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
Gurteen Knowledge Blog April 19, 2024, 10:26I have been using Midjourney and DALL-E to generate pictures for my blook. It’s incredible how a simple prompt can create such beautiful images. Here is the prompt I gave to Midjourney to generate the image below: “Busy café setting, small groups of people in conversation with London’s Big Ben … Continue reading Enhancing Blog Posts with Ai-generated Images Exploring the power of Midjourney and DALL-E to create stunning visuals
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. Credit: Dave Pollard Posts where this … 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 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 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 an adaptation of his list, in which I have modified or expanded some of the descriptions and … 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 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 Takes to Have Them, Dave Pollard lists seven prerequisites or capacities for an effective or real conversation – one … Continue reading Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation
