Notes On Dialogue
Perhaps the most admirable part of Bohm’s theory of dialogue—and one that influences how we think of Are.na as being used—is that he conceived of a very simple structure that allowed for emergent possibilities to develop. It’s so easy to treat technology as though it can prescribe a solution to a particular problem (now more than ever). Software d
... See moreCharles Broskoski • Bohm Dialogue
In this chapter we’ll learn a specific approach for getting to know people at their core, which reduces the possibility of cheap mimetic interactions. The approach involves sharing and listening to a particular kind of experience: stories of deeply fulfilling action. Knowing and relating to these stories produces empathy and a greater understanding
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Illich goes on to identify three different kinds of silences as well as their destructive and degrading counterfeits. I won’t walk us through each of these, but I will draw your attention to a few portions of Illich’s discussion. The primary context for what Illich has to say here is the face-to-face encounter, and we would do well, in my view, to ... See more
L. M. Sacasas • Impossible Silences - The Convivial Society
two further aspects of dialogue – the notion of shared meaning within a group, and the absence of a preestablished purpose or agenda.
David Bohm • On Dialogue
"Sherry Turkle made a provocative observation in her 2016 book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. She claimed that it takes seven minutes for a conversation to really get good. In those first seven minutes, participants are mostly giving standard answers to one another’s questions. However engagened and genuine they m
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