In 1971, Dr. Taibi Kahler saw a PROCESS, a sequence by which people interacted with one another both in positive and negative ways.  The uniqueness of this discovery was that human behavior could be identified objectively second-by-second as being productive (COMMUNICATION) or non-productive (MISCOMMUNICATION).  Both patterns were sequential, measurable, and predictable.  The beginnings of the Process Communication Model® (PCM) were thus unearthed.

Dr. Kahler was then awarded the 1977 Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award—honored by more than 10,000 of his clinical peers from 52 countries as having provided the MOST SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY.

In 1978 NASA took advantage of this discovery by using PCM in the selection, placement, and training of astronauts.  Since then, tens of thousands of people worldwide from astronauts to entrepreneurs have put these distinctions to work for themselves and their organizations toward peak performance and satisfaction.

Dr. Kahler translated his concept into a non-clinical model of communication for business and individuals.  PROCESS COMMUNICATION was developed to offer business people a firm behavioral, management, and interactional foundation. 

Today, Process Communication is being used successfully through the vision and contribution of Kahler Communications, Inc. as a leadership and management tool to improve personal, professional, and team performance and as a powerful asset making daily differences in lives worldwide.

Ryan is currently working with Taibi Kahler, with support of Kahler Communications, on a book that connects Dr. Kahler's child and human development theory with discoveries and applications in the Process Communication Model.