Appreciation

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Description

What is appreciation?

Definitions Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities. Your appreciation for something that someone does for you is your gratitude for it. An appreciation of a situation or problem is an understanding of what it involves. Appreciation in the value of something is an increase in its value over a period of time.

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Thinking about the concept

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APPRECIATION

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Relations of Appreciation within Corporate futuring (and Organisational futuring)

There exists a close vertical relationship within Corporate futuring:

• Outer focus: Business model
• Other focus: Organisational structure
• Inner focus: Appreciation

On the Inner focus level, a close relationship exists with:

• Long term thinking
• Steering

Corporate futuring and Organisational futuring intertwine, on the Inner focus level, through:

• Motivation
• Governance

In concrete terms, this means:

• The trio - 'Appreciation', 'Organisational structure' and 'Business model' - is inextricably linked.
• Your 'Appreciation' contributes substantially to 'Long term thinking' and 'Steering'.
• To realise 'Long term thinking', you need to invest in 'Motivation'. Even so, to realise your 'Steering', you need the right 'Governance'.

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Questions we can ask ourselves when contemplating our Appreciation

• Is our 'Appreciation' the source of our 'Organisational structure' and 'Business model'?
• Is our 'Appreciation' robust enough to generate 'Steering'?
• Is our 'Appreciation' keen enough to create 'Long term thinking'?
• Or does our 'Appreciation' prohibit a relationship between Long term thinking and our Steering? (See Collider)