âAppreciative Inquiry focuses us on the positive aspects of our lives and leverages them to correct the negative. Itâs the opposite of âproblem-solving.â. âAppreciative Inquiry [is] a theory and practice for approaching change from a holistic framework.
1 The direction of the fan is determined by you looking up at it.  During the summer months the fan should be blowing straight down (blades turning counter-clockwise) to help cool you off via a wind chill effect. Fan speed should be on medium or high.
During the summer you want the fan to blow air straight down, so your ceiling fan needs to run in a counter clockwise direction (as you look up at it). The warmer it is, the higher the speed should be. Read the more detailed answer below to really understand this answer as there are many exceptions to this rule.