36: Why Dialog?

by | Aug 30, 2018 | Transformational Dialog, Uncategorized

36: WHY DIALOG Welcome to the 36th and final post in our Journey in Dialog. All 36 of our posts are now accessible on our Blog site. The topic of this post – Why Dialog – is also the topic of posts #12 and #24. This 36th post is a summary of the many benefits of...

35: God

by | Aug 28, 2018 | Conversation, Transformational Dialog

35: GOD Welcome to the 35th post in our Journey in Dialog. What might be the connection between transformational dialog and God? I asked Spencer Christian, television personality, author of You Bet Your Life, and friend of many years, how he would describe our...

34: Civil Dialog

by | Aug 23, 2018 | Uncategorized

34: CIVIL DIALOG Welcome to the 34th post in our Journey in Dialog. Given the current lack of civil rhetoric, should we consider the term “civil dialog” to be an oxymoron? After the shooting of five police officers in Dallas, The Christian Science Monitor reported...

33: Yankelovich

by | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized

33: YANKELOVICH Welcome to the 33rd post in our Journey in Dialog. In this post we highlight the insights and message from public opinion analyst and social scientist, Daniel Yankelovich, in his book, The Magic of Dialogue – Transforming Conflict into Cooperation. His...

32: William Isaacs

by | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized

32: William Isaacs Welcome to the 32nd post in our Journey in Dialog. William Isaacs is the founder of Dialogos, a consulting firm. He is also a cofounder of the Organizational Learning Center at MIT and a senior lecturer at the Sloan School of Management. In his...

30: Another Friend

by | Aug 9, 2018 | Uncategorized

30: ANOTHER FRIEND Welcome to the 30th post in our Journey in Dialog. In the two previous posts as well as in this post, I share what four friends have told me about our dialogical relationships. CAROLE is a university professor and the author of numerous publications...

29: Two Friends

by | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized

29: TWO FRIENDS Welcome to the 29th post in our Journey in Dialog. In the previous post as well as this post and the next post, I share what four friends have told me about our dialogical relationships. HARRY is an attorney and a friend of many years. He has read some...

28: A Friend

by | Aug 2, 2018 | Uncategorized

28: A FRIEND Welcome to the 28th post in our Journey in Dialog. I asked four friends, who happen to live in four different states, to tell me what our dialog meant to them and in one case, to his organization. The stories that follow in this post as well as the next...

27: Reuel Howe

by | Jul 31, 2018 | Uncategorized

27: REUEL HOWE Welcome to the 27th post in our Journey in Dialog. In this post I focus on what Reuel Howe said about dialog.[1] Howe was a theologian as well as the founder and director of the Institute of Advanced Pastoral Studies. His book, The Miracle of Dialogue,...