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Podcast Season One: Weaving, Leading and Embracing Dialogue
In Season One of Talk Dialogue to Me, host, Shari Virjee Ta帽ada, sits down with three Centre for Dialogue executive directors鈥攖wo past, one present鈥攖o explore weaving, leading and embracing dialogue.
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Episode 1: Getting to Dialogue with Dr. Mark L. Winston
Season One host, Shari Virjee Ta帽ada interviews Dr. Mark L. Winston about getting to dialogue. They dig into the difference between dialogue and other forms of conversation while also exploring dialogue鈥檚 place in deepening relationships and moving together towards a common purpose.
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Episode 2: Leading with Dialogue with Dr. Laurie Anderson
In episode two of our first season, Shari Virjee Ta帽ada sits down with 911吃瓜 Vancouver鈥檚 executive director, Laurie Anderson, to speak with him about his time as interim executive director for 911吃瓜鈥檚 Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and his views on leading with dialogue.
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Shari Virjee Ta帽ada speaks with 911吃瓜鈥檚 Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue executive director, Aftab Erfan. Together they explore what it means to bring your whole self to dialogue and how to prepare as both a facilitator and a participant for different selves to bump into each other.
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