For some, dialogue is a focused and intentional conversation, a space of civility and equality in which those who differ may listen and speak together. For others it is a way of being—mindful and creative relating.

For three days this week I had the pleasure of attending the first ‘The World Needs Dialogue’ conference, hosted at Roffey Park by the International Academy of Dialogue. The conference drew 80 people from around the world who have been working with dialogue in a variety of sectors, from healthcare, criminal justice, organisations and societies, some for many years. The wealth of experience, expertise, passion and warmth was a source of great inspiration and motivation that di

Many think they know what is true, but really do not. It is our unexamined assumptions that give us a false sense of confidence, leading to self-righteousness. The end result of a divided self is a divided society. We have to learn to see and integrate other points of view. 2020 laid bare in even more stark relief the differences in mindsets and belief systems as the tiniest form of life—a virus called Coronavirus-19—ground the world to a halt. In this century of awakening, w

Autism Dialogue is an inclusive, safe and confidential space that brings together members of the autism community including autistic people, parents, carers, practitioners and academics. Within the space there is an attempt to reach a common understanding and to experience everyone’s point of view fully, equally and nonjudgmentally. The application of David Bohm’s Professional Dialogue methodology allows multiple perspectives to co-exist in the same space of enquiry. This met

At the request of the Ministry of Justice, Dialogue was used to consult with prisoners about Transforming Rehabilitation. Dialogic Research as a methodology (rather than traditional focus groups, surveys or one-on-one interviews), is designed to find the authentic voice of those who are impacted by organisational changes but are otherwise excluded from influencing the design process. Read in full The Offender Journey report to the MOJ  by Jane Ball and Peter Garrett:

After David Bohm's death in 1992, Peter was tracing the influences on David's thinking about Dialogue and Peter worked for some years with Patrick. View the certification here:

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From empirical studies on joint conversations in the classroom (e.g. Finlay 2015), it becomes apparent on the one hand that skills such as listening and dialogical speaking to one another are regarded as fundamental, but often presupposed and not developed jointly in class; on the other hand, it also becomes apparent that the conversational behaviour of teachers contributes little to the emergence of dialogues (cf. Lüders 2011; de Boer 2015). In this way, a basic attitude of

Aus empirischen Untersuchungen zu gemeinsamen Gesprächen in der Klasse (z.B. Finlay 2015), wird einerseits sichtbar, dass Fähigkeiten wie das Zuhören und das dialogische Miteinandersprechen als grundlegend betrachtet, doch oft vorausgesetzt und nicht im Unterricht gemeinsam entwickelt werden; andererseits zeigt sich auch, dass das Gesprächsverhalten von Lehrkräften nur wenig zur Entstehung von Dialogen beiträgt (vgl. Lüders 2011; de Boer 2015). So kann eine dialogische Grundh

On Monday, October 15, I flew to London Gatwick in 45 minutes and then after a 20-minute taxi ride to Roffey Park Institute, Horsham, West Sussex for the first conference of the academy for professional dialogue. Read the article Short Impression of the First Conference of the Academy for Professional Dialogue - by Joop Boukes:

The event was originally arranged to be led by David Bohm, but on his death (27 Oct 1992) Peter was invited to take on the role and asked Don and Anna Factor to join me. There is a short description of the event on pages 95 and 96 in the book  A New Kind of Dialogue  by Peter Garrett. Download:

Facilitated by Peter Garrett, May 1994 to August 1996

The reports were shared with participants, edited from their feedback and then circulated around the prison to staff and prisoners. Download the HMP Long Lartin Reports:

These were the first ever Prison Dialogues and the result of a collaboration between Dave Parsons and Peter Garrett.

Facilitated by Peter Garrett, September 1994 to August 1996

One of my aims with Autism Dialogue is, by giving equal voice to all, to influence those in power to change for the better.

An interview of Peter Garrett - Chairman of the Academy of Professional Dialogue, by Michel van Amsterdam for the Dialogue Summit .

The paper was read to staff at Broadmoor Hospital (a secure psychiatric unit in London for serious offenders February 1994) The letter shows Patrick's vision, that was later realised  by Peter Garrett with Dialogue Groups running in many prisons in the UK and the USA.

The Academy is pleased to announce a proposed partnership with the Ignitor Fellowship initiative and to invite your participation. The Ignitor Fellowship (which has been initiated by the Nobel Peace Committee) advocates Dialogue as an essential aspect of peace building, and has an initiative to attract Masters Degree students from its ten Member Universities around the world in a supported developmental programme underwritten by its Nobel Laureates. If you would like to find

Extracted from Mario's Doctoral Dissertation  An Inquiry into the Experience of Bohm's Dialogue,  Saybrook Institute, Quebec, Canada, April 1996. Peter Garrett Interview An Inquiry into the Experience of Bohms Dialogue: