DIALOGUE
Charles François (2004). DIALOGUE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 911.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 911 ▶ |
| Object type | Human sciences, Methodology or model |
B. BANATHY (as well as other authors) has explored systemic ways to use dialogue, specially in co-participative design processes. He distinguishes between Generative and Strategic Dialogue.
Dialogue (Generative) is a “mode of social discourse… applied to generate a common frame of thinking, shared meaning and a collective world view in a group”
- “In generative dialogue people may prefer a certain position, but they are willing to suspend it. They are willing to listen to others in order to understand the meaning of their position. They are able to face disagreement without confrontation and are willing to explore points of view that they do not subscribe to personally…
- “Generative dialogue is not a tool for addressing specific task-focused issues” (1996, p.39).
- “Generative dialogue becomes the core process of transforming the group into a ”community“ (p.40).
Dialogue (Strategic) “focuses on specific issues and tasks in organizational and social systems settings” (p.40).
BANATHY advocates “Generative dialogue + Strategic dialogue as a combined methodology for Design conversation”
See also
Conversation, Language, Language competence, Learning