Week 5, Blog #4

In the web lecture, Democracy and Dialogue, professor discusses the concept of dialogic democracy. I agree that this type of democracy can be beneficial to an organization because of its emphasis on collaboration and true communication, which in my mind includes active listening. Giving those in a collaborative group a voice goes a long way to organizational effectiveness. I have also found that it is essential for collaborative groups to clearly state their goals and objectives. Once these are established, I believe that it is critical that the collaborative group be ably led and facilitated so that a “free-for-all” situation does not develop.