You're stepping into your first worldview dialogue with an explorer!

Before you get started, it's good to remember -- why are we doing worldview dialogues? This is a chance to practice engaging with someone's worldview. There is no right way to do or wrong way; it is not limited to this outline but these are things we found helpful to create the best clarity and presence in dialogues.

We do recommend you recording the audio of these dialogues. This will not be shared with anyone but our internal team to review. The benefit of the review is together we get to debrief the dialogue and learn together. If anyone does not feel comfortable recording, it does not need to happen.

Here's an outline that will help you grasp the general flow of a conversation.

invitation

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Roles + Their Purpose

Connector: A friend of the Explorer and the person initially approaching an explorer for a dialogue. This could be you, or a fellow guide inviting someone to connect with you in an interview. This person is the trust builder and an important role in helping an explorer understand what they are stepping into. They are the first to introduce *Human, and transfer that trust to the Guide doing the dialogue.

"Interviewer": This role is the one having the dialogue with an Explorer.

Explorer: Someone who is open and willing to share about themself with another. They are likely already be curious about their own life, meaning, and purpose.

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Process of a Dialogue

Pre-Dialogue

1. Connector reaches out to introduce *Human and what the dialogue is 
2. Introduces explorer to the Guide
3. Finds a time and meeting place for the dialogue - generally somewhere more private where it's not too noisy but where they will feel comfortable
4. Communicate the logistics and details of the dialogue

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Dialogue

1. Connector ideally can be there to greet the guest and introduces to the Guide - either before the dialogue or at the dialogue
2. Guide introduces themself and goes over the "rules" - which are essentially just ways to bring clarity and assuredness to the Explorer
   
   1. This is a worldview dialogue -- we have time set aside for two hours to explore and dialogue through the operating system of which you view the world
   2. There are no wrong answers or right answers. This is all about me (the guide) understanding how you see the world
   3. There is a recording for the purposes of review and training of other guides but recording is NOT necessary
   4. Recording can be shut off at anytime if they are uncomfortable
   5. We've seen in the past that this is enjoyable for people to explore their wordlview -- we hope you enjoy it too
3. Engage in their story - Listen, reflect, summarize, and witness someone's story (see Session 4 for more understanding of dialogue vs. debate)
   
   1. Dialogue Questions to Consider:  Express their aim and then you want them to feel like you  have said it well enough back to them that they, they feel like this person understands what I'm after. And then that gives you the freedom to go deeper into what's under the surface.
      
      
      1. What's the good life? What's your aim in life? 
      2. What’s your plan to get there?
      3. Reflect back the essence of what you hear them saying
      4. Tell me more about _________, why does that matter to you?
      5. What about your story makes that important to you?
      6. How does that tie into your story? 

Post-Dialogue

1. Guide tells Production of what the guest is comfortable with sharing re: the dialogue
2. Dialogue is processed and uploaded to GC internal resources
3. Connector sends the file and request to sign the release to the guest
4. Once guest signs, Dialogue is uploaded to the appropriate channel
5. Our internal team meets with the Guide to review how the conversation went