The Contributors
Harlene Andersonis a co-founder and board member of the Taos Institute, Houston Galveston Institute, and Access Success International; she is the founding editor of the International Journal of Collaborative Practices and founder of the International Certificate in Collaborative-Dialogic Practices programme. Her books, translated into several languages, include Conversations, Language and Possibilities and (as co-editor) Appreciative Organizations, Collaborative Therapy: Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference and Innovations in the Reflecting Process. She received the 2008 American Academy of Family Therapy Award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Theory and Practice, the 2000 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy award for Outstanding Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy, and the 1997 Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy award for Lifetime Achievement.Saliha Bavais an associate professor of marriage and family therapy at Mercy College (New York), Taos Institute advisory board member and associate, and founding board member of the International Certificate in Collaborative-Dialogic Practices. She focuses on expanding relational intelligence by harnessing the power of play. Partnering with individuals and organizations around the world, she combines interdisciplinary ideas and methodologies to create generative, inclusive change. Performative methodologies, hyperlinked thinking and dialogue guide her academic activism which aims to unsettle dominant discourses regarding research, social justice, and identity. She co-authored The Relational Book for Parenting with her partner Mark Greene. Based in New York City, she consults to couples, companies and communities. Learn more at SalihaBava.com | Email: [email protected]. Follow @ThinkPlayGinny Belden-Charleshelps groups in the midst of complex conditions find cohesive direction, build organizational capacity and facilitate change. She has worked with more than 50 organizations in all sectors and also designs and facilitates large-scale cross-sector social change initiatives. She is a co-founder of the Center for Emerging Leadership and its Women in Leadership Learning Community, now in its 28th year. Ginny has a PhD in Social Science from Tilburg University, an MS in Organization Development from Pepperdine University, a BA from the University of Minnesota in Music Therapy and is a Bush Fellowship recipient. She has taught in several Master's programmes in the United States and the UK. She is a mentor and coach to many emerging leaders, an actively engaged grandmother and a Lake Superior sailor.Duane R. Bidwellserves as Professor of Practical Theology, Spiritual Care, and Counseling-Counselling at Claremont School of Theology at Willamette University, USA. He is a senior staff clinician and supervisor at The Clinebell Institute for Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy. A Taos Associate and member of the Taos Institute board of directors, Duane is a clinical Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors; a psychotherapist member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education; and a board member of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. He edited Spirituality, Social Construction, and Relational Processes: Essays and Reflections (WorldShare, 2016) and authored When One Religion Isn't Enough: The Lives of Spiritually Fluid People (Beacon, 2018), Empowering Couples: A Narrative Approach to Spiritual Care (Fortress, 2013), and Short-term Spiritual Guidance (Fortress, 2004). He co-edited The Formation of Pastoral Counselors: Challenges and Opportunities (Routledge, 2006) with Joretta Marshall.Tom Billingtonis Professor of Educational and Child Psychology in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. His research and professional practice seek to challenge forms of oppression and discrimination in young people's lives, in particular, when suffered due to uncritical approaches to psychopathology. In a focus upon the emotional well-being and mental health needs of young people his research draws upon a range of qualitative methods – narrative, discourse analysis, psychodynamic and social constructionist approaches – while his professional practice in the family courts is rooted in analyses of the relational conditions in which young people live their lives. His works include Separating, Losing and Excluding Children (2000, Routledge); Working with Children (2006, Sage) and Critical Educational Psychology (Williams, Billington, Goodley and Corcoran, eds. 2017, BPS/Blackwell Books, John Wiley).Kristin Bodifordis Principal of Community Strengths, working with communities to support creating new possibilities. She serves as a Health Advisor for HelpAge USA and as a representative to the United Nations for Generations United, advising on social development policy related to aging, youth, families and intergenerational solidarity. Kristin is a core team member of the Taos International Relational Research Network, faculty in the Taos Institute International Diploma in Social Construction and Professional Practice, visiting scholar and researcher at Portland State University Institute on Aging, and adjunct faculty at Dominican University School of Social Work. Kristin holds a PhD from Tilburg University and an MBA from the University of California at Davis. Kristin believes magic can happen when people come together around issues they care deeply about. She embraces transformative approaches, tapping into and strengthening relational resources to propel social innovation.René Bouwenis Professor Emeritus at the Center for Organizational Psychology of the KU Leuven (Belgium). Through several national and international networks on organizational innovation research and socio-cultural development, he was involved in the creation of continuous education and research programmes in group dynamics, organizational learning and development, conflict framing, appreciative inquiry and multi-actor collaboration, and in social constructionist study circles. Collaborating across differences in and between organizations remained his core concern after he became emeritus in 2006.Hilary Bradburyis a scholar-practitioner focused on the human and organizational dimensions of creating healthy communities. She supports educators of all types as well as educational institutions in transforming in response to the social-ecological crisis of our times. She emphasizes the integration of research and practice, as ‘action research for transformations’. Her global role and reputation for her work is reflected in her position as Editor in Chief of the international peer reviewed Action Research journal. She is founder and principal at Foundation AR+, ActionResearchPlus.com, a global community of participative action researchers, an active network of multiple action researching universities and think tanks from the Global North and South.Gervase R. Busheis Professor of Leadership and Organization Development at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, and has consulted with