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> [We need to discover the root causes of success rather than the root causes of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/we-need-to-discover-the-root-causes-of-success-rather-than-the-root/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

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## More by David Cooperrider

> [We need to discover the root causes of success rather than the root causes of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/we-need-to-discover-the-root-causes-of-success-rather-than-the-root/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

> [We have reached the end of problem solving as a mode of inquiry capable of inspiring, mobilizing, and sustaining human system change. The future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/we-have-reached-the-end-of-problem-solving-as-a-mode-of-inquiry/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

> [We live in the world our questions create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/we-live-in-the-world-our-questions-create/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

> [Almost without exception, everything society has considered a social advance has been prefigured first in some utopian writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/almost-without-exception-everything-society-has-considered-a-social/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

> [Business must be a force for good in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/business-must-be-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

> [All leadership is appreciative leadership. It's the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our colleagues, and in the groups…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/all-leadership-is-appreciative-leadership-it-s-the-capacity-to-see/)

[David Cooperrider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cooperrider/)

> [It could be argued that all leadership is appreciative leadership. It’s the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cooperrider/it-could-be-argued-that-all-leadership-is-appreciative-leadership-it/)

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