Forum Post: Purple Dialogue

ever hear of the purple dialogue?

purple dialog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q3EzZRVvpo http://www.youtube.com

one minute shift

/watch?v=oPuf38HDdHM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=dmpMRQG7FXk&feature=PlayList&p=2CD2383F4F5AAB57&

playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=13 http://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=-xHw9zcCvRQ&feature=PlayList&p=2CD2383F4F5AAB57&index=11 http://purpledialogue.blogspot.com/2008/05/welcome-to-purple-dialogue.html The Buckminster Fuller Challenge

THE PURPLE DIALOGUE

Purple Dialogue SpiralPurple Dialogue is the process of bringing two

diametrically-opposing points-of-view, represented here by the colors red

and blue, into alignment such that they both UNDERSTAND each other's

point-of-view. The Purple Theory is that if there is ever disagreement on any

issue then this simply means that one or both sides of the issue does not

understand the other side's point-of-view. At least one may need to learn

something. Either or both people may need to learn how to express

themselves better for the specific other person and/or they may need to

learn how to learn or figure out what the specific other person is attempting

to communicate to them. Once both sides understand each other accurately

then mutually beneficial solutions become more obvious. see purple_dialogue_spiral.jpg

Now let's take this concept to a more extreme highly-leveraged level.

By the year 2010 the total amount of information available is expected to

double every 72 hours and the digital data generated from storing that

information on computer hard disks is expected to double every 11 hours.

This means that the majority of people who DON'T understand things

accurately grows exponentially becoming increasingly worse at an

accelerating rate. Whether or not some calamities are intentionally

produced or brought on by nature we can not afford to have MISTAKEN or

ambiguous communication cause disastrous events to occur. The Purple

Dialogue as applied with people in highly-leveraged positions of facilitative

power to eliminate ambiguity BEFORE it is introduced into the

exponentiating data delivery stream is an ecoficient maximally-enabling

demonstration of Trimtab potential.

Purple Dialogue evolved from the concept of PiALOGUE (Pi Dialogue)

and is a highly-defined form of the word "dialogue" which uses a metaphor

of the mathematical constant p (pi) as a methodology for finding an unknown

quantity that may be impossible to measure or to determine directly from

only that which appears to be obvious. For example, a person's words do

not necessarily communicate that person's meaning and intent accurately

during the initial speaking of those words. Verification of meaning and intent

needs to take place otherwise ambiguity tends to sneak into the dialogue

like an evil spirit disrupting the integrity or accuracy of our communication

without our even realizing that an error has occurred in the expression of our

ideas. PiALOGUE Trangulation of The Purple Dialogue Dot

If a circle or "pie" represents the totality of human experience and we slice

up that pie into smaller pie-ces and then triangulate on those aspects of

individual human experience (represented by the smaller colored dots) and

by relating those triangulated experiences to each other (represented by the

pink lines) then we can all come to a greater understanding and awareness

of the whole pie represented by the Purple Dot in the center. With Purple

Dialogue there is no need for giving in, conceding, or otherwise

compromising a person's personal opinion because each point-of-view is

integral to the overall understanding and awareness of all participants in the

Purple Dialogue. see purple_dialogue_triangulation.jpg

Purple Dialogue is a "LIVE" integrally-progressive accurate

communication insurance process. It is the TWO-WAY exchange of information by and between ONLY two specific people or groups who desire to accurately understand what each person/group is attempting to communicate. If 3 or more people/groups are involved in a dialogue then the Purple Dialogue aspect only takes place between two specific people/groups at a time to insure that they understand each other accurately

before addressing an additional person or group. Purple Dialogue is a

social architectural design communication technology component. As a

verbal language and thought-oriented concept it requires zero expenditure

of additional physical resources and is therefore an ecoficient maximally-enabling activity.