TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Promise and the Power of Action Inquiry

Part One: Learning Action Inquiry Leadership Skills

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Action Inquiry

Chapter 2: Action Inquiry as a Manner of Speaking

Chapter 3: Action Inquiry as a Way of Organizing

Interlude: Action Inquiry - The Idea and the Experience

Part Two: Transforming Leadership

Chapter 4: The Opportunist and The Diplomat

Chapter 5: The Expert and The Achiever

Chapter 6: The Individualist Action-Logic

Chapter 7: The Strategist Action-Logic

Part Three: Transforming Organizations

Chapter 8: Transforming Meetings, Teams, and Organizations

Chapter 9: Facilitating Organizational Transformations

Chapter 10: The Social Network Organization and Transformation

Chapter 11: The Quintessence of Collaborative Inquiry

Part Four: The Ultimate Spiritual and Societal Intent of Action Inquiry

Chapter 12: The Fresh Action Awareness of Alchemists

Chapter 13: Creating Foundational Communities of Inquiry

Appendix: Concluding Scientific Postscript Methods of Inquiry

Bibliography

Index