Although China has so far refused to enable dialogue between our leaders, I sincerely hope that it will come forward, rather than keep invoking the ghost of militarism of seven decades ago, which no longer exists".
These OFG discussions provide a convenient and comfortable way of joining group discussions and enable dialogue between participants who may not otherwise have spoken with each other.
This paper introduces 'Issues Mapping', a problem structuring method that enables dialogue by using visual modelling techniques to clarify issues and develop mutual understanding between stakeholders.
Second, participants emphasised how HIA is a structured, stepwise process that enabled dialogue to occur between sectors and stakeholders.
However, for many biobanks these services are seen as patient communication 'extras', and there is little attention to the possibilities of information technologies to enable dialogue and engagement between researchers and participants.
In some cases, this is all that is required to smooth the waters and enable dialogue.
A highly touted program (in the year 2000) was Emily Short's 'Galatea', which enabled dialogue with an animated sculpture.
By enabling dialogue, Global Dignity Day opens the gate to those crucial pathways.
To better understand the links between Citizens' Observatory and environmental governance, we first propose three pillars: (i) Raising awareness; (ii) Enabling dialogue; and (iii) Data exchange.
The over-riding goal, however, should always be to create "safe spaces" that enable open dialogue between representatives from across all sectors, including business.
