Alternatives to Debate/Was Re: Open Space in the European Community

Funda fundaoral at ttnet.net.tr
Fri Sep 30 03:41:22 PDT 2005


I like the word and the concept of "dialogue"

"dialogue & delibaration" is also meaningful  ( Sandy Heierbacher uses these 
words on Peggy's message)

Funda

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From: "Diana Larsen" <dlarsen at futureworksconsulting.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:29 PM
Subject: Alternatives to Debate/Was Re: Open Space in the European Community


> Hi All,
>
> Time to stop lurking, I guess. ;-)
>
> When the purpose of a gathering (or that part of a gathering) is to 
> explore ideas more than it is to make decisions, I create an additional 
> flip chart poster with four continua. As I open space (notice the lower 
> case) for groups, I extend the invitation to focus on:
> - inquiry rather than advocacy
> - discussion rather than debate
> - conversation rather than argument
> - understanding rather than defending
>
> Participants have come to me to say that it helped them for me to make 
> this distinction in the kinds of possible discourse. They hadn't thought 
> about the fact that they had options to choose from when they interacted 
> on topics about which they felt passion.
>
> Peace!
> Diana
>
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>
> On Sep 29, 2005, at 9:29 AM, Harrison Owen wrote:
>
>> Very good point! I have just been invited to facilitate a gathering of 
>> 200
>> Rabbis and Imams from around the world -- on the question "Issues and
>> Opportunities for enabling peace between Jews and Muslims" (At least I 
>> think
>> that is the question). And that nasty word "debate" came up in our
>> discussions of how to write the invitation. I can certainly understand 
>> how
>> it jumps up -- given everybody's history. But it really is a bummer. We 
>> do
>> need to think of some alternatives. "Engaged Conversation" might head in 
>> a
>> more fruitful direction. And other possibilities would be wonderful.
>>
>> Harrison
>>
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>>
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