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Collaborative Communication PracticesThe following links go to external web sites. Public DialoguePublic dialogue is an approach to communicating about public issues in a way that is humane, constructive, and beneficial to all. Those who practice public dialogue believe that how people communicate determines the kind of world in which they live. If they communicate in hostile, polarized, problem-centered ways, they make a world of destructive conflict. If they communicate in a collaborative and constructive fashion, they make a world in which problems can be solved creatively, differences can be explored appreciatively, and better futures can be constructed for the entire community. Appreciative InquiryAppreciative Inquiry (AI) is a collaborative communication approach that focuses on leveraging a group's core strengths rather than seeking to overcome or minimize its weaknesses. It is based on a deceptively simple premise: that groups grow in the direction of what they repeatedly ask questions about and focus their attention on. AI does not seek to change people; instead, it invites people to engage through interviews and group discussion in building the kinds of groups, organizations and communities that everyone wants to work and live in. AI strengthens a group, organization, or community's ability to capitalize on people's energy and passion, and realize its full potential around a shared vision. National Coalition of Dialogue and DeliberationThe Coalition's website is a great place to learn more about collaborative communication practices and their effects on groups, organizations, communities and the world.
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Conflict & Common Ground
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