A New Kind of Dialogue

By Academy of Professional Dialogue

Society is fragmented. Dialogue is how we heal it. Bring the concept of Dialogue into your life and the way you work, through a series of interviews with the author of a New Kind of Dialogue, Peter Ga... more

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December 02, 2024How YOU Can Bring Dialogue Into Your Workplace - Improve Your Team and Organisation Now
Inspired by the message of A New Kind of Dialogue? Ready to bring Dialogue into your workplace - to heal the fractures in your team and organisation? Jane and Peter offer a solution that’s simple to use and could change the way you work forever.
Moving beyond the messages of the book, this unexpected 11th episode serves as a bridge between the podcast and what’s next - a brand new course titled Dialogic Teamwork. With tips on how you can benefit from Dialogue in a team or on a wider organisational level, Jane and Peter explain why you should make an investment in Dialogue, and explore the benefits of their new self-managed solution.
In this episode you will learn:
To identify how good your team is, really - and whether you could be doing better when it comes to enjoyment, engagement, trust and transparency.

Why Dialogic skills need to be held collectively, within the whole team.

How the Dialogic Teamwork course works; a self-managed, cost-effective, accessible programme designed for group learning.

The power of learning through actions and reflections.
Highlights:
(4:25) Hope in Dialogue
(8:37) Changing organisations
(15:22) Introducing Dialogic Teamwork
(21:37) How good is your team, really?
(29:50) How the DT programme works
(35:48) Creating system wide change
(39:57) The fundamentals of working through Dialogue
(44:24) Get involved with Dialogic Teamwork
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To sign up for the Dialogic Teamwork program, visit https://www.dialogicteamwork.com
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit https://www.dialogue-associates.com/
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, visit https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-new-kind-of-dialogue/peter-garrett/9781739991104. Also available as an eBook.
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March 06, 2024The World Needs Dialogue - Birth of the Academy of Professional Dialogue
Dialogue is not just a solution for organisations - they’re just the beginning. Dialogue could be, and is the answer to healing all of the world’s problems. The potential is vast and unending, but how to make it reach this wider consciousness?
Delving into the final chapters of Peter’s book, we learn how Dialogue is now beginning to reach all corners of the globe, as its wider societal impact is furthered through the creation of the Academy of Professional Dialogue. And as the final episode of the series, Jane and Peter reflect on what they’ve each learned from recording this podcast and the many stories that have come up along the way.
This is where it all ends. But don’t worry, the story continues. Stay tuned for what’s next from Jane and Peter.
In this episode you will learn:
Why it was important to establish Dialogue as a profession, implementing accreditation, rather than simply creating a Dialogue network.

The most refined version of what Dialogue is, and how the academy defines the practice.

Why Dialogue requires long-term thinking, inner inquiry and thinking from the perspective of the whole.

Why the time is NOW for you to give Dialogue a go.
Highlights:
(4:14) Establishing a profession of Dialogue
(9:32) What does the academy do?
(14:09) A definition of Dialogue
(22:10) The time has come
(27:43) The need for Dialogue
(30:19) A question from Thomas Kottner
(33:33) Reflections on the podcast
(40:14) Inner inquiries
(44:10) Thinking from the perspective of the whole
(49:43) I want to change the WORLD
(53:26) An intimidating council meeting
(55:12) The final question
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Special Guest:
Thomas Kottner, experienced Executive Coach and Trustee of the Academy of Professional Dialogue.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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59min
February 28, 2024Rooting Out Fragmentation - Dialogue Becomes Whole
Everything Peter - and you - has learned about Dialogue now becomes whole. Here we see an integrated model develop, punctuated by four impactful theories which blend together everything from consciousness to how Dialogue makes change happen.
Through compelling anecdotes and personal experiences, Peter then leads a discussion about the eight axioms of Dialogue, which draw on the narrative and learnings from the story so far. Principles like “nothing happens by chance” and “fragmentation is a generic problem in the world”.
In this episode you will learn:
What an integrated model is and why it’s important to pull together many practices and theories, like these, so each element becomes an echo of the other.

