Without a shared understanding between individuals on a common subject, there is no possibility for a shared reality; there is no systematic intersubjectivity ([1] Abel and Sementelli, 2004, p. 40). Public administratio ntheory and practice are dependent on shared realities for the development of reflective, rational, and value driven actions. Without shared realities, others may behave in ways that administrators can view as rational because their behaviors are how they would behave