
Books & Papers
Dialogue: Rediscover the Transforming Power of Conversation
Glenna Gerard and Linda Ellinor
Among the first books to bring Bohm's dialogue proposal into practical reach, Glenna Gerard and Linda Ellinor draw on six years of group work across multiple contexts to show what dialogue actually demands of the people attempting it.
Gerard and Ellinor co-founded The Dialogue Group and spent over three decades working with the skills and practices that make Bohm-inspired dialogue possible in real settings. This book traces the intellectual origins of dialogue, including the quantum worldview and other influences that shaped Bohm's thinking, before moving into the practical territory the authors know from direct experience with groups in organisations, communities, and other collaborative contexts. Each chapter combines reflection with concrete guidance, addressing how people can shift their thinking, relationships, and ways of working together. The foreword takes an unusual form: a transcript of a dialogue among an exceptional group including Sarita Chawla, Dawna Markova, Daniel Martin, Ron Patrick, and the others named above, structured around three questions about dialogue's importance, its relevance to business, and the role organisations might play in shaping new ways of living and working. The book remains available through all major international booksellers, and the authors continue developing online programmes on the history, skills, and application of Bohm-inspired dialogue.
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