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Conversations that matter…make us feel better?
In a guest post “Conversations that matter…make us feel better?” (4/28/10) for the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation blog, www.thataway.org, I wrote about news of a study of college students suggesting that people who have deeper conversations more often are happier … Continue reading
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The Four Pillars of an Open Civic System
In The Four Pillars of an Open Civic System (O’Reilly Radar, 6/15/09), John Geraci suggests that What we really want (or what I really want anyway) is not simply government transparency, but an open civic system – a civic system … Continue reading
Monty Python Takes on Dialogue
Monty Python takes on dialogue, with a strong emphasis on positional statements, and a little argument theory thrown in….
Organizational Change is Coming Soon
“[B]ig shifts in how we will organize and think about work” are imminent, contends Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future, writing in Roll Call: “We almost cannot conceive of a world without hierarchical organizational charts, mission statements, … Continue reading
Civility Comes to the Net
This Boston Globe article, “Civility Comes to the Net – Control p’s + q’s: Sometimes it seems as though nastiness dominates the Internet. But there are signs that the Web is growing up.”, explores the evolution of self-policing norms of … Continue reading
Dialogue resources compiled by Clark U. program
Clark University’s Difficult Dialogues program, “aimed at creating a climate for dialogue on campus,” has compiled an annotated list of resources related to dialogue. Sections include “The Dialogue Process,” “Dialogue and Democracy,” “Dialogue and Pedagogy,” “Dialogue in the Arts,” and “Dialogue … Continue reading
The Art of a Lively Conversation
In “The Art of a Lively Conversation” (March-April 2009 Utne Reader), Alain de Botton suggests that being able to engage in good conversation is not a natural ability we all have, but rather a skill that can and must be … Continue reading
The Internet: Foe of Democracy?
This brief piece in Harvard Magazine, “The Internet: Foe of Democracy?”, was interesting and highlights the need for improved means of creating knowledge encounters online. Cass Sunstein, by the way, is slated to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Sunstein … Continue reading
The Daily Me
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof reviews a number of studies and recent publications related to consumption of news, opinion, and information, in his recent op-ed column (“The Daily Me,” The New York Times, March 18, 2009), and summarizes that … Continue reading
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Thanks for the Add. Now Help Me with My Homework
This article from Ed., the Harvard University Graduate School of Education alumni magazine, shows an increasing attention to social networking tools in an educational context, while making it clear that there is much room to grow in that area. From the article: “…the biggest … Continue reading
Let Us Now Praise Pseudonymity and Anonymity
This blog entry from The New York Times summarizes and excerpts various responses to the “outing” of a blogger, John Blevins, who blogged using the pseudonym Publius. It is a very (in my opinion) on-point discussion of the issue of … Continue reading
Powerful Conversations in Business
In this blog post, “Leading Powerful Conversations”, Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson, Inc., a Christian publishing company, identifies leading powerful conversations as “a new way of leading.” He shares his experience fostering meaningful conversations among employees, and touts the … Continue reading
Facebook Users Go to War over Gaza
In “Facebook Users Go to War over Gaza” (Deena Guzder, Time, January 13, 2009), Rita King, cited as someone who studies online communities as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, actually suggests that some … Continue reading
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Revolution, Facebook-Style
Facebook, a tool not created with political discussion and mobilization in mind, is nonetheless being used for this purpose. This New York Times Magazine article by Samantha M. Shapiro (January 22, 2009) explores its use by young Egyptians: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/magazine/25bloggers-t.html
