Dialogue Starter Kit

Abstract

Dialogue is one form of conversation. Distinct from debate where people try to "win" against others, dialogue encourages participants to build on each other's ideas, expanding the possibilities among participants. Dialogues expand a conversational space through intentional discovery and by occurring over time. However, dialogue skills require a different form of interacting than common in American society today. Therefore, this material synthesizes theory into actionable scripts and exercises instructing a process for teaching and learning dialogue skills. Written for faculty teaching business ethics at the undergraduate level, the material can easily be adapted for a variety of audiences.