The phrase "alternative conversations" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to different types of discussions or dialogues that differ from the usual or expected ones.
Example: "In our workshop, we encourage alternative conversations that challenge conventional thinking and promote creativity."
Alternatives: "different discussions" or "varied dialogues".
The Next System Project was initiated to answer that question by identifying alternatives, fostering conversation, evaluating fresh ideas and proposing hybrid or new solutions.
Instead we are on a mission to build a truly viable alternative to email conversations".
And unfortunately, we doctors have been colluding with the public in the belief that there is some alternative to this conversation.
He may prefer to relive the game in excruciating detail at his weekly news conference on Wednesday, given the alternative topic of conversation he is likely to face.
Characters such as Rosalind, the glamorous, quick-witted protagonist of As You Like It, offered girls an alternative to their "24/7 conversations" on social media.
Extended takes allow the cast (rooted in 70s alternative theatre) to improvise conversations with naturalistic results; discussions about grief, marriage, faltering love and mistimed connections ring true.
FriendFeed provided a more formalized alternative, first with threaded conversations and then with topics organized as rooms.
Pointing to actively working to bring about peace as the alternative, in such a conversation, one is frequently met with a look or a comment that implies you live in some dreamworld where concepts like this exist.
Even if it doesn't grow to hundreds of millions of users, Diaspora's working alternative could influence the conversation about what a social network should be.
Rather, we are calling for a new conversation about alternative approaches that "institutionalize" all dimensions of recovery.
I obviously don't think this is likely -- which is why democracy advocates, I believe, need to jumpstart a conversation about alternative approaches immediately.
