See, Senge, Kleiner,
Roberts, Ross and
Smith (1994, p.
377-378, 380)
InvitatiOn
At beginning ft
end. of dialogue
Speak a minute
about what
thinking, feeling
or has noticed
Value of speaking
frOI11personal
eXDerience
Every participant
gntntted
opportunity to
sDeak
Quiet
environment
People can
observe their
thoUQhts
Observih~tbe
Observer'
Senge, P. M" Kleiner, A., Roberts, c., Ross,'R. B,,& Srrilth, B.
J. (1994). The Fifth Discipline: The Artandj»ractice
of the
learning Organization. New York:Doubleday.
Important
Dil11ensidns of
Dialogue
Start invitation
process
Buildcontainer
People must be
given choice to
articiDate
A setting (or environment
for the dialoQue
A "vessel"
Container r Intensities of hUl11an
activity can safely
emerge
Create
conditions for
rich "field of
interaction"
Conditions make
.
up "container" for
.
..
.
manufactured
Fleldcannot be
A
field
tmosphereor
dialogue
caonot work ""on
a field
Containerscan
be created
Qualityof shared
meanin
~
..
.
.
.
.
r
Energy can
emerge among
roUD of DeoDle