Dialogue

Guidelines for dialogue in the seminar

<EXT><P>Dialogue: Seminar on the Economic Crisis. 2013.</P>

<P>I search for basic agreements.</P>

<P>I search for strengths in your position.</P>

<P>I reflect on my position.</P>

<P>I consider the possibility of finding a better solution than mine or yours.</P>

<P>I assume that many people have a piece of the answer.</P>

<P>I want to find common ground.</P>

<P>I submit my best thinking hoping your reflection will improve it.</P>

<P>I remain open to talk about the subject later on.</P>

<P>Anti-dialogue:</P>

<P>I search for glaring differences.</P>

<P>I search for weaknesses in your position.</P>

<P>I attack your position.

I denigrate you and your position. </P>

<P>I defend my solution and exclude yours.</P>

<P>I am invested wholeheartedly in my beliefs.</P>

<P>I assume there is one right answer, and that I have it.</P>

<P>I want to win.</P>

<P>I submit my best thinking and defend it to show it is right.</P>

<P>I expect to settle this here and now.

I seek to silence those who disagree with my position. </P></EXT></BOX>

Adapted from, Choosing Democracy: a practical guide to multicultural education.  4^th. edition. Duane Campbell.  2010.  Allyn and Bacon. <QSET><TTL>AdAdapted