We hold the present and future of our world within our circles of conversation

The Dialogue Group & The Enterprise Group Present

ESSENTIALS OF DIALOGUE

Creating Powerful Conversations

In our organizations and communities we are challenged by the constant change and complex environments and relationships we work with.  We long for meaning and inspiration that ignites our passion for life and work.  We seek new ways of working together that are more productive, satisfying and sustainable.  Dialogue can help us meet these needs.

Dialogue is a generative communication discipline that heightens creativity and collective learning through the practice of suspending judgment, exploring assumptions, deep listening, open offering of perspectives, and engaging in inquiry and reflection.  Over time dialogue provides an innovative and effective process to:

• work more effectively with whole systems and increasingly complex issues
• build an atmosphere of trust and collaborative partnership in which to take action
• create shared vision and commitment
• understand and realign core assumptions to improve strategic decision-making
• enhance creativity and problem-solving

Our goal is for you to integrate the skills and guidelines necessary to create and maintain a practice of meaningful dialogue in your life and work.  We will engage you in an in-depth experience where you will learn how Dialogue functions to build trust, deepen our capacity for authentic and powerful conversation, and enhance wholeness and coherence within the life and work systems we inhabit.   

During this highly interactive program we will explore: 

• the history, principles, guidelines and skills of dialogue
• the dialogic state of being
• the role of reflection in learning and creativity
• a model for working with conflict and paradox
• how community is created through dialogue
• developing a skill set to be able to put dialogue to use right away

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Arrival Evening

Dinner at 5:30pm followed by an evening session with introductions to the program and to each other

Day One

• History, Theory and Technology of Dialogue
• The Dialogic State of Being
• Developing Guides for Dialogue
• Dialogue & Reflection
• Suspension of Judgment and Assumption Identification
• Dialogue and Reflection
• Evening Activity**

Day Two

• Dialogic State of Being Practice
• Listening and Inquiry & Reflection
• Dialogue & Reflection
• Conflict - Bridging polarities 
• Dialogue & Reflection
• Evening Activity**

Day Three

• Dialogic State of Being Practice
• Dialogue & Reflection
• Applications and Integration in Diverse Contexts
• Evening Activity**

Day Four

• Dialogic State of Being Practice
• “Open Space” - Customized to Group Wants
• Dialogue & Reflection
• Key Learnings/Insights/Questions & Closing Ceremony

**evening activities include ways of increasing reflective learning and creativity through non-verbal channels

LOGISTICS

DATES AND LOCATION

The program begins the evening of Saturday, February 9th with dinner at 5:30pm followed by an evening session, and end at 3:00pm on Wednesday, February 13th and will be held at Inn of the Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico (www.innofthegovernors.com).

PROGRAM INVESTMENT

Essentials of Dialogue: Creating Powerful Conversations tuition is $1,700 per participant (non-profits, government organizations, individual consultants $1,500).

An early registration discount of $200 off regular program tuition will be given to participants who send in their registration form and tuition postmarked by November 30, 2007.

NCDD (National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation) fully-paid members are eligible to receive a 15% discount off the regular tuition amount anytime they register.

TRAVEL, ROOM AND BOARD

You are responsible for your own travel arrangements, and room and board arrangements.  Please contact Inn of the Governors directly ( 800-234-4534 and mention you are part of the Essentials of Dialogue program) to reserve your room.  Please contact Inn of the Governors as early as possible to guarantee your space.  Room rates will not be guaranteed beyond November 30, 2007.

You will fly into the Albuquerque, New Mexico airport which is about 75 miles from Santa Fe.  Arrangements can be made with the Sandia Shuttle service, 505-474-5696, for ground transportation.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Please download, fill out and return the Registration Form with your tuition to:

The Enterprise Group

Attn: Essentials of Dialogue

4812 Hillview Terrace

Madison, WI  53711.

Please make checks payable to The Enterprise Group.

To ensure an effective, intimate learning experience, this program is limited to 24 participants.  Please register early to guarantee a space.

We would be pleased to speak with you and answer any questions.  See contact information below.

CANCELLATION AND SUBSTITUTION POLICIES

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YOUR GUIDES/FACILITATORS

Glenna Gerard is co-founder of The Dialogue Group, a consulting and training company founded in 1990 and responsible for pioneering the development of Dialogue in the United States.  She is co-author of the book Dialogue: Rediscover the Transforming Power of Conversation, John Wiley & Sons, 1998, one of the first comprehensive publications on the theory and practical skill-based application of Dialogue in organizations. It has been published in Portuguese, German and Chinese.  In addition to her work within organizations Glenna has designed and led numerous experiential programs on the practice, facilitation and application of Dialogue. She lives in New Mexico where she continues to develop ways to make the principles and practices of Dialogue more accessible to people in their individual practices, in business, in personal relationships, in interfaith and intercultural communities.  To learn more about Glenna, clients she has worked with, her current explorations and calendar of offerings in 2007-2008 visit her website at www.glennagerard.net  E-mail glenna49@earthlink.net

Elizabeth Fadell is founder and Managing Member of The Enterprise Group, a management consulting firm specializing in organizational transformation.  She integrates her Dialogue practice into her consulting work internationally with a variety of organizations in sectors including telecommunications, information technology, healthcare, government and the arts.  Elizabeth has provided training and facilitated Dialogues as well as applied Dialogue to strategic planning, systems design and breakthrough improvement efforts.  She has also integrated Dialogue into the designs of collaborative strategies for developing learning organizations, community building and leadership development.  Elizabeth is committed to the process of integrating personal discovery with organizational development.  Recent activities include co-founder of Creating Possibilities Through Dialogue: A Community Conversation in Madison, Wisconsin and incorporating Dialogue into the design and delivery of the Women’s Developmental Leadership Practice in California.  E-mail eliz_fadell@earthlink.net

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