Tag Archives: dialogue

(Issue #557) Agree to Disagree: A Conversational Fire Extinguisher?

Posted on January 24, 2021 by stevepiscitelli

“We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace.” ~Amanda Gorman  As I read Tom Nichols’ The Death of Expertise, I thought back to previous posts on this blog about conversations, dialogues, and resistance bubbles. Nichols asks us to consider how we … Continue reading →

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(Issue #554) Active Listening: A Refresher

Posted on January 3, 2021 by stevepiscitelli

We move from collective monologues to authentic dialogues through active listening. While this blog has addressed civility often, given what is in our rearview mirror, a quick review is in order. The following is an excerpt from one of my … Continue reading →

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(Issue #490) Calling for Deliberative Dialogues. 

Posted on October 13, 2019 by stevepiscitelli

Acknowledge common ground to build a more unified and proactive community. Every day we find ourselves bombarded by lots of talking.  When fortunate, we get to hear and engage in real conversations. Speaking, listening, questioning, listening, responding, questioning, listening, and … Continue reading →

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(Issue #477) Call-Out Culture: Increasing Understanding or Volume?

Posted on July 14, 2019 by stevepiscitelli

If you have to name-call, then you have no argument; you have admitted your lack of understanding and/or inability to intelligently debate the issue at hand. One of the byproducts of social media has been the legitimization of a call-out … Continue reading →

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(#444) Mouths and Ears

Posted on November 25, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

Discourse. Dialogue. Debate. Diminished? In an interview with Bill Moyers, writer and political analyst Sam Tanenhaus addressed the challenge with current-day discourse or dialogue or debate. The people around the table “have many mouths but they don’t have many ears… … Continue reading →

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(#442) Community Building: Beyond Why to How

Posted on November 11, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

The question, in my mind, moves beyond why we need community to how we go about building and sustaining it. While dichotomies can be simplistic, they can also help frame a conversation. When you seek a community, toward which end … Continue reading →

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(#418) Helping A Village Find Its Voice

Posted on May 27, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

Listen and respect one another. Find your voice. Use your voice. Pursue your rainbows.  We have heard that the village raises up a child.  What do we do, however, if the village has inadequate infrastructure, health disparities, high crime and poverty, … Continue reading →

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(#388) Connectors. Dividers. Adopters. Resistors.

Posted on October 29, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

We have to know who “gets it, wants it, and has the capacity for it.” A community has many attributes. For me, it’s hard to conceive of a community without unity. You cannot spell community without unity. A community represents … Continue reading →

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