Dave Pollard Writer on culture, complexity, ecology, civilization's collapse and the sharing economy

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

Conversations Occur Between Equals David Weinberger

To have a conversation, you have to be comfortable being human – acknowledging you don’t have all the answers, being eager to learn from someone else and to build new ideas together. You can only have a conversation if you’re not afraid of being wrong. Otherwise, you’re not conversing, you’re just declaiming, speechifying, or reading what’s on the … | David Weinberger Continue reading Conversations Occur Between Equals David Weinberger

Authentic Conversations: Moving From Manipulation to Truth and Commitment by James Showkeir

  AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States   As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. Book Purchased: 01 January, 2020 An Intimate History of Humanity Awareness: the Perils and Opportunities of Reality Tags: conversation (187) | real conversation (10)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Midjourney (Public Domain)This page … Continue reading Authentic Conversations: Moving From Manipulation to Truth and Commitment by James Showkeir

What Is a Real Conversation? There is more to conversation than just talking or exchanging messages

Introduction: the Power of Conversation The Language of Conversation and Speech 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 What is a conversation? Is an argument or a debate a conversation? Is an exchange of SMS messages a conversation? … Continue reading What Is a Real Conversation? There is more to conversation than just talking or exchanging messages

Why Chatbots Can’t Have Real Human Conversations The limits of artificial chatting

Embracing the Imperfections of Chatbots Uses of Chatbots 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 Conversing with a chatbot is fundamentally different from having a real conversation with another human being. Advocates of GenAI, or what is often … Continue reading Why Chatbots Can’t Have Real Human Conversations The limits of artificial chatting

The Purposes of Conversation Real conversation serves one or more purposes

The Value of Conversation ** Conversations and the Adjacent Possible 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 … Continue reading The Purposes of Conversation Real conversation serves one or more purposes

Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation

Conversations and the Adjacent Possible 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 … Continue reading Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation