The Reflective, Facilitative, and Interpretive Practice of the Coordinated Management of Meaning: Making Lives and Making Meaning - Paperback

by Karen Bentley (Contribution by), Linda Blong (Contribution by), Lydia Forsythe (Contribution by)

The Reflective, Facilitative and Interpretive Practices of the Coordinated Management of Meaning: Making Lives, Making Meaning, showcases practical applications of the theory of Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM). In the facilitation section, CMM creates dynamics within groups leading toward improved ways of working together; in the interpretation section CMM offers alternative frames to interpret interactions with one another; and in the reflection section CMM is a means to reflect on experiences and interactions to deeper levels of understanding and learning. CMM is grounded in social constructionism, takes a communication perspective and provides concepts and tools for making better social worlds.

Author Biography

Catherine Creede is partner in the Potential Group.

Beth Fisher-Yoshida is CEO of Fisher Yoshida International, LLC and Director of the MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University.

Placida Gallegos is professor of Human and Organization Development at Fielding Graduate University.
Cover image: Courtesy of Barnett and Kim Pearce.