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A Conversation with Diane Miller on Dialogue and Deliberation...
Sunday, 30 January, 2011
I feel truly lucky to have met Diane Miller through the Fielding University Certificate Program in Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement. Diane is a thoughtful, down to earth, and inspiring leader in the Dialogue and Deliberation field. At the end of 2010, I had a chance to record a conversation with Diane, partly prompted by my great interest in one of her most recent projects - heading up the organizing committee for the 2010 US National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation workshop in Austin Texas. We, happily, covered many other topics as well. I hope you enjoy listening. (I also take responsibility for some of the strange background noises on the recording. I think they have something to do with skype, but am not sure) Here are the topics we covered: - what is the big deal about dialogue and deliberation for Diane. - is dialogue and deliberation starting to be an accepted method in our highest levels of leadership? How can we promote it more effectively? - looking at issues from different points of views (eg. elected officials, government staff members, and citizens) - about Austin Texas and Diane's workplace, Envision Central Texas - how Diane first got involved with the National Coaliton for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) - Diane talks about managing the NCDD national conference in 2008 - the genesis of the NCDD Austin workshop in 2010 - Diane's wisdom on the most effective factors in conference planning - some conference planning challenges, also some strengths - The 2010 NCDD Austin workshop agenda - some interactive technology used at conference. More info, photos, videos, etc available at http://www.ncdd.org/events/austin.php - Diane's experiences taking the 2009 Fielding Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement program
