It is a response that invites paradigm shift in precisely the direction we want to make it, namely, toward soul-honoring interaction. Discussion vs. Dialogue David Bohm, the physicist, whose ideas on dialogue follow the Socratic tradition, believed that dialogue is an art that's distinct from ordinary discussion. But, discussion has its limits . In discussion, our options are restricted to the starting point positions of each side. Discussion is not designed to increase options, only to narrow options .
Discussion operates on a win-lose model.
Dialogue , in contrast, has a different dynamic . We let truth be what it is, whether it happens to fit our paradigm agendas or not. We let out pursuit of the truth spill over our current thought boundaries, drawing us into areas we have not considered before. David Bohm mapped out three criteria - t hree rules of dialogue . These rules cannot be imposed from without or faked.