About each of the eight axioms of Dialogue and how they can be integrated into your way of thinking about the world.

That there is hope. We can heal all of the problems that exist in the world, by addressing the root cause - fragmentation.

What you need to know if you have come this far and want to become a Dialogue practitioner yourself!
Highlights:
(1:52) What is an “integrated model”?
(5:05) The four theories of Dialogue
(6:27) The Dialogic theory of the thing
(11:14) The Dialogic theory of change
(14:19) The Dialogic theory of practice
(16:47) The Dialogic theory of the person
(21:02) The 8 axioms of Dialogue
(32:26) The Dialogic intention and the role of the practitioner
(41:20) Learning the intentions
(44:48) A question from Jim Tebbe
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Special Guest:
Jim Tebbe, member of the professional standards and accreditation board of the Academy of Professional Dialogue.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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52min
February 21, 2024Finding a Common Understanding - Healing the Fragmentation
Dialogue has found a place in all types of organisations, from prisons to SMEs to multinational corporations. It has moved beyond single team interventions to something that impacts and changes whole systems. But how it does that depends on the type of system it’s being introduced into - open or closed reporting lines.
In this episode Peter shares examples of open and closed systems he’s worked with and explains the different ways Dialogue has addressed fragmentation in both. And he explores how you can most effectively open communication within an organisation by using Dialogue as a research methodology.
In this episode you will learn:
About Peter’s theory of ‘two in agreement’ and what traits he looks for in the leaders and teams he works with

How Dialogue can reposition a command and control style leadership

About the gang and drug culture of Trinidad, and why Peter was asked to intervene

How to turn Dialogue into research, so it can be converted into action
Highlights:
(3:10) Why does Dialogue need an architecture?
(6:07) Two in agreement - what Peter looks for in a leader
(9:19) The story of Tufan Erginbilgic, who did things differently
(14:34) Harold Clarke and dealing with a command and control leadership
(26:26) Serving the Commonwealth of Virginia
(29:28) The Offender Resettlement Journey
(34:19) Dialogue as systemic architecture in open systems - working in Trinidad
(43:04) Migration work
(47:35) Dialogue as a research methodology
(51:55) Why Jane and Peter end up in extreme situations
(54:31) Question from June Boyle
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Special Guest:
June Boyle, an expert in HR and organisational effectiveness and chair of the board at Napier University.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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1h
February 14, 2024ALL people are intelligent and compassionate, revealed through DIALOGUE
What exactly is Dialogue? Its applications have proven to be numerous and its impact undeniable. But until now we’ve not offered a structured definition. That doesn’t work so well in the world of business, where deadlines need to be met and budgets spent wisely. So, to get into organisations, the main source of fragmentation in our world, Peter gets to work codifying the practice he’s been developing all these years.
In this episode you will learn:
That fragmentation doesn’t just exist within organisations, but that organisations are the main source of fragmentation in our society.

Why ‘check-ins' are an essential ingredient to meaningful Dialogue, and how to use them yourself.

The difference between the Dialogic ‘modes’ - monologue, debate, discussion, conversation, skilful conversation, Dialogue and Generative Dialogue.

About the Dialogic Principles and how the ‘process’ of Dialogue uncovers the roots of an organisation’s issues and problems.
Highlights:
(1:47) Organisations are the main source of fragmentation in our society
(5:26) Getting senior leadership to take up Dialogue
(12:11) Introducing the Dialogic modes
(16:03) The Dialogic actions based on David Kanto’s Four Player model
(21:18) How an organisation benefits from Dialogue
(24:39) Dialogue as a practise and codifying the model
(37:17) The Leading Energies: four ways to think about leadership
(41:54) Dialogue as a process
(46:48) The Dialogic principles
(51:38) Question from guest speaker Parvin Daeipour
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Special Guest:
Parvin Daeipour, a clinical psychologist who has been running the Endless path of Dialogue Institute in Tehran for over 20 years.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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1h
February 07, 2024Why organisations are fragmented, and how ‘radical openness’ can fix them
From prisons to the corporate world of organisations, the remit of Dialogue expands further as Peter looks to heal ‘a pervasive area of fragmentation’ in our society. First we canter through Peter’s fascinating history within organisations, beginning with his first day in school, right through to working as a builder’s merchant, a bank cleric, running his own businesses and becoming a consultant. All of this unpacking Peter’s many learnings that led him to bring Dialogue into the workplace - and in particular, within the BP offices in Grangemouth, Scotland.
In this episode you will learn:
Why the disconnect between ‘Head Office’ and workers on the ground creates so much fragmentation within organisations

