In this Lean Learning Leadership Lesson I will be covering:

• The nature of dialogue and how it creates new thinking

• The 4 Pillars of Dialogue

• Rules for thinking together (How to facilitate dialogue)

Bonus

• Signposting to 3 structured approaches for facilitating creative thinking in groups

Perhaps the most skillful and demanding of all leadership conversations is the art of dialogue. Dialogue can best be described as a conversation with a centre (and no sides). It's the type of communication you need for new thinking.

Dialogue is about communicating together in a way that leads to creativity, innovation, and problem solving. Dialogue moves you from old stuck thinking, to new and more useful thinking.