The Dialogue Collaborative is an interdisciplinary initiative that seeks to recognize the benefits of constructive conflict and to embed principles and practices of dialogue across the DePaul community.
Dialogue in Action Certificate
Learn about the principles and facilitation of dialogue through this series of workshops.
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What is dialogue?
Dialogue is
one form of discussion, driven by curiosity and shared humanity, where participants explore a range of perspectives and experiences without the pressure or objective to agree or find resolution.
Dialogue is not debate, arbitration, mediation, or about convincing others of one’s position. There are no winners or losers. In dialogue, deep listening is central, where strong emotions and deeply felt experiences may be present. One’s personal convictions or understandings, however, are still accountable to objective facts. Dialogue can be uncomfortable. Depending on the topic and the context, dialogue may not be possible or advisable.
Goals of dialogue:
- Extend one’s own thinking and understandings
- Practice active and empathic listening
- Engage in collective inquiry and meaning making
- Centralize relationships the social nature of the human person
- Building community and understanding
- Model Vincentian values of human dignity, justice and transformative education
Priorities of the Dialogue Collaborative
The steering committee will work with university partners to support current activities and work on new initiatives such as creating content for new student orientation, generating university-wide teach-ins, promoting connections among all members of our university community, and becoming role models for dialogic engagement at DePaul.
Our priorities are to:
- Coordinate and support existing dialogue programs across the university
- Develop a dynamic pluralistic university culture where dialogue is a core to our community practices
- Build a shared vocabulary and skill set for dialogue at DePaul throughout the university community
- Embed core principles of dialogue across the curriculum
- Elevate DePaul as a model for difficult dialogues, educational plurality, and Vincentian values
We will share more information as the Dialogue Collaborative develops and we welcome your input at
dialogue@depaul.edu.