*Appreciation*~Influence~*Control* (AIC)

Appreciation, Influence, and Control is considered to be a philosophy, theory, model, and a process.  It illustrates the relationship between purposes and power, and ensures that the maximum possible energy is brought to bear on the achievements of any purpose. It is equally applicable at individual, organizational and community levels.
 

AIC is an organizing process which consists of:

• Identifying the purpose to be served;
•  Framing the power-field around that purpose -- those who have control, influence and appreciation relative to the purpose; 
•  Selecting those with the most influence relative to the purpose (stakeholders) from the three circles and designing a process of interaction between them; and 
•  Facilitating a self-organizing process which ensures that the stakeholders: 
• step back from the current problems to fully appreciate the realities and possibilities inherent in the whole situation; 
• examine the logical and strategic options as well as the subjective feelings and values involved in selecting strategies.
•  allow for free and informed choice of action by those responsible for implementing decisions.

 A—Appreciation: the power we use in relating to the "whole" system

I—Influence: the power we use in relating to other "parts" of the system

C—Control: the power we use with ourselves as an "individual part" of the whole system

 

The dimensions of appreciation are represented by:

Spirit
Discovery
Enlightenment
Love
Social
Evolution
Beauty
Aesthetic
Appraisal

 
 
 
 
 
Influence is represented as:
 
 

Reason
philosophical
diplomacy
trust
political
Negotiation
Pragmatism
Agreement



Control is represented as:

Truth
Scientific
Policy
Omnipotence
Technical
Strategy
Equanimity
Economics

FREE Individual Map

Click this link to go influence your purpose, power and leadership. Doing this will provide a deeper understanding of AIC. It is a selection of colors and it is influenced by your subconscious anticipation of how people will react to you.
 
MY RESULTS of MY AIC MAP
 
My first preference is the appreciative power 42%
Second preference is control 36%
Third is Influence 22%
 
The idea of this is you want to have an equal amount of all of them.The purpose part on page 4, I was shocked to find out that my purpose and how I mediate everything together is through spirituality. I would have never thought that, but the more I think about it the more it makes sense.  I highly suggest you try the introductory map, because it's FREE, and you LEARN a lot from it!

Tell me what you learned about yourself from your AIC introductory map?


Smith, W. (2009). The meaning of the three circles. Retrieved from WWW.oodi.com