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Podcast Season One: Weaving, Leading and Embracing Dialogue
In Season One of Talk Dialogue to Me, host, Shari Virjee Tañada, sits down with three Centre for Dialogue executive directors—two past, one present—to explore weaving, leading and embracing dialogue.
Episodes:
Episode 1: Getting to Dialogue with Dr. Mark L. Winston
Season One host, Shari Virjee Tañada interviews Dr. Mark L. Winston about getting to dialogue. They dig into the difference between dialogue and other forms of conversation while also exploring dialogue’s place in deepening relationships and moving together towards a common purpose.
Explore More:
- Read more from Mark on his blog, Winston Hive
- Check out Listening to the Bees by Mark L. Winston and Renée Sarojini Saklikar
- Learn more about Deep Democracy and the Cultural Iceberg and Communication Model
- Check out the Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage art exhibition
Episode 2: Leading with Dialogue with Dr. Laurie Anderson
In episode two of our first season, Shari Virjee Tañada sits down with SFU Vancouver’s executive director, Laurie Anderson, to speak with him about his time as interim executive director for SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and his views on leading with dialogue.
Explore More:
- Explore what SFU Vancouver has to offer
- Check out the Contemplative Inquiry and Approaches in Education MEd program
Episode 3: Bringing Our Whole Selves to Dialogue with Dr. Aftab Erfan
Shari Virjee Tañada speaks with SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue executive director, Aftab Erfan. Together they explore what it means to bring your whole self to dialogue and how to prepare as both a facilitator and a participant for different selves to bump into each other.
Explore More:
- Learn more about Deep Democracy
- Explore dialogue approaches such as the World Café, Open Space Technology and the Circle Practice in The Art of Hosting
Host
Guests
Dr. Mark Winston, Dr. Laurie Anderson and Dr. Aftab Erfan
Producers
Stephanie Hall, Karis Chitty and Christina Wong
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