“It’s been fantastic. I could carry on all night. ” Senior Analyst at Just Share, at the end of a full-day facilitated strategy review.

In traditional Africa, leadership was dialogic and collective; the shade of the Big Tree made conversation possible no matter how heated the subject. Dialogue still plays a critical role in sustainability integration.

Facilitating dialogue requires more than just getting people in a room together. We live in a culture that is mechanised, digitised and optimised for performance. This makes dialogue seem messy and inconvenient. This may be true but without genuine dialogue, transition will simply not be deep enough and your organisation will pay the price later.

Effective dialogues are highly designed but the outcome is not controlled. Getting this balance right requires experience. Using decades of experience, we have helped:

• Shareholder activists Just Share review their strategy with their board and team
• The Global Reporting Initiative facilitate leadership dialogues across the Middle East and North Africa
• Shell and Deutsche Bank hear what their stakeholders actually think
• Hundred of organisational teams see how their sustainability efforts help them to activate their humanity.

Our processes keep minds engaged through tacking tough questions, using embodied processes, exploring the underlying dynamics, and adopting a systemic view. We frequently use simulation to make this easy for all participants.

Contact Jonathon or Nicola to see how dialogue might help you find a way forward.