[Ailist] Dialogues that Deliver - a conference

[Dawn Dole]

The Taos Institute's next conference is in tSeptember 2008 and we will be having a special celebration of the 15 year anniversary of the institute.David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva will be special guests at our opening plenary. Dialogues that Deliver: Generative Practices in Collaboration, Conflict and Community

September 25-28, 2008
a Taos Institute Conference in Sarasota, Florida
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Join The Taos Institute for a unique opportunity to interact with scholars and practitioners discovering and experimenting with dialogic practices that deliver. 

o       Participate in a forum for sharing across multiple arenas of action. 

o       Create opportunities for the collaborative creation of new ideas in dialogue. 

o       Engage in a  weaving of theory, practice, conversation,  nature, and fun.

o       Join with others as we generate further resources for social change through dialogue.

o       The conference will be of particular interest to practitioners and academics from any profession concerned with  personal or social change.

For more information visit the Taos Institute website: http://taos.taosinstitute.com 
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WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:o       The Role of Dialogue in an Appreciative Inquiry with Jane Watkinso       The Improvisation of Dialogue with Ken and Mary Gergeno       The Dialogue of the Coaching Partnership: Coaching from an Collaborative/Appreciative Approach with Barbara Sloan

o       The Dialogue of the Practice-Based Approach to Social Change Research with Ron Chenail, Sally St. George, Dan Wulff, Maureen Duffy, Laurie Charles

o       Re-membering Conversations: Constructing Living Dialogues with the Stories of the Dead with Lorraine Hedtke

o        Beyond Conflict Resolution: Transformative Dialogue with Sheila McNamee and Sara Cobb

o       The Challenge of Introducing Collaborative Practices in Traditional Organizations: Relationships and Conversations with Teachers and Students that Make a Difference with Harlene Anderson and Sylvia London

o       Dialogues with the Community: Social Engagement as a Practice of Mental Health with Sue Levin and Saliha Bava

o       Rethinking Public Healthcare Practice: Dialogue and Collaboration with Sheila McNamee and Bob Cottor

o       Overcoming Polarization and Estrangement in our Relational Worlds - Family, Professional, Community, and Even Political  with Sallyann Roth

Each morning will begin with an inspiring speaker followed by a three-hour hands-on workshop.  Participants will choose one workshop each morning.
The afternoons will be filled with "dialogue sessions" as break-outs to choose from which will feature our Taos Associates and colleagues who
are working with innovative, generative, and exciting dialogic practices. Visit http://taos.taosinstitute.com/index.php?section=46 for the titles and presenters of these "dialogue sessions". 

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - Register now for discounted prices. Click here to register:
 http://taos.taosinstitute.com/index.php?section=21  REGISTER NOW and SAVE. 
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For information contact: info at taosinstitute.net  or call 1-888-999-TAOS or 1-440-338-6733.