This inaugural volume records the Gathering of the Field of Professional Dialogue. It acknowledges and celebrates the work of 25 Professional Dialogue Practitioners, and the wide variety of good work they have delivered. Some have been actively developing their Professional Dialogue careers for decades, whilst others add the innovative energy of being relative newcomers. Their combined work has provided a unique service, addressing and resolving fragmented situations in hundreds of organisations and communities in different sectors and countries around the world.
The publication is the first collection of such accounts and thereby provides the first benchmark for the field. It records the stateof Professional Dialogue in 2018, setting a standard that others will emulate and no doubt surpass in the future. The authors had their work considered at the first international conference of the Academy of Professional Dialogue, The World Needs Dialogue! Their papers were written and circulated to participants before the Academy’s inaugural gathering. Extracts from the considerations with participants at the conference are included, along with their subsequently written postscripts.
Table of Content
Contents
Chairman’s Foreword
Editor’s Introduction
Section One: Organisations Need Dialogue!
–Engaging Fragmentation, Subcultures and Organisational Power Peter Garrett
–Dialogue as the Heart of Strategic Change Mechtild Beucke-Galm
–An Entry-Level Practice for New Professional Dialogue Practitioners Francis Briers
–Conversations at the Mall: Dialogue, Debate or Negotiation? Thomas Köttner
Section Two: Criminal Justice Needs Dialogue!
–Dialogue Through the Offender Resettlement Journey Jane Ball
–Dialogue and a Healing Environment in the Virginia Department of Corrections Harold Clarke and Susan Williams
–Fluxen Prison Dialogues in Norway Trine-Line Biong and Christian Valentiner
–The Legacy and Potential of Dialogue in the Criminal Justice System Mark Seneschall
Section Three: Healthcare Needs Dialogue!
–Dialogue as a Whole-System Healthcare Intervention Beth Macy
–Teaching and Using Dialogue in an American Academic Health Center James M Herman, Alan Adelman and John Neely
–Dialogue and Communities of Practice in American Graduate Medical Education Beth K Herman
Section Four: Society Needs Dialogue!
–Dialogue, Politics and the Search for Global Solutions Claudia Apel
–Economics and Time Management as a Vehicle for Dialogue Lars-Åke Almqvist
–Indigenous Affairs, Border Services and the Path of Dialogue in Canada Peter Hill
–Dialogue as a Working Model in Degerfors Municipality Per Hilding
Section Five: Acorn Dialogues
–Dialogue Is a Spiritual Practice Robert M Sarly
–Learning Dialogue in a Higher Education English Course Mirja Hämäläinen and Eeva Kallio
–Autism Dialogue Jonathan Drury
–Dialogue as Dynamic Energy in Living Communities Ove Jakobsen and Vivi ML Storsletten
2018 Inaugural Conference Participants