In our work with dialogue at the Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics (CEEE), based at the Nord University Business School, Norway, we focus on communicative processes as a value inherent to ‘living societies’. This stands in contrast to the instrumental value of dialogue in the ‘smart city’ concept, where conversation is often in service of designing technology and services for the future. Our goal is to develop arenas for conversation and to inspire processes that con

In 2005, Degerfors Municipality in central Sweden received financial support to develop an education programme to stimulate better staf communication, and to make its work teams aware of their responsibility for setting goals in the organisation. The programme was also aimed at promoting a good workplace climate, increased understanding of our diferences and awareness about how we would succeed. We focused on a three-day training in Dialogue. All staf members in the municipal