Dialogue 101

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Dialogue 101

• Facilitator
• Katharine Wismer

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Purpose

• Recognize opportunities to use dialogue.

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Housekeeping

• Close other computer programs
• Ask questions either using Chat to facilitator or
  verbally
• Interact throughout the session with
• Chat
• Polling
• Annotation

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Learning Goals

• Recognize elements of dialogue
• Discuss differences between dialogue discussion
  
• Identify situations when dialogue would be useful

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Why Dialogue?
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Change Quote

• Small groups of thoughtful, concerned citizens
  can change the world. Indeed, it is the only
  thing that ever has.
• Margaret Mead

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Is this Dialogue?
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Dialogue vs. Discussion

• Dialogue (inquiry) Purpose is to go beyond any
  ones understanding. Groups explore difficult
  issues from many points of view.
• Discussion (advocacy) Winning is important
  Your view prevailing is the goal.

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Dialogue Yes or No

• Polling Are the following conversations
  examples of dialogue?

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Characteristics of Dialogue
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Constructive Dialogue

• Dialogue offers participants the opportunity to
• Listen be listened to
• Speak be spoken to respectfully
• Develop deepen mutual understanding
• Learn about perspectives of others and reflect on
  ones own views

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Elements of ..
Dialogue Discussion

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Conversation Café

• Assemble
• Agreements Process
• Round 1
• Round 2
• Dialogue
• Final Round

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Situations to use Dialogue

• Identify situations when dialogue would be useful
  

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Your Learning Today
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Dialogue Resources

• Public Conversations Projectwww.publicconversatio
  ns.org
• Fifth Discipline Field Bookwww.fieldbook.com
• Conversation Caféwww.conversationcafe.org
• World Caféwww.theworldcafe.com