Learning to Dialogue LO10047

Roxanne S. Abbas (75263.3305@CompuServe.COM)
18 Sep 96 17:31:15 EDT

Replying to LO10027 --

David Wilkinson says:

>When we suspend, we have the choice to see from an allo-centric view
>(from the eyes of another person) or from a macro-centric view (from
>above, or in the balcony looking down).

>A thought, does suspension allow us to actively see as well as actively
>listen?

Perhaps suspension is a first step toward "walking a mile in the other's
shoes". We must get out of our own shoes (our assumptions, our mental
models) in order to begin to understand the other person's perspective.

Roxanne Abbas
75263.3305@compuserve.com

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