Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication
Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication offers a cross-disciplinary approach to examining dialogue as a communicative medium. Presented in five parts, the book takes the reader on a journey of exploring the power and potential of dialogue as a mea
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Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication Edited by
Bela Banathy Late of Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center San Francisco, California and International Systems Institute Carmel, California
and
Patrick M. Jenlink Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas and International Systems Institute Carmel, California
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Memoriam—Bela H. Banathy
Originally, this compendium began as a conversation between Bela and myself, and was shaped by our belief that dialogue offered a means for humankind to collectively work together toward a future society that was more civil, and hopefully more concerned with its own evolution. Bela and I visited, frequently, about the importance of dialogue as a collective means of communication that would enable a transcendence of existing social systems, a means of communicative action that would animate a self-guided evolution of humankind through the creation of new systems. We hoped that our species, Homo Sapien Sapien, would overcome its destructive capabilities and foster new creative possibilities for the future generations of humankind that would follow. Unfortunately, Bela was not to see the compendium in its completed form. On September 4, 2003 Bela passed away, leaving the world a better place for his presence, and our lives richer for having known him. Bela found inspiration in the works of William Blake (1991), in particular the illuminated work Jerusalem: The Emancipation of the Great Albion. It is from this work that I quote the following passage, in memory of Bela. I believe it illuminates his life and his work as a systems scholar and practitioner (Blake, pl. 10, 1. 20): I must create a system, Or be enslaved by another Man’s; I will not Reason and Compare, My business is to Create. Bela’s life was one of creating. He was a source of great energy in the ebb and flow of humanity. Bela was a systems scholar and practitioner concerned with creating systems that would make the world a better place for humankind. Bela’s life was lived with purpose, and his legacy of systems knowledge and ideals serve to guide the work ahead for all of us that care for the future of humankind. He was my teacher, my mentor, and above all else, he was my friend. He will be missed. Patrick M. Jenlink April, 2004
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Dedication
In Remembrance of David Bohm and In Service of the Next Generations Concerned for the Future
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Preface
We are, as a social species–Homo Sapien Sapien–comm
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