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Art of conversation
The document discusses the importance of conversation as a tool for creativity and collective intelligence, emphasizing that effective dialogue can transform facts and foster new ideas. It highlights the role of social sensitivity and equal participation in conversations, particularly in fostering innovation and cognitive benefits. The author provides practical rules and concepts, such as community conversations and conversational tools, to enhance meetings and promote collaboration.
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Art of conversation
- 1. The Art ofConversation: All of us are smarter than any of us Keith De La Rue http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragunsk/
- 2. In the dream,the wise man said… Conversation doesn't just reshuffle the cards: it creates new cards – Theodore Zeldin
- 3. In conversation we…Transform facts Reshape them Draw new implications Develop new trains of thought
- 4. We must beopen… http://www.flickr.com/photos/timpatterson/ “ We risk impoverishing ourselves if we ignore the personal” - Gurteen
- 5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicjeep/ Conversation isintrinsically creative
- 6. … Ifwe are prepared to change. The way we talk shapes what we do If we talk differently, life can be more interesting http://www.flickr.com/photos/aturkus/
- 7. Evidence for aCollective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups - Woolley et al, 2010
- 8. Ability to performgroup tasks Independent of individual intelligence Whole greater than sum of parts Based from how the team works together http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregloby/
- 9. Collective intelligence Socialsensitivity http://www.flickr.com/photos/36238874@N02/ Equal turns No domination
- 10. Women and conversationMore sensitivity http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmi_managers/
- 11. Leadership challenge: facilitation,not control Not easy for hierarchical organisations - or rugged individualists http://www.flickr.com/photos/http2007/
- 12. Innovation – theEureka moment? Progress is more about one door leading to another door - Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From Sharing and recombining ideas -> Conversation http://www.flickr.com/photos/karrienodalo/
- 13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gastev/ … Don’t isolate the genius in the laboratory! The adjacent possible The multiple
- 14. The Enlightenment –C17 http://socialmelb.com/
- 15. Wisdom of crowds– cognitive problems Diverse membership Members thinking independently Knowledge pooled http://www.flickr.com/photos/24888116@N06/
- 16. Talking to othersimproves individual mental function http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoetnet/ Friends with cognitive benefits - Ybarra et al, 2010
- 17. Brief, friendly conversations improve executive function - working memory, focus http://www.flickr.com/photos/chipgriffin/
- 18. Put yourself inother shoes http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoonabar/
- 19. Get people togetherin conversation http://www.flickr.com/photos/MrTopf/ Community
- 20. Conversations for knowledgesharing and innovation – the café concept http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephanridgway/
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- 23. Networking, awareness, chathttp://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/323447999676/ Any conversation helps!
- 24. Conversations help us…http://ozcollab.com/ … find the missing pieces
- 25. Facing complexity inorganisations Engaging people http://www.flickr.com/photos/odreiuqzide/
- 26. And then youwoke up… … But I’ll give you the five rules for more innovative meetings! http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/
- 27. Have we allbeen introduced ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/lionheartphotography/
- 28. Is everyone openand willing to change ?
- 29. Are we alltaking equal turns ?
- 30. Is the talk friendly and constructive? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanready/
- 31. Do we havesufficiently diverse viewpoints? http://www.flickr.com/photos/untitlism/
- 32. Let’s talk aboutit… @kdelarue 0418 51 7676 [email_address] http://acknowledgeconsulting.com/
Editor's Notes
- #2 Talk about conversation The importance of conversation How it can actually make us smarter
- #3 Zeldin English historian & author W don’t just exchange facts, we transform them reshape them draw different implications from them, and engage in new trains of thought
- #6 Conversations where we prepared to change The way we talk shapes what we do If we talk differently, life and work can be more interesting Conversations are intrinsically creative
- #8 Groups can have a consistent ability to perform tasks Independent of the individual intelligence of group members The whole is greater than the sum of its parts Based from how the team works together
- #10 Collective intelligence was found to correlate with Social sensitivity of group members Absence of domination by a single member Equal distribution of conversational turn-taking
- #11 Teams with more women had higher collective intelligence Demonstrated greater social sensitivity Not a designed part of the study Socially sensitive people better - regardless of gender Some may not find this surprising
- #12 Talked here before about “The Idea Monopoly” The group intelligence here does not sit well with individualists or within hierarchies Requires facilitation, not control
- #13 Conversation is important to innovation The sole brilliant inventor and the “eureka” moment are rare Johnson writes that good ideas happen - by sharing and recombining unrelated ideas Needs conversations by groups of people Connectedness makes us more creative
- #14 Johnson talks about the ‘adjacent possible’ Some discoveries depend upon others The printing press first needed invention of paper ink movable type Don’t isolate the sole genius in a laboratory
- #17 Further research has been done by psychologist Oscar Ybarra This shows that certain types of conversations actually improve individual mental function. This is simply talking to other people - The way you do when you're making friends
- #18 Only needs to be brief – 10 minutes Friendly conversations Looked at one aspect of mental function - executive function - Working memory Self-monitoring Focus Competitive conversations have no effect
- #19 The aspects of these conversations that helped were – Trying to understand the other person, Putting yourself in their shoes
- #20 Expand the range of your possible next moves by conversation Communities of Practice
- #21 Many conversational knowledge sharing tools The Gurteen Knowledge Café open, creative idea sharing World Café
- #22 Other conversational tools: Peer Spirit Circle Open Space Technology The Art of Hosting - combines a number of these for different outcomes
- #23 The conversation may not only be face to face; it may be virtual Microblogging tools like Yammer let us carry on the conversation What are you working on?
- #24 Other tools like Facebook can add to the conversation Here we can tell when people are around to chat at any time – ambient awareness With social media, we can expand our networks
- #25 So where does this all take us? Conversation can create new knowledge It helps us work together better It helps us to innovate It even makes us smarter individually
- #26 It is also through conversation that we can address the complexity we find in today’s organisations It’s how we engage people in organisations Conversation and story help us to understand emergence
- #28 Conversational test
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