerging from the Gallup organisation strengths research. Buckingham & Coffman published First, Break All The Rules in 1999, which included 12 questions we should continually be as…

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085 Evidence from the business world 24:03

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Do we only draw on the evidence that supports our original beliefs? The strengths approach is supported by a relatively small evidence base in the healthcare world, but if we look to the business world the quantity greatly amplifies. However, quantity should never be allowed to overshadow the quality of an evidence base. In this episode I review th…

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084 Where is the evidence? 18:08

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Are we just in the business of keeping academics in jobs? Best practice is the ultimate goal for delivery of any self-respecting business, but we must be confident in the evidence that underpins our beliefs in a particular way of working. A strengths approach is no different, and making best use of our personal assets and resources needs more than …

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083 A Staff Strengths Framework 15:44

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How do we help to develop and nurture our primary resource, our individual staff? The research tells us we spend too much time trying to fix their weaknesses, and not nearly enough identifying and exploiting their unique gifts and talents. A motivated workforce is a profitable workforce, so it makes sense from the personal and business development …

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082 Staff Strengths Assessments 15:26

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How do we develop the potential of our individual staff members? We are all individual's with unique abilities, interests, drives and motivations; but do we really spend time identifying and nurturing these? The Gallup organisation research suggests that the most successful leaders and businesses do, but the majority are still focused more on fixin…

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081 How to recover our staff 18:25

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With all the expectations placed on providing excellent service to clients how can we truly expect staff to value others when they don't feel valued themselves? So, the concept of a strengths assessment should apply equally to staff members as it does to their work with clients. In this episode I explore some of the key messages from the wide-rangi…

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080 Steve Onyett RIP 16:44

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In his relationship to others the word that comes to mind for me in describing Steve would be generosity. He gave of his time, but perhaps more important was the quality of that gift. Steve had a generosity of spirit that shone through his passion to understand and help people. To describe Steve by his professional role of psychologist is to miss t…

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079 How can we 'do' recovery? 21:24

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In recent episodes I have explored the meaning of recovery and concluded that I fully support the original intentions of its service user creators, but despair at the corporate take-over and misappropriation of a good idea. I have also explored how the 'can do' strengths approach lends practical reality to the conceptual language of recovery. But h…

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078 Making sense of recovery 15:27

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Having explored the concept of recovery in the previous episode I concluded that I fully support the original service users' intentions but despair at the corporate take-over of manifestly good ideas in order to decorate their own complex and confused way of going about things. As a realist I have to accept that recovery has become a leading mantra…

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077 What is recovery? 18:34

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'Recovery' can simply be described as to regain, get back or restore something which has been lost, but in health and social care services we don't tend to go for the simple and straight forward, particularly when confused and complicated are on offer. I fully support the concept of recovery, as it was originally identified by service users, but I …

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076 What is solution focused therapy? 16:57

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Solution Focused Therapy has been established in the US since the early 1970's, but didn't make an impact in Europe until the mid to late 1980's. The approach is largely attributed to Steve de Shazer, and has garnered considerable favour with the attibution of 'Brief' in front of its title. Many clients and practitioners alike favour the specific f…

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075 What is motivational interviewing? 19:06

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We all know what motivation is... it is what gets us out of bed and out of the door. But what if you have a problem with alcohol, or with misuse of other drugs? What role does motivation play in our desire or ability to change our behaviour patterns? In this episode I explore the strengths-based credentials of the concept of motivational interviewi…

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074 What is positive psychology? 15:43

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Take a picture of this... it's 1998 and Martin Seligman is just installed as president of the American Psychological Association. He challenges the massed ranks of psychology professionals to change their fundamental ethos, from a focus on pathology to a pursuit of what makes for an excellent life. Positive Psychology is born; but does it match up …

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073 What is appreciative inquiry? 20:08

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AI is more frequently known as Artificial intelligence, but in the context of organisational change I am focusing this episode on Appreciative Inquiry. But, apart from the simple assumption of showing some appreciation to another person, what is it? David Cooperrider and colleagues have claimed this to be a uniquely strengths-based approach to the …

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072 Provocative Propositions 17:01

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The strengths approach shares many values, principles and practices with other well known approaches, one of which is Appreciative Inquiry. During a conversation planning for a workshop presentation at a conference the question of establishing a 'provocative proposition' arose... a concept closely integrated into the practice of Appreciative Inquir…