The Center for Collaborative Awareness


Resources We Recommend

 

Books
.
Books to Help You Create a Richer Blueprint of WE Collaboration Document
Coming Apart by Daphne Kingma
Loving What Is Audiobook by Byron Katie
The Book of Agreement by Stewart Levine
 
Books that Reference the Blueprint of WE
(a.k.a. State of Grace Documents) in Legal and Business Settings
Lawyers as Peacemakers: Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law by J. Kim Wright
The Empathy Factor by Marie Miyashiro
The New Leadership Paradigm by Richard Barrett
.
Books on the Brain:
The Science Behind Why and How the Blueprint of WE Impacts Your Relationships
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and Richard Mendius M.D. (Highly recommended)
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Dan Siegel, M.D. (Highly recommended)
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge (Highly recommended)
Social Intelligence: The Science of Human Relationships by Daniel Goleman
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--and How You Can Change Them by Richard J. Davidson and Sharon Begley
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
My Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
The Human Brain Book by Rita Carter
Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long by David Rock
The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel Amen, M.D.
Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential by Daniel Amen, M.D.
The Neurobiology of "We": How Relationships, the Mind, and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are (Sounds True Audio Learning Course) by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
Molecules Of Emotion by Candace Pert
Sex on the Brain: 12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life by Daniel Amen, M.D.
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief by A. Newberg, E. D'Aquili, and V. Rause
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina
Mapping the Mind by Rita Carter
The Scientific American Day in the Life of Your Brain by Judith Horstman
You Are Not Your Brain by Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. and Rebecca Gladding, M.D.
The Now Effect: How This Moment Can Change the Rest of Your Life by Elisha Goldstein
.
Books to Read if You're Relationship Is Under Stress
Coming Apart by Daphne Kingma
Loving What Is Audiobook by Byron Katie
I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and Appreciation, and Start Finding Them Instead by Byron Katie
Non-Violent Communication, A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg (Also known as Compassionate Communication)
.
Books/Resources on How to Better Collaborate in Groups
(Business or Personal)
Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block
Open Space Technology: A User's Guide by Harrison Owen
Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self-Organizing World by Harrison Owen
The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter by Juanita Brown and David Isaacs
Building a Values-Driven Organization by Richard Barrett
Your Way Home: The Psychology of Place Inside & Out by Lou Stewart and Bruce Stewart
The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World That Works for All by Tom Atlee
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
The Social Artist's Fieldbook by Jean Houston
Ideas That Changed the World by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy
Turning to One Another by Meg Wheatley
Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership and Change by D. Beck and C. Cowan
The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen Covey, Jr.
The Change Handbook by Peggy Holman, Tom Devane and Steven Cady
Fast Company Magazine (Highly recommended)
.
Books/Resources on Healthier Relationships
The Future of Love by Daphne Kingma
Loving What Is Audiobook by Byron Katie
I Need Your Love - Is That True?: How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and Appreciation and Start Finding Them Instead by Byron Katie
Non-Violent Communication, A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg (Also known as Compassionate Communication)
I Do! I Do! The Marriage Vow Workbook by Shonnie Lavender and Bruce Mulkey
Love Is Letting Go of Fear by Gerald G. Jampolsky (This is great for kids too.)
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds — CIHM conducts rigorous interdisciplinary research on healthy qualities of mind such as kindness, compassion, forgiveness and mindfulness.
.
Speaking in Public with Comfort and Ease (Great for Facilitators)
Be Heard Now! by Lee Glickstein (Speaking Circles International)

 

Collaboration and Leadership Resources
.
Companion Tools to the Blueprint of WE
The World Cafe Large Group Dialogue Method
Open Space Large Group Dialogue Method
The Work of Byron Katie
Appreciative Inquiry
Dynamic Governance
NextGen EcoVillage
TED Conference
Cultural Transformation Tools — Barrett Values Centre
Graphic Facilitation — Using images to record your meetings and events
The Co-Intelligence Institute
National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
The Greater Good — The Science of a Meaningful Life Blog
The Committed Parent Blog
NVC — Non-Violent Communication/Compassionate Communication
The Institute of Noetic Sciences
Berkana Institute
Psychology of Place
Strategy Planning Partners
The Mind Life Institute: Conferences and Events bringing together the Dalai Lama and Western Science
Insights Discovery: A Jungian Based Tool for Better Understanding Self and Others
The Institute of Human Excellence
Speaking Circles International
WorldBlu - A movement championing the growth of democratic organizations worldwide. Become a WorldBlu certified democratic organization.
 
Tools for the Mind
• Mind Games for Brain Fitness Website: www.playwithyourmind.com
The Mind Science Foundation : Researching how consciousness arises in human beings
 

 



 

 

 

 

Books, Tools and Web Resources to help you create healthy, effortless relationships at work and at home.

 


 

 

 


Learn More



• Videos
Our Collaboratively Aware YouTube Channel

• Article
Resilient Relationships: Using the Blueprint of WE in Communities
by Maureen K. McCarthy, Itineraries Magazine

• Article
Engage All the Knowledge in the Room: How to Harness the Wisdom in Large Groups
by Maureen K. McCarthy


• Video
RSA Animate on The Empathic Civilization Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

 




Jump To Page...
.

Online Community
Apply for the Official Seal
History of the Blueprint of WE




Get Started Now
.

• Start a Movement Organize a Workshop for your organization or community

 

 

 

 
Join Our Mailing List
Email: