International Journal of Collaborative-Dialogic Practices

Harlene Anderson and Saliha Bava

(En Español)

Welcome to Issue 10 of the International Journal Collaborative-Dialogic Practices, “in the time of the pandemic.” Several contributions in this Issue touch on, in one way or another, our current life and world challenges. I hope you will find time to look at this Issue.

Dan Wulff, our From the Bookshelf editor, never ceases to amaze me with what invites the thoughts that roll off the tip of his pen. Jonathan Lear’s book Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation inspired him to think of the importance of trusting uncertainty and the call for “fearless listening” when dealing with the unknowns we meet in our professional, and certainly now, our personal lives.

Often, I hear comments that suggest collaborative practitioners ignore political and social issues. To the contrary, I find our assumptions and how we live them are inherently radical in their challenge of ossified traditions and their call for “human decency.” Tushanna Price, this Issue’s essayist, served in Afghanistan under General H. R. McMaster and returned to a civilian life where she was besieged with anger and the “seeds of self-doubt” that racial injustice and trauma can sow. I admire her vulnerability-risk in sharing her inner dialogue. Her words suggest to us that no matter our or another person’s color, it is important to be respectful, considerate, and sensitive to the uniqueness of each.

Collaborating with by bringing in the other’s voice in education, communities, and organizations comes to the forefront with Karen Potter and colleagues’ thoughts on teacher education and the FAQ on collaboration in schools in this time of COVID-19. Hall-Lang and colleagues join Storch and Nørgaard’s in echoing the value of the voices of the people we work-with–welfare system services and community issues–from a relational and collaborative perspective. Lenzi’s voice rounds out the article section by offering his experience and description as a consultation client. For me, this highlights that most important is a client’s description and evaluation of a conversation, not ours.

Acknowledgements:

Thank you to our terrific volunteer team of reviewers, editors, and translators for Issue 10: Nelliana Acuna, Karla Bozko, Daniela Capparelli, Tara Devine, Jake Edelstein, Carlos Felipe Villar Guhl, Mercy Harper, Sylvia London, Josie Paul, Ilana Reisz, Monica Sesma, and Daniel Wulff; and a special thank you to our production team Rainey Atkinson and Kris Harmat. We thank the Danish Journal of Leadership and Organization Development and Mindspace Publishing for permission to include the Storch and Nørgaard article in the IJCP.

Announcement and Invitation:

Amazing to think that this is the tenth anniversary of the Journal: our readership spans 25 countries. Thank you to our community of readers for your interest and support in growing and sustaining us. Please let us hear from you.