The Estonian Dialogue Academy is a place of encounter, inspiration and learning. We teach dialogue and critical thinking skills, we train facilitators and organisers, and we promote more inclusive and interactive cultures of communication and participation – in local communities, schools, NGOs, governments, businesses, politics and public conversations.
Education
Empowering young people by teaching dialogue and critical thinking skills
Community
Strengthening communities through training and facilitation
Democracy
Protecting democracies trough public dialogue and citizens’ participation
Leadership
Helping governments and business to strengthen empathic leadership
Our Mission is to empower all people in Estonia to actively participate in group dialogue, community participation and public conversation.
Our Vision is a society where people feel the confidence to start or engage in any discussion on any subject they find important, on our way towards more open, inclusive and tolerant communities and a vibrant democracy.
We act in this process as a knowledge broker, both locally and internationally. Together with partners in the wider Baltic region, we are helping to build a network of dialogue practitioners, facilitators, organisers and consultants. We also involve experts in deliberative democracy and citizen participation.
Selection of our projects
Our latest articles
- Õhtupoolik muuseumis
Teisipäeval käisime Vabamus, kus saime põhjalikuma ülevaate Eesti lähiajaloost ja meie tänapäevase vaba ühiskonna kujunemisest. Meie giid tutvustas miks Vabamu loodi, milliseid lugusid püsinäitus esile… Read more: Õhtupoolik muuseumis - Evening in the museum
On Tuesday we visited Vabamu, where we gained a deeper understanding of Estonia’s recent history and the development of our modern free society. Our guide… Read more: Evening in the museum - Why should we care about people we don’t know?
The participants of our Youth Dialogue Lab meet every second week. On Tuesday we a guest at Mondo NGO in Tallinn. We started off with… Read more: Why should we care about people we don’t know? - Fundamental shifts in education
Introducing dialogue in the classroom is more than just adding another lesson to an already packed curriculum; it symbolises a fundamental shift in the core… Read more: Fundamental shifts in education - Arutelud algavad siit!
Päev oli vihmane, aga hoolimata sellest kogunes omajagu noori meie avaüritusele, mis toimus 23. septembril. Uksest sisse astudes jäi kohe silma laud, millel olid õhupallid.… Read more: Arutelud algavad siit! - The dialogue starts here!
The day was rainy, but despite that, quite a few young people had gathered for our opening event on September 23. As soon as you… Read more: The dialogue starts here!
Selection of our partners, collaborators and clients
