Rules of The Dialogue Game® This section includes the following: Rules of the game How to play Rules of the game  1. It's a "time out" Time to relax, reflect, rejuvenate 2. No right or wrong answers Except for matters of fact 3. We make no decisions We seek understanding, not products 4. You may "pass" We hope you choose to speak 5. Think in new ways You may change your mind 6. Ask interesting questions Challenge the group to think more clearly, thoroughly, and deeply 7. Maximize Cohesion Integrate all ideas and include all participants 8. Honor Diversity Diversity of subjects, perspectives, voices 9. Treat each other as colleagues Cultivate honesty Demonstrate respect, based upon Equality 10. The Goal: Everyone Wins ! ! ! Everyone enjoys the game Everyone becomes more intelligent ©1997 - 2009 Peter G. Winchell. All rights reserved How to use the Rules The Rules are designed to do two things: 1) Give enough of an idea about the game that anyone can begin to play it 2) Provide a way that a group can continue to deepen its understanding and satisfaction with dialogue. This is possible because The Dialogue Game always concludes with a period of reflection called the Reflection. In the Reflection, we stop talking about the ideas in the text we are exploring, and begin to talk about how the game went. In examining how the game went, we can consider what we did well together, and where we have room for improvement. By using the Rules as the basis for this examination, we change our understanding of the Rules as we continue to play. Thus, the Rules will mean something different to a group of experienced players than to a group of novices. And how we understand them together is more important than the words themselves. You could say that an important part of The Dialogue Game is talking about theRules of the game. The better we understand the Rules together, the better we enjoy the game, and the more intelligent everyone becomes. All materials in this site are © 1998 - 2009 The Invisible School ®. All rights reserved.  Top | Home | Philosophy | The Dialogue Game  | Programs | Publications  | Society for Socratic Practice | Products | Miscellaneous | Contact Us  |