The word “conversation” has, of late, been diluted and diminished through overuse in a variety of contexts and activities that have less and less relevance to authentic, meaningful engagements capable of prompting genuine transformation (more on that complaint in...
It was surprising to come away from a speed dialogue event with the realization that the beliefs I had entered the evening with were not as easy to articulate or quantify as I had thought going into the dialogue. That is not to say that my beliefs were shattered, but...
Our final home-based arthaus event was last week, with Prof. Todd Robinson PhD. our esteemed and entertaining presenter. As a mentor, teacher and practitioner of poetic arts, Todd took us into some poetry examples, then had us construct some rules for our own...
Friday November 23rd is the National Day of Listening. I wrote about this event last year in this post here and can do no better than encourage you once again to read that and to dive into those relationships that on many occasions we treasure, misunderstand, take for...
Omaha’s Business Ethics Alliance yesterday hosted one of their excellent, regular interactive ethics panel discussions. We were invited to join panelists and local business professionals for a thought-provoking discussion on business ethics issues in the news today....
A couple of engaged conversationalists encouraged me to read M. Scott Peck’s The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, which I am now enjoying. Peck writes about the use of community to establish reconciliation and harmonious interaction between...
