This case study presents the early stages of institutionalizing a culture and practice of public-private dialogue (PPD) in Sierra Leone, a small, poor country in West Africa. Over the last 15 years, the World Bank has promoted PPD as a critical instrument to improve the investment climate in developing countries (Herzberg & Wright, 2006). The plot twist to this conventional story is an attempt to blend elements of “Bohmian“ dialogue practice as promoted by the Academy of Prof

How do you create a generative dialogue that draws people's passion and creates insights? What works well in your facilitation? What else could you do that may work better? What are your strengths as a facilitator? Where do you hit a dead end? What are you learning to do differently? What do you wish you could provide as a dialogue facilitator?