That good managers support the development of their team members, even when it’s time for them to leave and find a new job

The true meaning of work ‘culture’, and how to create healthy containers

How Peter’s theory of ‘radical openness’ changed the game for many of BP’s businesses
Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(2:01) Lessons from Peter’s first day at school
(6:33) Peter’s first paid role
(11:56) The influence of Peter’s dad
(14:47) The problem with ‘Head Office’ and good vs poor containers
(25:43) Running his own businesses
(29:02) Beginning of Peter’s consultancy work
(34:28) Why teaching became part of the process of Dialogue
(37:34) First consulting gig at BP in Grangemouth
(41:41) The theory of “radical openness”
(47:10) Yet another f***ing reorganisation
(55:11) A question from Meg Bower
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Special Guest:
Meg Bower, Owner of Trunk Branch Twig Bud, LLC
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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1h
January 31, 2024Hitmen, sex offenders and serial murderers: Transforming prisons through Dialogue
By this point in the story, Dialogue had become a firm fixture at HMP Whitemoor, and Peter was regularly convening sessions with some of the most violent criminals in the prison. Like an unexplored part of the world waiting to be travelled, Peter met all manner of people he’d have never otherwise encountered. Whether hitmen or rapists, the stakes were high and the challenges were many, but the value of Dialogue shone through, later taking Peter into HMP Long Lartin and Blakenhurst prisons too.
In this episode you will learn:
About the challenges of working with such a wide range of incarcerated individuals

About a standoff between Peter and a fearsome prisoner who turned up to a Dialogue in his underpants!

About the profound impact of community Dialogue sessions, which placed people on parole together with other members of the community

And how the violence of the prisoners in one prison wing was so feared, the door to the Dialogue room was taken off its hinges
Highlights:
(1:42) Experiences from Whitemoor Prison
(5:27) Dreadlocks and underpants - Peter’s standoff
(11:23) The difficulty of working with serious offenders
(13:35) The Right Relationships Conference - a radical innovation
(20:35) Dialogue in the community - stories of those on parole
(24:17) Beginning Dialogue in HMP Long Lartin
(31:29) Another prison - Blakenhurst
(36:49) Jane enters the story - Dialogue on F Wing
(43:41) How prison changed Dialogue
(48:08) A question from Harold Clarke
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Special Guest:
Harold Clarke, former Director of Virginia Department of Corrections
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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54min
January 24, 2024Nine years in a maximum security prison: Dialogue takes Peter behind bars
Amid the tension of violence and power struggles, what started as a hotbed of complaints, swearing and anger, slowly turned into something much greater. Peter charts his journey into a maximum security prison where, over the course of nine years, Dialogue began to shift communication among prisoners and prison officers alike.
In this episode you will learn:
How it is that Peter came to convene Dialogue groups at HMP Whitemoor following the death of David Bohm.

How Peter handled his first prison visits, from a briefing that felt like a scare tactic, to meeting “heavy duty” prisoners, to quelling rising tensions in the room.

About the role Jimmy Robinson played in the prison Dialogues - a man cleared of his wrongful sentence after 18 years in prison.

