Editing Dialogue (section)

===Structured dialogue===
Structured dialogue represents a class of dialogue practices developed as a means of orienting the dialogic discourse toward problem understanding and [[Consensus decision-making|consensual]] action. Whereas most traditional dialogue practices are unstructured or semi-structured, such conversational modes have been observed as insufficient for the coordination of multiple perspectives in a problem area. A disciplined form of dialogue, where participants agree to follow a dialogue framework or a [[Facilitation (business)|facilitator]], enables groups to address complex shared problems.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Family Business and Social Capital|page=xxi |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1849807388|isbn=978-1849807388 |first=R. L.|last=Sorenson|year=2011 |publisher=Edward Elgar }}</ref>

[[Alexander Christakis|Aleco Christakis]] (who created ''structured dialogue design'') and [[John N. Warfield]] (who created ''science of generic design'') were two of the leading developers of this school of dialogue.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The [[Onlife]] Manifesto|page=130 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=3319040936|isbn=978-3319040936 |editor=Floridi, Luciano |chapter=Reengineering and Reinventing both Democracy and the Concept of Life in the Digital Era|first=Yiannis|last=Laouris |date=2014-11-16 |publisher=Springer }}</ref> The rationale for engaging structured dialogue follows the observation that a rigorous bottom-up democratic form of dialogue must be structured to ensure that a sufficient variety of stakeholders represents the problem system of concern, and that their voices and contributions are equally balanced in the dialogic process.

Structured dialogue is employed for complex problems including [[peacemaking]] (e.g., [[Civil Society Dialogue project in Cyprus]]) and indigenous community development.,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Theory and Practice of Dialogical Community Development|page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1136272852|isbn=978-1136272851 |first1=Peter|last1=Westoby|first2=Gerard|last2=Dowling|year=2013 |publisher=Routledge }}</ref> as well as government and social policy formulation.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Youth Policy Manual: How to Develop a National Youth Strategy|page=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=9287165769|isbn=978-9287165763 |first=Finn Yrjar |last=Denstad|year=2009|publisher=Council of Europe }}</ref>

In one deployment, structured dialogue is (according to a European Union definition) "a means of mutual communication between governments and administrations including [[Institutions of the European Union|EU institutions]] and young people. The aim is to get young people's contribution towards the formulation of policies relevant to young peoples lives."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youthweek.magusine.net/spip.php?article46 |title=Definition of structured dialogue focused on youth matters |access-date=10 January 2010 |archive-date=14 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114073217/http://www.youthweek.magusine.net/spip.php?article46 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The application of structured dialogue requires one to differentiate the meanings of discussion and deliberation.

Groups such as Worldwide Marriage Encounter and Retrouvaille use dialogue as a communication tool for married couples. Both groups teach a dialogue method that helps couples learn more about each other in non-threatening postures, which helps to foster growth in the married relationship.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Marriage Enrichment: Preparation, Mentoring, and Outreach|page=[https://archive.org/details/marriageenrichme0000hunt/page/13 13]|url=https://archive.org/details/marriageenrichme0000hunt|url-access=registration|isbn=978-0876309131 |first1=Richard A. |last1=Hunt|first2=Larry|last2=Hof|first3=Rita|last3=DeMaria|year=1998|publisher=Psychology Press }}</ref>