Empowered Conversations: Moving from Debate and Discussion to Dialogue

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Empowered Conversations Moving from Debate and Discussion to Dialogue

Gilbert Brenson-Lazan

November 14 2012


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Advising nonprofits in

bull Strategy

bull Planning

bull Organizational Development

wwwsynthesispartnershipcom

(617) 969-1881

infosynthesispartnershipcom

INTEGRATED PLANNING


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Todayrsquos Speaker

Gilbert Brenson-Lazan Founding Partner

Amauta International LLC Assisting with chat questions Jamie Maloney Nonprofit Webinars

Hosting

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EMPOWERED CONVERSATIONS

Getting To Dialogue From Debate And Discussion

Gilbert Brenson Lazan Founding Partner

Amauta International LLC

CONCLUSIONS FROM NEUROSCIENTIFIC BRAIN RESEARCH

TWO ESSENTIAL MENTAL COMPONENTS


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INTERPERSONAL STRATEGIES

CONVERSATIONAL RESULTS

Racionalization polemics or lineal logic

PROSELITISM

Placating imposing bullying or

intimidating

CONTROLLED INTERACTION

Explore and confirm the underlying assumptions in order to consider new

perspectives and options

EXPLORATION

Linguistic root of concussion percussion sequential monologues bargaining or dialectic

synthesis

DISCUSSION

‟Beat down the other personrdquo win-lose

DEBATE

ldquoTransfer meaningrdquo empowered

conversations that co-create new visions or

synergies

DIALOGUE

Integration and adaptation of Bohm (2004) and Scharmer (2012) Models by Gilbert Brenson Lazan

LISTENING STYLES

PERSONAL STRATEGIES

Understand the ideas emotions and

perceptions of the other person

SUSPEND JUDGEMENT

Persuer a predetermined goal

CONVINCE OTHERS

C O N V E R S A T I O N

SELECTIVE

Imagine future possibilities with the

other person

EMERGENT

EMPATHIC

DEFENSIVE

Comprehend the

logic of the

realities perceived

by the other

person

Pensar como

rebatir lo que el

otro dice

Hearing only that

which confirms a

predujice

FOUR PILLARS OF EMPOWERED CONVERSATIONS

APPRECIATIVE MENTALITY

LINGUISTIC EMPOWERMENT

CO-CREATION AND INNOVATION

SOLUTION-FOCUSED COACHING

DIALOGUE

PARTING THOUGHT

The guiding images of the future emerge from certain patterns of conversation that evoke dialogue the co-creation of new knowledge and new images of possibility rdquo (after David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva)

GILBERT BRENSON LAZAN - Founding Partner

Optimizing Organizational Wisdom Efficacy and Resilience through Meaningful Conversations in Top Leadership Teams

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bull Planning

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wwwsynthesispartnershipcom

(617) 969-1881

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INTEGRATED PLANNING


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wwwmissiondo


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Todayrsquos Speaker



Hosting









7




PROSELITISM


intimidating




EXPLORATION


synthesis

DISCUSSION


DEBATE



synergies

DIALOGUE


LISTENING STYLES

PERSONAL STRATEGIES



SUSPEND JUDGEMENT


CONVINCE OTHERS


SELECTIVE


other person

EMERGENT

EMPATHIC

DEFENSIVE

Comprehend the

logic of the

realities perceived

by the other

person

Pensar como

rebatir lo que el

otro dice

Hearing only that

which confirms a

predujice






DIALOGUE

PARTING THOUGHT









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wwwmissiondo


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Todayrsquos Speaker



Hosting









7




PROSELITISM


intimidating




EXPLORATION


synthesis

DISCUSSION


DEBATE



synergies

DIALOGUE


LISTENING STYLES

PERSONAL STRATEGIES



SUSPEND JUDGEMENT


CONVINCE OTHERS


SELECTIVE


other person

EMERGENT

EMPATHIC

DEFENSIVE

Comprehend the

logic of the

realities perceived

by the other

person

Pensar como

rebatir lo que el

otro dice

Hearing only that

which confirms a

predujice






DIALOGUE

PARTING THOUGHT









Of




Of

Todayrsquos Speaker



Hosting









7




PROSELITISM


intimidating




EXPLORATION


synthesis

DISCUSSION


DEBATE



synergies

DIALOGUE


LISTENING STYLES

PERSONAL STRATEGIES



SUSPEND JUDGEMENT


CONVINCE OTHERS


SELECTIVE


other person

EMERGENT

EMPATHIC

DEFENSIVE

Comprehend the

logic of the

realities perceived

by the other

person

Pensar como

rebatir lo que el

otro dice

Hearing only that

which confirms a

predujice






DIALOGUE

PARTING THOUGHT









Of










7




PROSELITISM


intimidating




EXPLORATION


synthesis

DISCUSSION


DEBATE



synergies

DIALOGUE


LISTENING STYLES

PERSONAL STRATEGIES



SUSPEND JUDGEMENT


CONVINCE OTHERS


SELECTIVE


other person

EMERGENT

EMPATHIC

DEFENSIVE

Comprehend the

logic of the

realities perceived

by the other

person

Pensar como

rebatir lo que el

otro dice

Hearing only that

which confirms a

predujice






DIALOGUE

PARTING THOUGHT









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DIALOGUE

PARTING THOUGHT









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