This book is an invitation to engage you all in the art of dialogue, a distinctive way of communication. It is a process of genuine interaction through which individuals listen to each other deeply enough to be changed by what they learn. The approach of dialogue presents us with a paradox: it is both something we already know how to do and something about which there is much to learn. In this approach, we do not merely solve problems or reach agreements; rather we try to consider the context or field in which the problem arises and wherein new agreements can be made. The intention of...