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Celebrating 15 years
Celebrating 15 years
Take a walk down memory lane with CMM Institute President, Kim Pearce. In her letter to our CMM community she describes some of the highlights of how the CMM Institute has spent it’s time and resources these past year…
How can we respond in a climate of cruelty?
How can we respond in a climate of cruelty?
The CMM Institute is dedicated to making social worlds better and at the moment it feels as if we are needed more than ever. There seems to be such a climate of cruelty and lack of care for other …
Democracy for the future
Democracy for the future
Sergej van Middendorp, one of our valued Stewards, has started an essay series on Substack in response to the enormity of the polycrisis we are currently experiencing. In his first essay he calls for the need for a …
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 a…
Inner Jazz: An allegorical tale
Inner Jazz: An allegorical tale
And for something completely different…Rik Spann offers us a delightful allegorical story about our inner rhythms and taking turns.
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 …
CMM as a community of practice: Organic growth
CMM as a community of practice: Organic growth
Beth Fisher-Yoshida and Joan Camilo Lopez, as part of their ongoing project with youth community leaders in Medellin, Columbia, have observed how these community leaders have taken to the langu…
Stories told and stories to be told: Going down memory lane and looking ahead to the Learning Exchange September 2021
Stories told and stories to be told:
Going down memory lane and looking ahead to the Learning Exchange September 2021
Marit Eikaas Haavimb tells us about her journey down memory lane as she browsed the CMMi website videos. As she found, the v…
Reflections on 2020
Reflections on 2020
Kim Pearce reflects on a range of emotions and perspectives about our lives, the lives of others and the planet as a whole in the year 2020.
Amplifying disruption: How to get back on track when the power is off
Amplifying disruption: How to get back on track when the power is off.
Rik Spann riffs on reality by welcoming the unexpected and moving into rapid prototyping without a safety net or a predictable outcome.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Living beyond difference
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Living beyond differencewords
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg is a sad loss to the judiciary and to the American people. Beth Fisher-Yoshida reflects on one of RGB’s many virtues: her capacity to see beyond di…
When does a critical moment become an inflection point?
When does a critical moment become an inflection point?
Up until now, we have heard many stories about racial injustices, and systemic inequality. Yet, despite all the stories, personal and public, all the books, articles, lectures, …
Humanity Rising
Humanity Rising
Humanity Rising’s goal is to being communities together to empower young people to change the world, especially in matters to do with our climate crisis. Sergej van Middendorp describes his experience in participati…
Reflecting on our year
Reflecting on our year
We are excited about how we have responded to significant social challenges this year. Our end-of year reflection highlights our activities and invites your contribution.
Inviting others into non-polarizing conversations
Inviting others into non-polarizing conversations
We have been having monthly CMM community calls this year on topics of social importance. The May Community Call focused on the question of how to invite others into non-polarizing conversations. Arth…
Looking back and looking ahead: An end of year letter from Kim Pearce
Looking back and looking ahead:
An end of year letter from Kim Pearce
In her end of year letter to the CMM community, Kim Pearce reflects on the passing of events this year. From the loss of a dear member of our community, Philip Thomas, to the big …
Hurricane Harvey as one metaphor for our current political climate and the role of CMM as a first responder
Hurricane Harvey as one metaphor for our current political climate and the role of CMM as a first responder
The months of August and September, 2017 will go down in history as months of fierce world-wide natural disasters that will not be forgotten any…