In this session we initiated an inquiry into power relations as experienced, as observed in social structures, and as expressed in a variety of forms. Taking an open (inductive) approach with the Talking Circle approach, the first dialogue explored the individual experience of power in everyday life. In the second dialogue we continued with a […]
Design with Dialogue has always met in a circle. From the very start, summer 2008, we held every dialogue by arranging a circle opening with a brief introduction and question, and in talking circle form, would hold at least one round of circle dialogue before exploring any new or experimental form of dialogue. What if […]
In a second in our series on wise democracy – Natalija Voijno published a post about the Wise Democracy session on Medium, sharing her thoughts on better democratic decisions. Deliberation, election and political practices have attempted many forms of democratic participation. Yet do we experience these as democratic? What contributes to a felt understanding of […]
We are exploring a conversation on the possibilities of what we call “wise democracy” using the tools from the Wise Democracy project. With participatory exercises to guide dialogue, we explored questions of: How might we design for co-creative democratic participation? How might we invoke wisdom to facilitate power sharing? What practices might we be missing […]
Words often fall short in making sense of the complex and wicked problems of the world, especially when we need to collaborate and make sense of complexity across language and lived experiences. Live sketching helps us make sense of complex messes together. We pay attention to pictures and images differently than we listen to words, […]
