The Dialogue Guidebook was created to help leaders grasp the value of the dialogue process and to learn how to put it to effective use. It covers what dialogue really is, how it works, when to use it and how it compares with our more common ways of communicating. This guide will also provide a kind of a "starter kit" to get you going.

But dialogue by itself may not be enough.   Experience has shown that most leaders want to see some action coming out of dialogue.  Just reaching a new level of understanding often begs the question; “What should we be doing about this ?”  For many leaders, this question moves them into the action mode.  Thus, this guidebook also touches on a companion process to dialogue, called Open Space.   This seems an odd name for an action-oriented process that moves people to take responsibility for their interests.