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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=375261912-26072006>The Plexus Institute
(<A href="http://www.plexusinstitute.org/">http://www.plexusinstitute.org</A>)
is working with a number of networks of hospitals on projects to eliminate
hospital acquired infections. We're working in partnership with The
Positive Deviance Institute <A
href="http://www.positivedeviance.org/">http://www.positivedeviance.org/</A> using
some processes that share a lot of roots with Appreciative Inquiry and Open
Space. We need to scale up because the hospitals involved in the
pilot projects are getting very promising results and there are many others that
want to join in and try it too. The cool thing about the process is, of
course, that it assumes that the "answers" are already in the system so
that solving the problem is a matter of discovery rather than "training" or
expert help - but there is a role for facilitators to work with people in the
organization to get things going and provide support. So I wanted to reach
out and see if there are some other practitioners out there whose work is
aligned with some of the key principles we're working with
(self-organization, looking for what works v. what's wrong, engage whole
systems, etc.) and who have experience using AI in hospitals so we can
start identifying some resources ahead of the curve and begin learning from
others' experience. I'd love to hear from folks and I'd be happy to share
more of what we've been up to so far! * lisa</SPAN><A
href="http://www.positivedeviance.org/"></A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lisa Kimball, Executive
Producer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><STRONG>Group
Jazz,</STRONG></FONT> Suite 440</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Washington, DC 20015 USA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>P: +1 202.686.4848 F: +1
202.966.3772</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.groupjazz.com/">http://www.groupjazz.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:lisa@groupjazz.com">lisa@groupjazz.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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