Collective Learning Conference : Living the Questions (2 day event)

Collective Learning Conference : Living the Questions (2 day event) runs from 17 June 2027 to 18 June 2027. Venue: Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham.

"I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer." -Ranier Maria Rilke (Letters to a Young Poet) The CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution and the Birmingham Systemic Training Programme invite you to join us in person in June 17-18, 2027, at Midlands Arts Centre for our inaugural Collective Learning Conference (CLC), where we will explore diverse applications of the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) related to this year's theme of Living the Questions: Navigating Complexity and Clarity. We will spend two days of rich, experiental learning together in Birmingham, UK. Participants of the CLC will enjoy various workshops, presentations, and artistic installations that encourage exploration of translating theory into practice. Grounded in the belief that our communication creates our social worlds, and that better communication creates better social worlds, we convene this space with the intention of exploring what constitutes “better” for us right now. In response to this stated imperative, the Coordinated Management of Meaning theory offers a ‘communication perspective’- a practice which can (if we allow it) positively inform every interaction we have. As we collectively endeavor to embody this ‘communication perspective’ in all areas of our lives, we desire to learn together with others who are similarly committed to creating better social worlds through better communication. We do not pretend to have the answers; we only hope to explore the questions together now, so that- in the words of Rilke- "perhaps [ we ] will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.” Our definition of communication goes beyond the simple words we say. Everything is communication; and communication is everywhere. So, if you communicate (hint: you do!) then this gathering is for you! This event will cater to all kinds of practitioners- both those who are already familiar with CMM at any level and those who are not. For those with continuing professional development needs, we are thrilled to offer 15 CPD Hours for those who attend both days of the conference in person. For anyone who is curious to get a sense of the themes we might explore during this gathering, we encourage you to take a look at the CMM Institute Substack here - and particularly our CMM 101 video here . Please email info@cmmconference.com with any questions.