The goal of the discovery phase in appreciative inquiry is to identify the best of what already exists in an organization or team, or around a specific topic. The main avenue for accomplishing this is looking for times when an individual, team, or organization really achieved success, had everyone working in sync with each other, or otherwise accomplished a nearly ideal outcome. Often in appreciative inquiry this is accomplished through sharing stories of the times of success.
Briefly describe your current place of practice, or a former place of practice in which you have experience. Relate two stories that illustrate success in the place of practice you described. These stories can be from your own experience or colleagues at your place of practice. They should illustrate individual and team or organizational success. These stories should exemplify outcomes, teamwork, et cetera to which you would like the team or organization to aspire. Briefly explain the areas of team or organizational quality and safety to which your stories are related.