Dialogue: Rediscover the Transforming Power of Conversation

THE JOURNEY OF DIALOGUE. A Crisis of Meaning. The Connection between Conversation, Leadership, and Cultures of Collaboration and Partnership. What Is Dialogue? Where Does Dialogue Come From? The Current Practice of Dialogue. Our Expanding Worldview: Finding Order in Chaos through Dialogue. The Larger Questions. THE LIVING TECHNOLOGY OF DIALOGUE. Suspension of Judgment. Identification and Suspension of Assumptions. Listening. Inquiry and Reflection. Nonverbal Communication and Dialogue. Guides for Creating and Sustaining Dialogue. Putting It All Together Over Time. BRINGING DIALOGUE TO WORK. Conversational Values and Patterns. Creating the Change You Wish to See. Fostering Dialogue within the Organization. In Real Life. THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF DIALOGUE. Synchronicity and Dialogue. Collective Energy Fields. Holding Paradox. Fuzzy Logic, Polarities, and Fuzzy Agreements. Shadow and Dialogue. Difference and Dialogue. On--Line Conversations. Moving through Learning Edges. In Closing. A DIALOGUE ON PARTNERSHIP. Closing Thoughts. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index.