1. What is the business structure of Taith Ltd?
2. What is the link with Roger Rowett and Associates?
3. What experience do associates have?
4. What track record does the organisation have?
5. What is all this Twitter stuff on the news page?
6. How can Appreciative Inquiry benefit our business in a tangible way?
7. What kind of organisations benefit from Appreciative Inquiry?
8. Other questions

1. What is the business structure of Taith Ltd?
A - Taith is a limited company with all the associated safeguards. The majority of associates linked to Taith Ltd are sole traders, some have a limited company status. RateUs, the main service evaluation system is currently established as a limited company. This flexible arrangement allows each associate to develop their own business, whilst also providing a range of targeted services under Taith Ltd

2. What is the link with Roger Rowett and Associates?
A - Taith has evolved out of the work of RRA. Essentially the people involved are the same but under a new business structure. This is why we are able to quote the same clients and feedback within this new business.

3. What experience do associates have?
A - All Associates have extensive and verifiable experience within their own fields. Click here for more information.

4. What track record does the organisation have?
A - We have a proven track record of providing innovative and effective solutions whilst working for major governmental, voluntary and private organisations. Taith Ltd evolved from Roger Rowett & Associates (see 2 above). For more information about our experience and clients click here.

5. What is all this Twitter stuff on the news page?
A - Twitter is one of the new web based technologies that allows for 'real time' communication. Essentially it allows people to 'follow' others who are interested in the same things as they are. Very often this is used for fun, but in our case it allows our clients and others to keep abreast of developments. The Taith News Service only focuses on positive news and developments in the care, education, and housing sectors. This includes examples of innovative practice. If you also want to communicate with us on Twitter (as well as just checking what we are doing), you need to join. Twitter is a free service and you can click here to find out more.

6. How can Appreciative Inquiry benefit our business in a tangible way?
A - Traditional models of evaluating business performance centre on a strengths and weaknesses model which results in an action plan (based on the weaknesses). Very often these models are not sustained in the longer term and people slip back into old ways of working. Appreciative Inquiry taps into the positive experiences that people have and builds on these. Because it has personal meaning and resonance, individuals take ownership of actions to further improve the business. Increased motivation and sustained action plans equal an improved service.

7. What kind of organisations benefit from evaluation based on Appreciative Inquiry?
A - According to Hallie Preskill, AI is particularly successful when:

• The organisation is interested in using participatory and collaborative approaches to evaluation.
• An organisation's members are open and committed to individual group, and organisational learning from inquiry.
• There is a desire to build evaluation capacity - to help others learn from and about evaluative practice.
• The evaluation includes many different stakeholders.
• The evaluation must be particularly efficient with regard to time and costs.
• The organisation values innovation.
• The organisation is engaged in organisational change and wants to use the evaluation as a means for assessing and preparing members' readiness for change.

8. Other questions
A - If you have any other questions please contact us and we will be pleased to provide further information.