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

by Fisher-Yoshida, Beth; Creede, Catherine; Gallegos, Placida; Bentley, Karen; Blong, Linda; Forsythe, Lydia; Hutcheson, Jeff; Leinaweaver, Jeff; Marrs, Paige; Murray, Darrin S.; Nagata, Adair Linn; Pearce, Kim; Pearce, W Barnett; Peterson, Jane; Stein, Iren

• ISBN13: 9781611475135
• ISBN10: 1611475139
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-12
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Summary

The Facilitative, Interpretive and Reflective Practices of the Coordinated Management of Meaning: Making Lives, Making Meaning, showcases a variety of practical ways in which the theory of Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) has been applied. The title reflects the three sections of the book in which CMM is used with individuals and groups toward making meaning together in constructive and generative ways. In the facilitation section, CMM is applied to create dynamics within groups that lead them toward improved ways of working together; in the interpretation section CMM offers alternative frames for people to use to interpret the interactions they have with one another; and in the reflection section CMM is used as a means to reflect more deeply about experiences and interactions toward deeper levels of understanding and learning. CMM is grounded in social constructionism, takes a communication perspective and provides concepts and tools for us to use to be more aware of what we are making together, in communication. We have all experienced and seen too many situations in which we thought we were communicating effectively, yet we were not dancing to the same tune as our communication partners. The impact of this is wide-ranging from damaged interpersonal relationships to less productivity in the workplace to the extreme of violence and war. The goal of being more mindful about how we communicate and interact with one another is to enable us to make better social worlds.

Author Biography

Placida V. Gallegos is professor of human and organization development at Fielding Graduate University.

Table of Contents

Evolution and Transformation: A Brief History of CMM and a Meditation on What Using it Does to Us	p. 1
CMM as Transforming Practice: An Introduction	p. 23
CMM as a Practical Theory of Facilitation: Transition 1 by Beth Fisher-Yoshida	p. 43
Facilitating Episode Work	p. 47
Levels of Context in Professional Coach-Client Communication	p. 65
Taming the Lizard: Transforming Conversations-Gone-Bad at Work	p. 77
CMM and Healthcare Qualitative Simulation Research: Developing the Team's Voice	p. 95
CMM as a Practical Theory of Interpretation: Transition 2 by Catherine Creede	p. 107
Achieving a Transcendent Episode: A CMM Analysis of a Theological Task Force in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.	p. 111
Expanding Meaning of My Volunteer Work in Uganda Using Circular Questioning as a Self-Reflective Journaling Practice	p. 123
From the Ground Up: How a Grassroots Group's Management of Meaning Is Feeding People, Fostering Sustainable Agriculture, and Cultivating Community	p. 139
Interactional Logics: Moving CMM Forward by Looking Back	p. 153
On Becoming a Global Human: CMM, International Adoption, and the Global Burden of Self	p. 173
CMM as a Practical Theory of Reflection: Transition 3 by Placida Gallegos	p. 191
CMM: A Reflective Tool for Engaging Diversity and Adversity	p. 197
Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) as Reflective Practice	p. 219
MM and the Case of the Missing Body	p. 241
Bodymindfulness in Coordinating the Management of Meaning across Cultures	p. 259
Living into Very Bad News: The Use of CMM as Spiritual Practice	p. 277
Editors' Closing Thoughts	p. 295
Index	p. 297
About the Contributors	p. 307
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