Focus Books, Tempo Books, Professional Books
The Taos Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of social constructionist theory and practice for purposes of world benefit. Constructionist theory and practice locate the source of meaning, value, and action in communicative relations among people. Our major investment is in fostering relational processes that can enhance the welfare of people and the world in which they live.
Taos Institute Publications offers contributions to cutting-edge theory and practice in social construction. Our books are designed for scholars, practitioners, students, and the openly curious public. The Focus Book Series provides brief introductions and overviews that illuminate theories, concepts, and useful practices. The Tempo Book Series is especially dedicated to contemporary practices over a wide range of fields that are of interest to the general public and to practitioners. The Books for Professionals Series provides in-depth and fully developed offerings that are devoted to both theoretical issues and relational practices.The WorldShare Books series is our newest series and offers full-length books for free downloading in PDF from our website.
Our books are particularly relevant to social scientists and to practitioners concerned with individual, family, organizational, community, and societal change.
Focus Book Series
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Dialogic Social Inquiry: Qualitative Research Without a Methodological Map
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A Student’s Guide to Clinical Supervision: You Are Not Alone, by Glenn E. Boyd
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Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Building Cooperative Capacity, by Frank Barrett & Ronald Fry
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Appreciative Leaders: In the Eye of the Beholder, Edited by Marge Schiller, Bea Mah Holland & Deanna Riley
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Appreciative Sharing of Knowledge: Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change, by Tojo Thatchenkery
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Bereavement Support Groups: Breathing Life into Stories of the Dead, by Lorraine Hedtke
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Communicating Possibilities: A Brief Introduction to the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) by Ilene C. Wasserman & Beth Fisher-Yoshida
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Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM): A Research Manual by Natasha A Rascon and Stephen Littlejohn
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Dynamic Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Appreciative Inquiry in Daily Living, by Jacqueline M. Stavros & Cheri B. Torres; foreword by David Cooperrider
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Experience AI: A Practitioner’s Guide to Integrating Appreciative Inquiry and Experiential Learning, by Miriam Ricketts & Jim Willis
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Social Construction: Entering the Dialogue, by Kenneth J. Gergen & Mary Gergen
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Stan and The Four Fantastic Powers. The First Ever Appreciative Inquiry Book for Kids by Shira Levy, Marge Schiller, Sarah Schiller, Max Schiller
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The Appreciative Organization, by Harlene Anderson, David Cooperrider, Ken and Mary Gergen, Sheila McNamee, Jane Magruder Watkins & Diana Whitney
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When Stories Clash: Addressing Conflict with Narrative Mediation, by Gerald Monk & John Winslade
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Taos Tempo Series
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70Candles! Women Thriving in Their 8th Decade, by Jane Giddan & Ellen Cole
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Developing Relational Leadership: Resources for Developing Reflexive Organizational Practices, by Carsten Hornstrup, Jesper Loehr-Petersen, Joergen Gjengedal Madsen, Thomas Johansen & Allan Vinther Jensen
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Healing Conversations Now: Enhance Relationships with Elders and Dying Loved Ones, by Joan Chadbourne & Tony Silbert
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Mapping Dialogue: Essential Tools for Change, by Marianne ‘Mille” Bojer, Heiko Roehl, Marianne Knuth and Colleen Magner
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Ordinary Life Therapy: Experiences from a Collaborative Systemic Practice, by Carina Håkansson
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Paths to Positive Aging: Dog Days with a Bone and Other Essays, by Mary Gergen & Kenneth Gergen
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Positive Family Dynamics: Appreciative Inquiry Questions to Bring Out the Best in Families, by Dawn Cooperrider Dole, Jen Hetzel Silbert, Ada Jo Mann and Diana Whitney
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Practicing Relational Ethics in Organizations, by Gitte Haslebo and Maja Loua Haslebo
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Relational Leading – Practices for Dialogically based Collaboration, by Lone Hersted and Kenneth J. Gergen
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Retiring But Not Shy: Feminist Psychologists Create their Post-Careers, Edited by Ellen Cole and Mary Gergen
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Riding the Current: How to Deal with the Daily Deluge of Data, by Madelyn Blair, Ph.D.
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Social Constructionist Perspectives on Group Work, by Emerson F. Rasera
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The Magic of Organisational Life, by Mette Vinther Larsen
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Thriving Women, Thriving World: An Invitation to Dialogue, Healing and Inspired Actions
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U&ME: Communicating in Moments that Matter – New and Revised Edition, by John Stewart
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Books for Professionals
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Appreciative Inquiry as a Daily Leadership Practice: Realizing Change One Conversation at a Time
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Celebrating The Other: A Dialogic Account of Human Nature, by Edward E Sampson
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Conversational Realities Revisited: Life, Language, Body and World, by John Shotter
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Dialogues About a New Psychology, by Jan Smedslund
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Experiential Learning Exercises In Social Construction: A Field Book for Creating Change, by Robert Cottor, Alan Asher, Judith Levin, & Cindy Weiser
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Horizons in Buddhist Psychology, Edited by Maurits G.T. Kwee, Kenneth J. Gergen & Fusako Koshikawa
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Joined Imaginations: Writing and Language in Therapy, by Peggy Penn, Ph.D.
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New Horizons in Buddhist Psychology: Relational Buddhism for Collaborative Practitioners, Edited by Maurits G.T. Kwee
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Positive Approaches to Peacebuilding: A Resource for Innovators, by Sampson, C., Abu-Namir. M., Liebler, C., & Whitney D.
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Social Construction on the Edge: ‘Withness’-Thinking and Embodiment, by John Shotter
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SocioDynamic Counselling: A Practical Approach to Meaning Making, by Dr. R.Vance Peavy
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Therapeutic Realities: Collaboration, Oppression and Relational Flow, by Kenneth J. Gergen
$32.00 Add to cart