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GLO 410: Systems Thinking: Chapter 18: Circular Dialogues
This guide for Systems Thinking provides students with links to references from the textbook Systems Concepts in Action in addition to other resources to help develop systemic thinkers.
Circular Dialogues
"In circular dialogues, participants have the opportunity to perceive a given situation from at least three perspectives. Guided by facilitators, participants are asked to communicate in a strictly structured manner, mutually interviewing and observing each other without direct discussions. The participants represent different roles and are invited to contribute from various perspectives."-Systems Concepts in Action, Circular Dialogues
eBooks/ Articles
- Six Thinking Hats
Sheth, Mitez. 2012. Based on Dr. Bono's methodology. This article explains "how the human brain works in 6 different methods that can be sensitized to make the brain think in a particular direction for clarity of thoughts and effective decision making." - Strategies of genius. Vol. 1, Aristotle, Sherlock Holmes, Walt Disney, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Dilts, Robert B. 1994. The purpose of this series on Strategies of Genius is to apply the tools of NLP to analyze important historical figures in order to produce practical and effective strategies of genius that can be learned and applied in other contexts. - Systemic Family Therapy Manual
Pote, Helen et al. It therefore aims to offer a
framework and guidelines for the implementation of systemic family therapy, so that therapists can offer a unified version of therapy, with some flexibility to express their own creativity. - The certainty of uncertainty : dialogues introducing constructivism
Poerksen, Bernhard. 2004.
"This book presents the views of the founders of constructivism and modern systems theory, who are still providing cues for international scientific debate."
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Web Resources
Examples/ Case Studies
- Theory, practice and use of self in the open dialogues approach to family therapy: A simple complexity or a complex simplicity?
Judith M. Brown Affiliation. 2012. "This paper outlines my experience of visiting Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland, the birthplace of open dialogues. It explores the seven theoretical principles of open dialogues, associated elements of clinical practice, and the therapist use of self." - Community Dialogue Guide: Conducting a Discussion on Race
Department of Justice. 2003. Uses open dialogues to facilitate discussions on race at the community level. - The Evolution of Circular Questions: Training Family Therapists
Fleuridas, Colette. Nelson, Thorana S. Rosenthal, David M. 1986. "This article describes a procedure for training family therapists in the clinical application of circular questioning as developed and implemented at the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at the University of Iowa." - Examples of Circular Questions
Provides a list of circular questions that can be used in a counseling environment.