by CMM Institute | Jun 18, 2024 | Commentary, Newsletter, Summer 2024
Inner Jazz: An allegorical tale One of the things I miss the most in my life is helping people to play guitar. I did that a lot. A Lot. And I loved it. But well, sometimes you have to stop doing something you love to make room for something you might get to love...
by CMM Institute | Dec 6, 2023 | Commentary, Newsletter, Winter 2023
End-of-year reflections Dear friends, As we end 2023 and look toward a new year, we are taking the time and opportunity for self-reflection, for assessing the what, why, and how of past efforts and for projecting into the future those as-yet-unrealized hopes and...
by CMM Institute | Mar 11, 2022 | Commentary, Spring 2022
CMM as a community of practice: Organic growth Medellin has been marked by at least three waves of urban violence since the late 70s, and affected communities have organized in each of these waves to safeguard life and respond peacefully to the violence. As...
by CMM Institute | Jun 27, 2021 | Commentary, Summer 2021
Stories told and stories to be told: Going down memory lane and looking ahead to the Learning Exchange September 2021 I was sitting in my office preparing for a group counselling session, knowing that one of the underlying issues were connected to working with loss...
by CMM Institute | Dec 17, 2020 | Commentary, Winter 2020
Reflections on 2020 Dear friends, Given these unprecedented times, I find myself struggling to express the range and depth of thoughts and feelings that this year has evoked. As I sit writing this, soulful instrumental music is playing in the background and I’m...
by CMM Institute | Dec 17, 2020 | Commentary, Winter 2020
Amplifying disruption: How to get back on track when the power is off The sound of resilience “The change is not in the score. The change is in the gig.” ~ Rik Spann In my experience, some artists welcome the unexpected as a positive force towards changing...
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