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End-of-year reflections: Kim Pearce
End-of-year reflections: Kim Pearce
In this year’s end-of-year reflections, Kim Pearce draws on the song of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as inspiration for a way of being in the world. In these turbulent and uneasy times, she calls on all of us to be a community of practice, transforming social worlds of ridicule and ostracism into worlds of compassion and love.
Marit Eikaas Haavimb: Heart and soul of the CMM Institute
Marit Eikaas Haavimb: Heart and soul of the CMM Institute
With tremendous sadness, we need to let you know that Marit Eikaas Haavimb, CMM Institute board member, colleague, and friend, passed on November 8. Marit has been the heart and soul of the CMM Institute, bringing a quality of presence, openness, creativity, and love to each meeting, each event, every project, and every conversation she participated in.
A Letter from Abbie VanMeter on new CMMi role
A letter from Abbie VanMeter on new CMMi role
Abbie VanMeter has made a wonderful contribution to many activities of the CMM Institute over the past few years. In recognition of her contribution and her potential for so much more, we have created a new role for her: Executive Director of Collaborative Innovations. In her letter to the CMM community she talks about her influences, her inspirations and her high hopes for what she can help create with us all.
New parenting resources coming soon!
New parenting resources coming soon!
Our CosmoActivities line of resources is getting a new addition. CosmoParenting is designed to support parents by enriching their parenting toolbox. This toolbox is added to through one short podcast episode each week, providing opportunities to reflect, listen, connect, practice, and engage in conversations.
CosmoKidz at gifted conferences across USA
CosmoKidz at gifted conferences across USA
Our recent presentation at the Tennessee Association for the Gifted conference was well received and we are now kicking off a renewed effort to promote our CosmoActivities at other Gifted conferences in the US. Our next presentation will be in Arizona in February of next year.
Don Waisanen: Public Dialogue and Deliberation division leadership
Don Waisanen: Public Dialogue and Deliberation division leadership
Don Waisanen is starting his four-year leadership term of the Public Dialogue and Deliberation division of the National Communication Association (NCA), beginning as vice-chair elect for the coming year.
Interpersonal Communication: Award nomination
Interpersonal Communication: Award nomination
Earlier this year we announced that the 8th edition of Arthur Jensen and Sarah Trenholm’s interpersonal communication textbook had been published. Now the publishers, Cognella, have nominated the 8th edition of Interpersonal Communication for the McGuffey Longevity Award which honors textbooks that have had a long shelf life.
Meeting of the Waters: At the Relating Systems Thinking and Design conference
Meeting of the Waters: At the Relating Systems Thinking and Design conference
Abbie VanMeter and Sergej van Middendorp, together with colleagues George Fedha, Laurence Habib, Dewi Hartkamp, Flavio Mesquita da Silva, and Fred Steier, recently presented a paper and facilitated a workshop at the 13th Relating Systems Thinking and Design conference in Oslo, Norway. Their paper explores how we can design for collaborative support networking that affords the co-creation of regenerative, sustainable, and just futures in the face of the many catastrophic events we are currently facing.