Collaborative and cooperative attitudes begin to replace attitudes of unyielding individualism. All of these transformative effects are enhanced through the ongoing practice of dialogue. Dialogue skills are improved and transformative effects are increased through practice. Dialogue sessions act in effect as practice sessions for building community. The first stage of the problem-solving process is problem identification.
Regular dialogue helps people to identify problems early on.
Groups which practice dialogue also are better practiced at setting group priorities. The second stage of problem-solving is generating solutions and making a decision. Dialogue can lead to a clearer understanding of the problem. Dialogue can also help participants to generate a broader set of possible solutions. The final problem-solving stage is implementation.