Main description:

* There is an expanding international interest in collaborative practice based in dialogue, relational, social construction and related theories and Western postmodern and Eastern philosophies: all locate the source of meanings and values, and the actions we take, in our social and relational processes.
* An essential resource and guide for professionals in diverse contexts, cultures, and disciplines, including consultants, leaders, mentors, educators, and trainers.
* Divided into two parts, it describes and illustrates how readers can translate the concepts to their distinctive practice settings, their unique styles, and their clients' unique situations without the need for an across-the-board recipe solution
* Written by an impressive selection of international contributors
* Guided by philosophical principles and written in an accessible style

Contents:

Part I: Conceptual Framework: Situating Collaborative-Dialogic Practice 1. Conceptual Framework: Emerging Orienting Sensitivities for Relationships and Conversations that Invite Transformation and Possibility 2. Expressions of the Philosophical Stance: Creating a Relational and Dialogic Space and Process for Generativity 3. A Relationally Responsive World: The Politics of Collaborative-Dialogic Practice 4. Dialogic Curiosity as Mindfulness Practice: Following the Moment-to-Moment Unfolding of Meaning Construction 5. This Lovely Thing We Do Together: Collaborative-Dialogic Practice through a Literary Lens Part II: Collaborative-Dialogic Practice in Action: Applications Across Contexts, Cultures and Disciplines 6. Collaborative Practices in 21st Century Healthcare 7. Community In-Conversation: Generating Collaborative and Dialogic Conversations in Community Context 8. Ancestral Knowledge and Postmodern Practices: Using Collaborative-Dialog to Restore Harmony in Indigenous Communities 9. Emotional Resilience and Collective Care in the Environmental Movement 10. Learning Through Collaboration: Practices that Challenge our Tradition of Education 11. Collaborative Responses Within a School Community: Reflections from the Covid-19 Experience 12. Collaborative-Dialogic Practices in Business Management: Transforming Local Communities Through Engaged Relationship 13. Merging Collaborative-Dialogic Practice within the Culture of an Internet Technology (IT) Company: Its Evolution Told through a Collection of Story Fragments 14. From Mechanized Systems to Living Ecologies: Way-Finding in Collaborative-Dialogic Research 15. Everyday Living as Inspiration for Collaborative Practices