Dave Pollard is a writer on culture, complexity, deep ecology, civilization’s collapse, and the sharing economy. Although I have only ever met Dave once, many years ago, through his writing, he has had a considerable influence on me over the years. His insights into the nature of conversation and complexity never cease to provoke my … Continue reading Dave Pollard Writer on culture, complexity, ecology, civilization’s collapse and the sharing economy
Whether you want to change the political or economic system, save the whales, stop global warming, reform education, spark innovation or anything else, the answer is in how meaning, and understanding of what needs to be done, emerges from conversation in community with people you love, people who care. | Dave Pollard Continue reading What Needs to Be Done, Emerges From Conversation Dave Pollard
The Language of Conversation and Speech The Purposes of Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Continue reading The Value of Conversation ** Why are conversations so valuable?
The Value of Conversation ** Conversational Capacities Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Real conversation serves one or more purposes. In The Patterns of Effective Conversation, Dave Pollard lists ten generic purposes of conversation. The list below is … Continue reading The Purposes of Conversation Real conversation serves one or more purposes
The Purposes of Conversation Levels of Conversation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close To have a productive conversation, participants must possess several conversational capacities. In two articles, Conversation and Silence, Part One, and Conversations That Matter: What It … Continue reading Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation
