The quest for a 

We are on a quest for a more unified dialogue, a way to bring people into a room and working through some of the very real issues that we all face. The fact is, it's the only way we move forward – together.

There are many models and frameworks for facilitating dialogue and this one draws on a number of key principles.

1. Our primary purpose is to evolve our collective understanding. Solving problems is great, but unless we are building towards a deeper understanding that actually evolves us all, we risk jumping to the first solution that will ease the discomfort rather than an answer that will prevent the issue from occurring again. Every experience, issue or challenge can show us something about an ideal or belief that we are repeating or investing in as a species. While we cannot change the species en masse, we can take responsibility for our lives and in doing so, effect greater and meaningful change.
2. We need both the detail and the big picture. We need science to help us understand the detail, but we also need a more philosophical approach that brings the larger questions about purpose. Too much effort is lost on trying to determine who has the 'right' interpretation of this larger aspect to our being, rather than unifying over the fact that the vast majority of the world has some sense that there is more to us than physical form.  Even if we don't hold that view, we can still consider the broader learning that we would want to pass onto future generations. It is when we separate our need for detail (science) and the consideration of the bigger picture that we reduce the quality of our decision making. Unified dialogue is about bringing all of us to the table in a way that is respectful and meaningful for all.
3. Sensitivity is the start of real wisdom.  We all feel more than we are often allowed to share, largely because we are not good at learning the difference between feelings and emotions. Feelings are the simple fact of your kinaesthetic and sensorial awareness of life.  We feel hot, cold, afraid, inquisitive, joyful, sad, etc. Feelings are a golden source of deeper understanding but often become clouded by our emotions. Emotions form based on our reactions, judgments, conditions and the beliefs we have about life. Emotions are largely designed to protect and stop conversations from becoming unified. Feelings are universal to all people. 
4. Responsibility starts with us. There are always plenty of things that 'those people' need to fix or do differently. Yet the only person we can change is ourselves. The ongoing supply of any one problem requires an ongoing demand. Our responsibility is to deal with what we are demanding! This requires a deep and non-judgmental honesty about the patterns that lie under the surface for all of us and a willingness to go first, regardless of what others are doing. This is not about accepting poor or abusive behaviour but recognising that we cannot change others; only the way we are around and with others, in turn, gives them the greatest reflection and opportunity to change.

There’s lots more to come ... Feel free to connect offline and we can continue the discussion.

Part One - Resilience and Sensitivity (3:52min)