The Sage Handbook of Social Constructionist Practice. Группа авторов
organizations in a variety of sectors for more than 35 years. He has published over 100 articles and books and received numerous awards. His Clear Leadership book and course has been translated into seven other languages and delivered to tens of thousands of participants worldwide. He is the co-editor of Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change (2015). His latest book is The Dynamics of Generative Change (2020). In 2016 HR Magazine in the UK added him to their annual rankings of the most influential HR thinkers. In 2019 he was ranked 12th. A chapter about him and his work is included in The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers (2017).Harriet Cameronis particularly interested in the way language around learning disabilities and differences comes to shape the way diagnoses of autism, (specific) learning disability, ADHD and mental ill-health are constructed in specific places, spaces and times. She is also interested in the lived experiences of people who come to be categorized as ‘deficient’ in learning or communicating, and in how systems, processes and policies interact with these experiences. Following a career as a specialist teacher/assessor and service lead in the field of specific learning difficulties in higher education, Harriet now undertakes research and teaching as an academic in The University of Sheffield's School of Education (UK). Her current role follows a previous position as a senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) where she led the MA in Autism Spectrum Conditions. Her research and teaching are centred in critical psychology and education.Rocío Chavesteis founder, general director, professor and clinical supervisor at Kanankil Institute in Yucatan, Mexico, Guest Professor at the Houston Galveston Institute, Associate of the Taos Institute, and a member of the Relational Research Network of the same Institute. She has a PhD in Social Psychology, and three Masters Degrees, in: Family and Couples Therapy, Organizational Management, and Political Communication and Electoral Marketing. She was the Director of Social Development for the Merida, Yucatan municipality. She is the co-author of Prácticas socioconstruccionistas y colaborativas: psicoterapia, educación y comunidad; editor of Identidades, y Relaciones: una mirada desde el Socioconstruccionismo y las prácticas colaborativas y dialógicas; and co-editor of Harlene, conversaciones interrumpidas.Kathleen Clarkis an attorney, consultant, speaker, facilitator and published author. The subject of her dissertation was collaborative practices in adverse medical event situations. Her work as both an attorney and consultant involves collaborative practices, non-adversarial conflict resolution, and restorative justice. Dr Clark's articles have been published in various American Bar Association periodicals and journals, as well as in The Daily Journal, California's legal newspaper. She has also co-authored a book chapter on conflict resolution in adverse medical event situations. She has facilitated many dialogues on improving healthcare and building community and collaboration across all aspects of healthcare. In addition, she trains and consults on issues related to healthcare and the law in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Colombia, SA.Gene Combsis co-director of Evanston Family Therapy Center, and a long-time practitioner, teacher, and writer in the field of narrative therapy. Recently retired from his position as Associate Clinical Professor in the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, he serves on the board of directors of The American Family Therapy Academy, and is an Honorary Associate of the Taos Institute. With his partner, Jill Freedman, he has written many articles and three books: Symbol, Story, and Ceremony: Using Metaphor in Individual and Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities and Narrative Therapy with Couples … And a Whole Lot More.Marc Crapsobtained degrees in Organizational Psychology, Social and Cultural Anthropology and Philosophy (KU Leuven). His PhD focused on multi-actor collaboration and local communities for sustainable resources management, based on action research in Ecuador. He has 15 years of field experience in Latin America, working with urban squatters, indigenous communities, NGOs and government agencies. His main research interest is in the quality of the relations in collaborative initiatives for complex sustainability issues. He is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of KU Leuven (Belgium), teaching Strategic Organization Development and Corporate Social Responsibility.Art Dewulfobtained a PhD in Organizational Psychology (KU Leuven) and is personal professor of Sensemaking and Decision-making in Policy Processes at the Public Administration and Policy Group of the Wageningen University (Netherlands). He studies complex problems of natural resource governance with a focus on interactive processes of sensemaking and decision-making in water and climate governance.Dawn Doleis the Executive Director of the Taos Institute. Dawn also consults with organizations, non-profits and schools utilizing strength-based approaches to organization development (Appreciative Inquiry), and designing and facilitating experiential team building and leadership programmes. She has held leadership positions in non-profits, healthcare and community education. Dawn taught elementary school and has worked with children of all ages in community settings. She is the co-author of a book titled: Positive Family Dynamics: Appreciative Inquiry Questions for Bringing Out the Best in Families and co-editor of the book: Social Construction in Action: Contributions from the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Taos Institute.Thalia Dragonasis Professor Emerita of Social Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She was previously Chair of the Department of Early Childhood Education and Dean of the School of Education. Her research and publications are on psychosocial identity, intergroup relations, social inclusion, intercultural education, ethnocentrism in the educational system, prevention and promotion of early psychosocial health, transition to parenthood, fatherhood and masculinity. She co-directed a 22-year-long intervention for the education of the historical Muslim minority in Greece. She served as an MP with the Socialist Party (PASOK) (2007–09) and was Secretary at the Greek Ministry of Education (2009–10) responsible for populations at risk such as migrants, the Roma and the Muslim minority in Thrace. She co-edited, together with K. Gergen, S. McNamee and E. Tseliou, the volume Education as Social Construction (TAOS Institute Publications/WorldShare Books, 2015).Cesar A. Ferragiis Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. He has an MA and a PhD in Public Administration (with a focus on Institutional Theory and Organizational Change) from the International Christian University (ICU), located in Tokyo, Japan, and a BA in Public Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazil. Cesar is interested in the learning capabilities of individuals, understanding education as an organic process, composed of multiple experiences. Having lived in six different countries – and travelled to more than 60 – he tries to ‘connect the dots’ under an NVC™ (Non-violent Communication) approach. He currently teaches Management and Entrepreneurship at UFSCar, and coordinates an MBI (Master in Business Innovation) – an educational journey through the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation.Jill Freedmanis a MSW and is co-director of Evanston Family Therapy Center, a centre dedicated to teaching narrative therapy. She is on the faculty of the Chicago Center for Family Health, is an international faculty member of the Dulwich Center in Adelaide, Australia, an Honorary Clinical Fellow of the University of Melbourne where she is faculty for the low-residency narrative therapy and community work Masters programme, and is an Honorary Associate of the Taos Institute. She has a small therapy and consultation practice in the Chicago area and teaches internationally. She has co-authored many papers and three books with Gene Combs: Symbol, Story, and Ceremony: Using Metaphor in Individual and Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities, and Narrative Therapy with Couples … And a Whole Lot More.Kenneth J. Gergenis a Senior Research Professor at Swarthmore College, and the President of the Taos Institute. He is internationally known for his development of social constructionist theory and practices, and for his relational perspective on human well-being. Among his major works are Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction, The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life, An Invitation to Social Construction (3rd edn), and Relational Being, Beyond Self and Community. Gergen has received numerous awards and has been the recipient of honorary degrees in both the United States and Europe.Scherto Gillis Senior Fellow at the GHFP Research Institute, Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex, and Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Through research, international project development, and writing, she actively explores ways to foster practices of transformative dialogue, the ethics of caring, whole-person development, and global peace. Her most recent books include, Ethical Education: Towards an Ecology of Human Development (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Human-Centered Education (Routledge, 2017) and Education as Humanisation (Routledge, 2016).Karen Goldis a clinical social worker, educator, and Affiliated Education Scientist at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada. She is a graduate