Glenna Gerard has been involved in education, business, and consulting for over 30 years, much of that as a practitioner, facilitator, and teacher of “Bohm Dialogue,” a method for creating shared understanding, and even shared meaning, developed by the Nobel Prize-winning quantum physicist, David Bohm. Glenna joins these Fools for a far-ranging conversation that touches on many topics, including her experience working with David Bohm, Dialogue and its role in organizations and institutions, the nature of concepts such as emergence, fragmentation and coherence, the unique role of language as a framework for reality, and of course consciousness itself, and meaning. It was truly a joy to host Glenna and we know you will enjoy this very special episode. Thanks for tuning in!

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Chapters: 

00:00 Introduction to Glenna Gerard

05:24 The Importance of Dialogue

08:48 David Bohm's Influence on Dialogue

16:10 Understanding Fragmentation and Wholeness

19:57 The Role of Language in Dialogue

26:05 The Interconnectedness of Human Experience

32:21 Exploring Bohm Dialogue in Depth

38:14 Creating a Container for Meaningful Conversations

43:58 Letting Go of Outcomes

48:29 Transmission of Wisdom in Dialogue

54:46 Navigating Conflict as a Resource

01:04:35 Facilitating Self-Sustaining Dialogue

01:10:58 Power Dynamics in Work Environments

01:14:04 Leadership and Organizational Change

01:24:05 Dialogue as a Way of Being

01:27:21 New Dialogic Practices