And how Dialogue is able to bring out the best in even the most fractured relationships.
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Highlights:
(5:08) A journey of inquiry after David Bohm’s death
(12:35) Arriving for the first time at HMP Whitemoor
(20:41) First Dialogue session at Whitemoor and the man with the spider tattoo
(32:17) How reflection moved the conversation from anger into something more constructive
(42:12) The story of Jimmy Robinson
(52:34) Special guest Leo Hylton asks his question to Peter
Special Guest:
Contributing to the show is Leo Hylton, who is currently incarcerated on a long sentence in a US prison.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here. Also available as an eBook.
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59min
January 17, 2024Why we all NEED Dialogue: Peter immerses himself in Dialogue, meets Jiddu Krishnamurti and the Dalai Lama, and reflects on the death of David Bohm
Following the birth of a new kind of Dialogue, Peter swiftly finds himself immersed in it, realising the power it holds as an essential tool to heal the fragmentation that divides society. In this episode, Jane and Peter explore chapters seven and eight A New Kind of Dialogue.
Discover how Peter began running a series of Dialogues all around the world, from the UK to Israel to Switzerland.

Hear the incredible story of an elderly woman who, mid Dialogue, pushed a piano into the room and started playing to ease the rising tensions.

Meet the fascinating people who helped develop Peter’s thinking around Dialogue, including Jiddu Krishnamurti, the Dalai Lama, Václav Havel and Patrick De Maré.

Hear Peter reflect on the death of his close friend and partner in Dialogue, David Bohm.
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Highlights:
(1:15) A series of Dialogues around the world
(12:34) Onwards to Geneva
(14:54) Story of “the love group”
(20:38) Understanding “proprioceptive awareness”
(26:35) Knowledge is not just found in the book
(27:28) Elderly woman pushes a piano into a Dialogue
(30:36) Introducing a number of big names to the story
(36:06) What women gain through Dialogue
(45:35) Peter attends the first Dialogue he didn’t organise
(47:26) Reflecting on the Death of David Bohm
(49:53) Matthew Capowski’s question to Peter
Special Guest:
Contributing to the show is Matthew Capowski, founder of the David Bohm Society.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here.
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55min
January 10, 2024 A New Dialogue unfolds: Peter journeys into spirituality, meets David Bohm and a new kind of Dialogue is born
How a chance meeting with a theoretical physicist led to the birth of a revolutionary concept. Take a journey back in time to the room where David Bohm discussed his thoughts concerning mind, matter, meaning and the implicate order.
In this episode, Jane and Peter explore chapters four, five, and six of A New Kind of Dialogue. They delve into Peter's journey into spirituality, how his new spiritual community led to a life-changing encounter with renowned physicist David Bohm, and the early version of Dialogue that emerged from their interactions.
With this, and every episode, we invite you to reflect both on the stories being told, and also your own first-hand experiences that have guided you to this moment in your life.
Highlights:
(3:03) Peter’s first steps into spirituality
(12:11) What is pneumaplasm?
(15:34) Settling the disturbance within you
(23:28) Who is David Bohm?
(36:03) The acorn and the oak tree: unfoldment and enfoldment
(39.51) A Weekend of Dialogue with David Bohm
(46:42) The birth of Dialogue
(48:44) Guest Speaker Robert Sarly
Special Guest:
Contributing to the show is Robert Sarly, a man with 37 years experience as an advisor to high net worth investors, and a long standing advocate of Dialogue to address social fragmentation.
About the Podcast:
Your host is Jane Ball, in conversation with Peter Garrett. Together, they unravel the true meaning of Dialogue, exploring how we are all interconnected and why mastering Dialogue can change the way we work and live our lives.
If you found today's discussion inspiring, please leave a review, rate us five stars, and subscribe to never miss an episode.
Connect with the Hosts:
To find out more about Jane and Peter’s work, visit Dialogue Associates.
To buy Peter’s book, A New Kind of Dialogue, click the link here.
Pick up a copy of Unfolding Meaning. A Weekend of Dialogue with David Bohm here.
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55min

FAQs about A New Kind of Dialogue:

How many episodes does A New Kind of Dialogue have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.