Episode #64: Glenna Gerard: Dialogue and the Ineffable

Glenna Gerard has been involved in education, business, and consulting for over 30 years, much of that as a practitioner, facilitator, and teacher of “Bohm Dialogue,” a method for creating shared understanding, and even shared meaning, developed by the Nobel Prize-winning quantum physicist, David Bohm. Glenna joins these Fools for a far-ranging conversation that touches on many topics, including her experience working with David Bohm, Dialogue and its role in organizations and institutions, the nature of concepts such as emergence, fragmentation and coherence, the unique role of language as a framework for reality, and of course consciousness itself, and meaning. It was truly a joy to host Glenna and we know you will enjoy this very special episode. Thanks for tuning in!

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Glenna Gerard
05:24 The Importance of Dialogue
08:48 David Bohm's Influence on Dialogue
16:10 Understanding Fragmentation and Wholeness
19:57 The Role of Language in Dialogue
26:05 The Interconnectedness of Human Experience
32:21 Exploring Bohm Dialogue in Depth
38:14 Creating a Container for Meaningful Conversations
43:58 Letting Go of Outcomes
48:29 Transmission of Wisdom in Dialogue
54:46 Navigating Conflict as a Resource
01:04:35 Facilitating Self-Sustaining Dialogue
01:10:58 Power Dynamics in Work Environments
01:14:04 Leadership and Organizational Change
01:24:05 Dialogue as a Way of Being
01:27:21 New Dialogic Practices