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Appreciative Inquiry for Signs of Safety Workshop
Meet the Facilitators:
Manna Slot – Signs of Safety Consultant, Netherlands
Manna has been a Signs of Safety consultant and trainer since 2008. She has partnered with
child protection agencies across Western Europe with longstanding partnerships in Sweden,
Netherlands, and Germany. She specializes in coaching practitioners and leaders, helping them
overcome barriers to using Appreciative Inquiry and embedding it effectively throughout their
organizations.
Fred Magie – Signs of Safety Consultant, Canada
Fred has been a Signs of Safety consultant and trainer since 2009 working alongside child
protection organizations as they shift to safety-organized, relationship grounded practice. He
has consulted on implementations across dozens of organizations, from small teams to large
agencies, always emphasizing the use of Appreciative Inquiry as the cornerstone for learning
and growth in the model.
Together Fred Magie & Manna Slot bring decades of hands-on experience, guiding
organizations in Canada and Western Europe to successfully use Appreciative Inquiry to
advance their Signs of Safety Implementation strategies. ��
Appreciative Inquiry for Signs of Safety
David Cooperider and colleagues first used the term Appreciative Inquiry in 1987 to describe a
process that ‘gives life’ to an organization by looking at where they had been successful so that
ideas of how it might grow could be identified and put into action.
Steve Edwards and Andrew Turnell laid the groundwork for Signs of Safety by identifying and
highlighting everything that worked in child protection practice. To grow the model, they used the
Appreciative Inquiry process to draw out and illuminate details of how positive outcomes were
achieved in the work with families, children, and their networks.
Learning from examples of effective practice is foundational for the success of any Signs of
Safety implementation and as such is a key priority for organizations working towards ongoing
growth and development.
Appreciative Inquiry Workshop
Join Manna and Fred for an engaging, hands-on workshop based on their book exploring the
use of Appreciative Inquiry for Signs of Safety implementations.
While learning from examples of effective practice is crucial for organizational change, putting
Appreciative Inquiry into practice is often challenging. This session dives deep into the real
barriers professionals face and provides practical solutions to help you integrate Appreciative
Inquiry effectively your Signs of Safety implementation.
What to Expect?
✅ What is Appreciative Inquiry? What is it used for?
✅ How to do an Appreciative Inquiry of Signs of Safety practice
✅ Making Appreciative Inquiry part of your Signs of Safety implementation
✅ Leadership strategies towards building a culture of shared learning
This is not just a theory-based workshop—you’ll experience Appreciative Inquiry in action, walk
away with tangible skills, and have a structured guide to keep the momentum going in your own
team or agency.
