Research Integration Using Dialogue Methods

List of Tables......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments and author contributions......Page 9
1. Introduction......Page 11
Identifying and classifying the dialogue methods......Page 15
I. Dialogue methods for understanding a problem broadly: integrating judgments:......Page 16
II. Dialogue methods for understanding particular aspects of a problem: integrating visions, world views, interests and values:......Page 17
Flexibility......Page 18
How to read this book......Page 19
3. Dialogue methods for understanding a problem broadly: integrating judgments......Page 29
Description......Page 30
1. The environment: deciding the future of a wetland......Page 32
2. Public health: planning local health and welfare services......Page 34
Further reading on citizens’ juries......Page 37
Description......Page 39
Technology: implications for the democracy of new telecommunication technology......Page 40
Commentary......Page 42
Further reading on the consensus conference......Page 43
Description......Page 44
Public health: developing a state-of-the-science statement on the prevention, cessation and control of tobacco use......Page 46
Commentary......Page 49
Further reading on consensus development panel......Page 50
Description......Page 51
1. The environment: developing an environmental plan for a university......Page 52
2. Public health: estimating the incidence of Salmonella poisoning......Page 53
3. Security: developing a new medical school curriculum addressing bio-terrorism......Page 55
4. Technological innovation: developing professional association policies and practices for shifting from paper to electronic communications......Page 56
Commentary......Page 58
Origins and genealogy......Page 59
Further reading on the Delphi technique......Page 60
Description......Page 61
Public health: reducing the human and economic burden of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)......Page 63
Origins and genealogy......Page 65
Further reading on future search conference and search conference......Page 66
Description......Page 67
Natural resource management: evaluating a multifaceted rural dairy extension project in Australia......Page 69
Commentary......Page 71
Further reading on the most significant change technique......Page 72
Description......Page 74
1. The environment: assessing environmental studies and geography students’ views about fieldwork......Page 75
2. Public health: developing criteria to assess the appropriateness of innovative services in community pharmacy......Page 76
Commentary......Page 78
Further reading on the nominal group technique......Page 79
Description......Page 80
Public health: generating ideas and plans for the development of the United Kingdom’s public health workforce......Page 82
Commentary......Page 83
Further reading on open space technology......Page 84
Description......Page 86
1. Natural resource management: identifying possible futures for the Austrian food supply chain......Page 87
2. Business: understanding the future of the international airline industry......Page 89
Origins and genealogy......Page 91
Further reading on scenario planning......Page 92
Description......Page 93
Security: determining the most appropriate counselling model for community agencies’ responses to disaster in Northern England......Page 95
Commentary......Page 96
Further reading on soft systems methodology......Page 97
Integrating visions......Page 99
Integrating world views......Page 100
Integrating interests......Page 101
Integrating values......Page 102
Description......Page 103
1. Public health: meeting the needs of elderly people in transition from hospital to the community......Page 104
Commentary......Page 107
Origins and genealogy......Page 108
Further reading on appreciative inquiry......Page 109
Description......Page 110
Business: seeking agreement on the core operational strategy of a Cooperative Development Agency in the United States......Page 112
Commentary......Page 113
Further reading on strategic assumption surfacing and testing......Page 114
Description......Page 115
Example of its use in a public health problem: a social worker uses principled negotiation to advocate for their clients’ rights......Page 117
Commentary......Page 118
Further reading on principled negotiation......Page 119
Description......Page 120
Technological innovation: identifying the stakeholders of bio-remediation projects, and ethical issues involved in bio-remediation......Page 121
Commentary......Page 123
Further reading on the ethical matrix......Page 124
5. Differentiating between the dialogue methods......Page 125
Comments......Page 134
Other research areas......Page 137
An invitation to contribute......Page 139
Rationale for developing I2S......Page 141
The four cornerstones of I2S......Page 143
Focusing on integrating disciplinary and practice (stakeholder) knowledge......Page 145
Conclusion......Page 149
Appendix 2. Dialogue methods for research integration and the broader field of dialogue......Page 151
Tool kits that include dialogue methods......Page 154
Appendix 3. How we developed this book......Page 155
References......Page 159