E31 Conversation Bypassing

 

Assuming that the expertise in the room is in one or a few people disables and minimizes the resilience of a community. In this episode: 4 symptoms of conversation bypassing and 5 antidotes.

Images created for this episode can be found in this blog post.

Reflection

  • In what circumstances am I most comfortable being the expert in the room? In what circumstances am I most comfortable deferring to someone else’s expertise?

  • Think about a recent community event… Who did most of the talking? Who did most of the listening?

  • How do the communities you work with find ways to cultivate the expertise found in everyone? What difference does this make to the community?

  • How do you create opportunities for people to be in conversation with themselves?

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