The differences between discussion and dialogue

Dialogue is an approach to organisational interaction developed initially by the physicist David Bohm. The following briefly describes the differences between discussion and dialogue:

Dialogue    Discussion
 Starts with listening  Starts with speaking
 Is about speaking with  Is about speaking to
 Focuses on insights  Focuses on differences
 Is collaborative  Is adversarial
 Generates ideas  Generates conflicts
 Encourages reflection  Encourages quick thinking
 Encourages emergence  Encourages lock-in

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