This event is now fully booked and registration has been closed. I will be running it again in October. See here for more information or here for information about other events. Title: Zoom Knowledge Café: We are not enemies, but friends Date: Friday 18th September 2020 Time: 14:00 to 17:00 BST (London time) [your … Continue reading Event: Zoom Knowledge Café: We Are Not Enemies, but Friends I 18th September 2020, 14:00 to 17:00 (London time)
A conversation covenant is an agreement between two or more persons to abide by a set of rules when engaging in conversation. The rules are intended to help people work in harmony to create a psychologically safer space for difficult or seemingly impossible conversations. Credit: David Gurteen and David Creelman Posts where this quotation is … Continue reading What Is a Conversation Covenant? David Gurteen and David Creelman
When discussing a controversial topic, it is easy for the discussion to become hostile and for the participants to launch ad hominem attacks, thus creating a climate of fear. Participants need to agree to a set of rules upfront that helps create a safer psychological environment to explore ideas openly. What is a conversation covenant? … Continue reading Conversation Covenant Creating a psychologically safer space for impossible conversations
Principle: Create a psychologically safe space. To foster meaningful conversation in a Knowledge Café or any small group setting, it’s crucial to establish a safe space where all participants feel equal, comfortable, and free to express themselves without fear. Reduce fear Although it is never possible to eliminate fear, everything should be done to reduce … Continue reading Knowledge Café Principle: Create a Safe Space Where conversation can flourish
Disagree constructively: Disagreement is an inevitable part of life. Most of the time, we do it poorly. We need to learn to disagree constructively. How do we go about it? A simple disagreement hierarchy provides guidance. Disagreement is an inevitable part of life. But unfortunately, we mostly do it poorly. Paul Graham’s disagreement hierarchy provides … Continue reading Disagree Constructively How to disagree well
