Are we kidding ourselves about powerful conversations?

[tomatlee]

We talk about conversational interventions having power to transform people, systems, cultures. But have we really thought this through?

To what extent is this just a reassuring story we tell ourselves to give meaning to what we love doing or are paid for doing? To what extent are some conversations more powerful forces for change than others? And to what extent are we willing to pursue that inquiry, when it might take us places that are uncomfortable to go?

Is every kind of conversation equally important for making the world a better place? What does our answer mean for our work?
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Tom Atlee, The Co-Intelligence Institute
co-intelligence.org, taoofdemocracy.com
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