KAI Advisory Council

The KAI Advisory Council was set up to provide guidance, advice and expert support to both the KAI Foundation and the Center for Cooperative Problem Solving, to ensure that the high standards of practice, research and validation of our inventories are maintained and adhered to.

The KAI Advisory Council specifically provides input in the following key areas (although not restricted to these topics):

Teaching, education and sharing of knowledge, including, but not limited to:
- Accreditation and maintenance of good practice
- Other training, for example, webinars, introductory workshops
- Expanding the number of teaching centres
- Practitioner support
Product update and development, including:
- Inventory, feedback, manual, workbooks, teaching materials
- Marketing and presentation materials for practitioners to use
Growing awareness of KAI
Academic extension – development of the theory, its applications
Maintenance of rigorous standards (applicable to a number of points above)

The KAI Advisory Council currently comprises of hand-picked experienced practitioners working in different sectors, academics and KAI course tutors. Additionally, there is a representative from Dr Kirton’s family and the KAI Foundation (Dr Kirton’s daughter, Nicola Kirton Ryall), and representatives from the Center for Cooperative Problem Solving at Virginia Tech University.

The current members, all of whom are experienced practitioners, are:

Chair: Dr Iwan Jenkins, Director, The Riot Point Research Corporation
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Vice-Chair: Anne Collier
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Honorary Secretary: Summer Odom
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Nicola Kirton Ryall, Director, KAI Foundation
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Dr Curt Friedel, Director & co-Founder, CCPS, Virginia Tech, KAI Instructor
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Dr Megan Seibel, Director & co-Founder, CCPS, Virginia Tech, KAI Instructor
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Dr Priscilla Wolfe, Senior Tutor in KAI, President of PS Wolfe, Inc.
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Dr James Anderson, ALEC graduate Program Coordinator, University of Georgia
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Guido Prato Previde, Director, Decathlon Consulting
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Jessica Prater, Principal Consultant, J Prater Consulting
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Diane Houle-Rutherford, Change Management Coach & Consultant
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James Bennett
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