Community Dialogue

What is a Community Dialogue

Community dialogues use several facilitation techniques and often require training for those hosting the dialogues. These techniques could include large circles, a fish bowl (where there is an internal and external circle for sharing and listening), world cafe style questions, and small group planning. Dialogues are used to address a variety of topics and allow for complex conversations to take place. A trained and skilled facilitator is needed for dialogues to be effective at using multiple tools and capturing complex feedback.

The flow for a dialogue can include many facilitation techniques. Dialogues vary the techniques used based on the type of feedback or outcome that is being sought.

Sample Flows

We have sample dialogues below. These flows are designed to show you what a dialogue could look like if the topic were one of these three. The questions are subject to change, even if the topic remains the same. Questions should be chosen with community stakeholders and tailored to what is needed for each dialogue.

Reach out to AASB for host training opportunities and for facilitation support. Facilitating a dialogue requires training and support. To take part in dialogue facilitation training or to request facilitation and planning support, reach out to Claudia Plesa

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