The World Needs Dialogue

The Academy of Professional Dialogue (AofPD) will be holding its fifth Annual Conference online from Tuesday 1st November to Thursday 3rd November.  This year’s theme will be ‘Dialogue as Story’.

AofPD is an International non-profit charity, developing the profession in service of the wellbeing of society. The Academy aims to:

• Inspire people to transform organisations and communities through Dialogue
• Acknowledge those who are engaged in effective Professional Dialogue work
• Support people who want to learn how to practice Dialogue
• Develop the breadth and depth of the whole field of Professional Dialogue

This event will cover several questions like: How is story present in our everyday lives and identity?
How can Dialogue transform those individual, organisational and community stories for the benefit of everyone? 

From the event description: 
We use stories continually to make sense of our experiences and the world around us. These stories affect what we think, feel, and do, and over time the stories that stick form and shape our identity. Every individual’s story is different, and we have a unique contribution to make to any situation as a result, bringing diversity and energy through our participation. However, our different stories can, and frequently do, lead to misunderstanding, division, and conflict –  a petty disagreement in a relationship or a major difference over a strategic decision. As the misunderstanding becomes part of our story the division is perpetuated and deepened. 

Dialogue allows individual and collective stories to be developed in a wholesome and integrated way. Building a common story, or common sense, through Dialogue changes the present, and generates a new shared story for the future. This year’s conference explores ‘Dialogue as Story’, and its implications in experience, practice, and theory. We will be looking at ‘Dialogue as Story’ in many fields from peacebuilding to prisons, politics to poverty. 

Join us to:

• Learn about the practice of Dialogue and how it transforms individual and collective stories, from Academy members of have years and decades of experience in many organisational and community settings
  
• Participate in Dialogues led by Academy members, to consider and reshape the stories you hold about yourself, others, and key issues affecting our society
  
• Generate new stories with other participants from across the world 
  
• Contribute to the development of the theory and practice of ‘Dialogue as Story’

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