Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception.
Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture?
Credit: David Bohm
Comment: What a wonderful thought. One of my favorite quotations.Source: Changing Consciousness
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- David Bohm Physicist & Author
- Dialogue Dialogue is a disciplined form of conversation
- Learn to Listen and to Tell the Truth Do we listen, to confirm what we already think or do we listen in order to reply?
- Tell the Truth Lies distort the world
- What Is a Real Conversation? There is more to conversation than just talking or exchanging messages
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Conversational Leadership Workshop
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
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