1. Dialogue is a process in which people engage in conversations where they openly share their views and develop knowledge about each other’s assumptions. Peter Senge, 1990, The Fifth Discipline

2. To engage in dialogue we: Are open and listen on multiple levels Are open and listen on multiple levels Balance sharing our own ideas with listening and inquiry Balance sharing our own ideas with listening and inquiry Suspend our judgments Suspend our judgments Promote shared meaning Promote shared meaning Adapted from Chris Argyris’s work in Overcoming Organizational Defenses (1990)

3. In dialogue… we rid ourselves of thinking… we rid ourselves of thinking… our beliefs are the truth our beliefs are the truth the truth is obvious the truth is obvious our beliefs are based on real data our beliefs are based on real data the data we select are real data the data we select are real data -- Chris Argyris, 1990, Overcoming Organizational Defenses -- Chris Argyris, 1990, Overcoming Organizational Defenses

4. “I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again…Simple, truthful conversation where we each have a chance to speak, we each feel heard, and we each listen well… Human conversation is the most ancient and easiest way to cultivate the conditions for change.” --- Margaret Wheatley, 2002, p. 3 Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations Restore Hope to the Future