David Cooperrider’s interests include the theory and practice of Appreciative Inquiry(AI) as applied to corporate strategy, change leadership, and postive organizational scholarship. In addition, David is pioneering new horizons in the AI Summit method--a large group and network-based approach-- for advancing business innovation and creative design. David’s founding theory in Appreciative Inquiry is creating a positive revolution in the leadership of change, helping companies and communities around the world discover the power of strength-based approaches to planning, empowerment, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. David's work is especially vital because of its ability to enable strategic change in systems of very large and complex scale, for example with the US Navy, Hewlett-Packard, Parker Hannifin, McKinsey, the United Nations, Wal-Mart, United Way, and the American Society of Association Executives. His most exciting project was with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter, and thousands of religious leaders of every faith, helping to build the United Religions Initiative which now has over 400 peace-building centers located on every continent.