Across healthcare and a cademia alike, we often speak about dialogue, but what does it actua lly mean to engage in one? How can we create conversations that help people explore different perspectives, navigate complexity, and lear n together?
The Art of Dialogue is a hands-on training serie s for researchers, educators, and practitioners who want to strengthe n their dialogical skills and learn how to design meaningful dialogue processes. Whether you (want to) work in patient engagemen t, interdisciplinary collaboration, public engagement, or science com munication, this training offers practical tools and insights that ca n be applied directly in your own context.
The series is organised by Amsterdam Public Health, IXA-GO and Netwerk We tenschap in Dialoog (VU).
Session 1: The A
rt of Dialogue – Engaging in Dialogue
Date: Monday 5 Octob
er 2026
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Location: VU Campus A
msterdam
Focus: Interpersonal communication and the minds et of dialogue
In this session, participants explore the foundations of dialogue as a distinct form of communication, differen t from discussion, debate, or persuasion. Through practical exercises and reflection, participants learn how curiosity, deep lis tening, and suspension of judgement contribute to meaningful conversa tions. We will explore how different perspectives can be welcomed, an d how dialogue can help navigate complexity in research, healthcare, and society.
DESCRIPTION: The Art of Dialogue is a hands-on training series for res earchers, educators, and practitioners who want to strengthen their d ialogical skills and learn how to design meaningful dialogue processe s. Whether you (want to) work in patient engagement, interd isciplinary collaboration, public engagement, or science communicatio n, this training offers practical tools and insights that can be appl ied directly in your own context. The series is organised by Am sterdam Public Health, IXA-GO and Netwerk Wetenschap i n Dialoog (VU). Session 1: The Art of Dialogue – En gaging in Dialogue