Is there any connection between sustainability and the dynamics in a discussion? Supposedly, there are some connections between sustainabilty and participation (e.g. local Agenda 21). However, imagine to organize a discussion with the public as element of participation: Could you flag elements of the discussion as particular important contribution to sustainability. E.g. is a discussion, characterised by respect a bigger contribution to sustainabilty than conversation containing aggressive statements? Any comments highly welcome!
Thanks for the answer. Well, the problem is just that I'm not so familiar with using LinkedIn as a discussion platform and I do not know which group to join. However, I will do try there too.
Thanks again. My point is not that the discussions must be aggressive. Assume you use public discussions as element for participation. The question is then: Is a discussion containing aggressive statements less/ more sustainable than a discussion not containing aggressive statements?
Dear Beni, you might find some asnwers to your question in the (social) learning literature. My colleague at DRIFT, PJ Beers http://www.drift.eur.nl/?p=8432 is working on research to analyse the learning effects in meeting discussions and finds that more conflictual discussions can actually lead to more learning effects amongst participants than a consensual discussion (if everyone agrees on a topic, very little learning takes place). The connection with sustainability is that it is assumed that sustainable development requires (behavioural) change and that learning is a prerequisite for change.
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