This is not to say that in the 1993 Chicago Parliament all dialogue-making was successful. I often felt a serious lack of focus. First, breadth of appeal seemed at times to count for more with the framers of a topic, than the specific, crucial questions implied. Second, if a panel did fix its collective gaze on an issue, keeping it there seemed surprisingly difficult. The object under the lens would soon grow fuzzy.
Dialogue is an art.
Conversation itself is an art. It printed and circulated brochures to make people more aware of its importance. A mental set which involves prejudice regarding your partners or their presumed views. Impairments of this sort can occur in those of us who believe in dialogue and wish to carry it on. Too much self-assurance or zeal can get in the way to effectively mar good dialogue.