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Deliberative Dialogue

Seek a Shared Understanding

Deliberative dialogue is method of thinking and talking together. It is a way for individuals from varied backgrounds and perspectives to come together to seek a shared understanding of problem or issue and search for common ground and action. Trained individuals (i.e. students, faculty, staff, and community members) moderate the dialogue and use an issue guide to help frame the issue by presenting the overall problem/ concern followed by three or four broad approaches to the issue. Participants work through the issue by considering each approach examining appeals, concerns, costs, consequences, and trade-offs for each approach.

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