I created this group to help develop a community of learning and practice around positive change. This group also exists in Second Life where my avatar's name is Faust Saenz and in Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4823453399

Positive Change is the primary approach I want to take with another group I created -Philanthropy 2.0+.

http://beta.razoo.com/groups/philanthopy

I took the picture at Lewis and Clark Lake on the Missouri River.

Positive Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry are the two main communities of practice around positive change that I know of, and they are having a joint conference this fall.

The Power of Positive Change

A Symphony of Strengths –An Unprecedented Opportunity for Change

http://www.2007aiconference.com/

Positive Psychology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology

Appreciative Inquiry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appreciative_inquiry

Authentic Happiness

You will love the Values in Action (VIA) Signature Strengths Questionnaire here. Its really cool, totally free (requires registration), and takes about 30 minutes.

http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Values in Action –for more on signature strengths

http://www.viainstitute.org/

I am hoping to find a Facebook application developer who would be interested in creating a signature strengths application that could match people up by strengths to help foster friendships.

I think that helping to build communities of friends is the most significant activity I can engage in.

My VIA Signature Strengths:

:: Curiosity

:: Creativity

:: Love of Learning

:: Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence

:: Gratitude

Descriptions of VIA Signature Strengths

http://www.viainstitute.org/index.aspx?ContentID=44

My Clifton StrengthsFinder Signature Themes:

:: Connectedness

:: Maximizer

:: Ideation

:: Communication

:: Futuristic

Descriptions of Clifton StrengthsFinder Signature Themes

http://gmj.gallup.com/book_center/strengthsfinder/default.aspx

Created @ 10:18am CDT 09/06/07

Contents:

:: Positive Change Facebook Groups

:: Positive Change Websites

:: Positive Change University Programs

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Positive Change Facebook Groups:

Tripartite Souls -I want to explore how positive psychology is grounded in social neuroscience.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4246847493

The Pioneers of Positive Psychology!!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2407175834

Positive Psychology

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2229205050

Appreciative Inquiry

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2344658940

Being the Change

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5622466668

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Positive Change Websites:

Positive Psychology News Daily

http://pos-psych.com/

Gallup Institute for Global Well-Being

http://www.gallupippi.com/

The Appreciative Inquiry Commons

http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/

The Institute for Research on Unlimited Love (IRUL)

http://www.unlimitedloveinstitute.org/index.html

IRUL is currently (as of 09/06/07) the featured grant of the Templeton Foundation

http://www.templeton.org/

Positive Psychology Research funded by the Templeton Foundation

http://www.templeton.org/funding_areas/show_profiles.asp?p=1605&b=5|53

Positive Psychology Center of California (John Drimmer)

http://www.pospsychology.com/

Interview with John Drimmer

http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/01/05/69-from-60-minutes-producer-to-positive-psychologist/

What Kind of World Do You Want? (Jim Lord)

http://whatkindofworld.com/

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Positive Change University Programs:

The Templeton Foundation’s Martin E.P. Seligman Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research in Positive Psychology

http://www.templeton.org/seligmanaward/

Positive Psychology at Claremont

http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4571.asp

Positive Psychology Center at U Penn

http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

The Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship at U Mich

http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/

Website: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6667126647
Tags: Appreciative Inquiry, Asset-Based, Positive Change, Positive Psychology, Strength-Based