by glpadmin | Mar 19, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
[Note: this piece was originally published in 2003. We love it, and have asked Jane to update it for 2015 with her new thinking.] I love the change of seasons: from winter to spring, from spring to the hot days of summer, from summer to the crisp, blue-sky...
by glpadmin | Apr 13, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
One of my favorite axioms is: There are three things that make effective learning happen, in this order: time, time and time. While the wry humor in that axiom always gets a belated laugh, the significance and meaning it offers is not at all trivial. I discovered the...
by glpadmin | Apr 21, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
What I love about designing is how it makes us connect with our universal humanity. Those that don’t design may not understand what I mean so I’ll say a bit more. This week I’ve been asked to co-design a program to help build stability among low...
by glpadmin | Apr 27, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
In a recent Foundations of Dialogue Education course in Stowe, Vermont, 10 wonderful and wise learners examined three aspects of engaging and getting to know participants in learning events or meetings by Asking, Observing, and Studying. This art of engaging...
by glpadmin | May 13, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
When my friend Maria and I get together, watch out world! Sunday, over a cup of tea on the back porch, we struggled with this axiom: Don’t tell what you can ask Don’t ask if you know the answer, Tell, in dialogue “How?” asked Maria. “How...