INFOGRAPHICS- Listening skills: Hear what people are really saying
The figure shows five techniques to improve your active listening skills! Click here.
PUBLICATION- Negotiations, dialogue and mediation: Which approach leads to intra-state peace?
The blogpost of the Berghof Foundation explores the differences of dialogue, negotiation and mediation. Click here.
PUBLICATON- Check-in / Check-out
The summary of Hyper Island emphahises the importance of Check-in/Check-out during dialogue facilitation. Click here.
VIDEO- Brené Brown on Empathy
The short video displays the differences between empathy and sympathy. The former is a useful skill for dialogue participants. The latter is known as a tool that the dialogue facilitators ought not to use. Click
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PUBLICATION- A Guide for Training Public Dialogue Facilitators
The project of The Paul J. Aicher Foundation provides useful examples of exercises that can be used as teaching facilitators or ideas for facilitators to implement in their own sessions. Click here.
PUBLICATION- What’s in your pocket?
Publication of Sarah Pharaon on ‘pocket phases’, that help the facilitator to deepen participant understanding of themselves and of each other, also known as pocket. Click here.
PUBLICATION- The Dialogue Handbook
It describes every aspect of a dialogue: from explaining the essence of dialogue, to providing useful tips on leading a workshop. Click here.
PUBLICATION- The role of strong emotions in Dialogue
Publication of the Essential Partners which explores the facilitator's role in case of participants expressing strong emotion. Click here.
PUBLICATION- Building empathy: The Fishbowl Conversation
The Fishbowl Method explained by Dean Pribetic can be used during the dialogue by the facilitators as a tool to enhance empathy. Click here.
PUBLICATION- Helpful Questions for Dialogue Facilitation
The list of the Program on Intergroup Relations provides a list of questions from which facilitators can choose from in case they get stuck in a difficult dialogue to facilitate. Click here.
ARTICLE - Community dialogue in Somalia
The article displays how the International Committee for the Development of Peoples (Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli, CISP) implemented a dialogical approach during their work in Mogadishu and what lessons should be drawn from that experience. Click here.
ARTICLE-From humanitarian worker to peace builder: What I've learned
The work of Sara, an 18-year-old Rwandan is especially important regarding dialogue. Click here.
ARTICLE- Education: A Stepping Stone to Peace in Egypt
Khaled Emam's efforts in Egypt include creating a place for the local where dialogue is possible. Click here.
VIDEO- Importance of dialogue in conflict prevention and peacebuilding
Meri Joyce explains how dialogue is an important tool used in NorthEast Asia. Click
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VIDEO- ‘Culture of Dialogue’ as a Decolonial Peace-Building Tool: The Case of Colombia
Lucía Mesa-Vélez introduces the findings of her research on dialogue and peace-building in the framework of the Colombian organization called Rodeemos el Diálogo (Embrace Dialogue, ReD). Click
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VIDEO- Nansen Dialogue Centre (NDC) Mostar
The short video demonstrates the importance of dialogue in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where the relationship of the different ethnic groups are still fragile. Click
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PUBLICATION- Improving prospects for peace through Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue
The initiative of Conciliation Resources, brings together civil society, officials and experts from both sides of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. Click here.
VIDEO-Why is dialogue important in peacebuilding?
Contributors from the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation explain why dialogue is an important tool in peacebuilding. Click here.
VIDEO-The Anatomy of Dialogue: Conflict is NOT a Threat
Dr. Laurie Mulvey and Dr. David Holloway during the first part of the series explain the nature of conflict. Click
VIDEO- The Community Dialogue Approach
The Malaria Consortium developed a method, called the Community Dialogue Approach, that combines elements of dialogue and consulting to improve the health and welfare of the participants. Click
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