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A great new interpersonal communication text: Review
A great new interpersonal communication text: Review
John Chetro-Szivos reviews Arthur Jensen’s and Sarah Trenholm’s newly published interpersonal communication text. This is a significantly revised eighth edition of their undergraduate text that John describes as masterfully weaving information on interpersonal theory into a vibrant tapestry of ideas and applications. John sums up his review with “this is the text I wish I had as an undergraduate”.
Revealing the narratives of peace-building in Colombia: A CMM perspective
Revealing the narratives of peacebuilding in Colombia: A CMM perspective
Joan Camilo López, the Youth, Peace, and Society program manager in the AC4-Climate School at Columbia University gives us an overview of the ways Colombians have narrated peace and war, especially those Colombians who have been officially silenced. She shows how using a CMM perspective can help to identify and reveal new narrative possibilities.
Help us co-create CosmoParents
Help us co-create CosmoParents
CosmoParents will be the next development in our CosmoActivities line. “What is CosmoParents?” you might ask. Well, us too! In the true spirit of CMM, we hope to co-create CosmoParents with parents and caregivers and are asking for your help.
Great achievements of our Teen Fellows
Great achievements of our Teen Fellows
Our Teen Fellows joint publication, Life in Our Garden: Anthology of Youth, was launched on March 15. This is a fantastic achievement for them and we will have more to say about it in our next newsletter. Over January, they also contributed to our podcast where they each give a wonderful glimpse into their life and into the process of creating their book.
Applied social construction and design thinking: Implications for military contexts
Applied social construction and design thinking: Implications for military contexts
Two of our Stewards, Susan Steen and Barton Buechner, recently participated in the 2023 Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) Symposium held annually by the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC). This year’s theme was Integrated by Design and Susan and Bart explored aspects of CMM-based collaborative inquiry, incorporating quantum theory and design thinking, that addressed the theme.
End-of-year reflections
End-of-year reflections
The Stewards of the CMM Institute met at the end of November to reflect on our hopes and goals for the work that we do individually and as an Institute. Kim Pearce reports on our reflections and outlines some of the highlights of our work for the coming year.
Welcome to new steward: Don Waisanen
Welcome to new steward: Don Waisanen
We are delighted to welcome Don Waisanen to our Board of Stewards. Don is a Professor in the Baruch College, CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs and is committed to supporting CMM in its defining role of advancing the forms of communication that can best address current challenges and put humanity on an upward trajectory.
Communities of practice: An important peace-building role
Communities of practice: An important peace-building role
Beth Fisher-Yoshida is continuing her work supporting the peace-building initiatives in Medellin, Colombia. She has found that the ongoing organic development of a CMM community of practice amongst the youth and community leaders in Medellin is playing an important role.
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