About
The Institute for Shared Understanding
An independent educational and standards organization advancing the science and practice of Communication Effectiveness. The Institute is not a consulting firm: it researches, defines, and publishes.
Mission
Improve communication and human coordination
The Institute advances Shared Understanding through research, standards, education, and practical methodologies that improve Communication Effectiveness.
Vision
Communication measured before failure
We envision organizations treating communication as a professional discipline: evaluating important messages before misunderstanding creates delays, rework, conflict, or poor decisions.
Our Work
Communication Effectiveness
The Institute develops clear concepts and measurement approaches for determining whether communication supports its intended purpose.
The Clario Method™
The Institute's published methodology evaluates the Five Signals, identifies Communication Gaps, and supports verification of Shared Understanding.
What the Institute Does
Research
Evidence-based foundations for communication diagnosis, published as Foundation Papers and case studies.
Standards
Consistent terminology, the Clario Method™, and its official scoring standard.
Education
Executive education, publications, and future certification for professionals.
Principles
Communication exists for a purpose
Communication is intended to create meaningful outcomes.
Shared Understanding matters
Understanding is created in the receiver, not assumed by the sender.
Communication can be evaluated
It can be examined through observable evidence rather than intuition alone.
Improvement is possible
Structured diagnosis and refinement make communication more effective.
Human judgment remains essential
Technology can assist communication but cannot replace human responsibility for Shared Understanding.