Blog Posts
The power of doubt - science as a model for dialogue that produces knowledge
There is no single reliable source of knowledge, but there are reliable methods for identifying error. We may never arrive at an objective truth, but after identifying and correcting our errors, we do arrive at the best explanation we have so far – still open to being questioned and challenged.
The power of doubt - science as a model for dialogue that produces knowledge
There is no single reliable source of knowledge, but there are reliable methods for identifying error. We may never arrive at an objective truth, but after identifying and correcting our errors, we do arrive at the best explanation we have so far – still open to being questioned and challenged.
In a community that learns together, feedback is key
Feedback is the process of mutual influence that determines the way systems and the parts of systems change over time. Understanding feedback more deeply increases the potential for learning and innovation.
In a community that learns together, feedback is key
Feedback is the process of mutual influence that determines the way systems and the parts of systems change over time. Understanding feedback more deeply increases the potential for learning and innovation.
The tension between knowledge production and identity politics
Having difficult conversations centres around two key questions: "How can we know anything?" and "How can we share power?" These questions often exist in tension with each other.
The tension between knowledge production and identity politics
Having difficult conversations centres around two key questions: "How can we know anything?" and "How can we share power?" These questions often exist in tension with each other.
Nurturing a Culture of Dialogue
When a shared culture of dialogue breaks down or is not given a chance to grow, disagreements are no longer seen as opportunities to learn and collaborate but quickly degenerate into antagonistic opposites. Participants then no longer experience each other as fellow truth seekers, meaning makers, knowledge producers or power sharers.
Nurturing a Culture of Dialogue
When a shared culture of dialogue breaks down or is not given a chance to grow, disagreements are no longer seen as opportunities to learn and collaborate but quickly degenerate into antagonistic opposites. Participants then no longer experience each other as fellow truth seekers, meaning makers, knowledge producers or power sharers.