Category: Article
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New Visual Identity
Today we unveil the Estonian Dialogue Academy’s new visual identity. Over the last six months, we have worked with great passion on this project together with art director Savvas Theodosiou at the Tartu based ‘Purpose-driven design studio’ Orgcaos. Our goal was to create something that represents the core values of our organisation: empowering people to…
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How to understand and promote peace education in Estonia?
On 2 December 2025, a group of adult educators and peace education promoters met at the Estonian Dialogue Academy in Tallinn for a group dialogue as part of the Teach Peace project, which is developing an approach to peace education for adults. Since “peace education” can feel unfamiliar at first, the session offered a chance…
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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 values of education. Based on our experience of working with young people in and outside schools, we identify these four key shifts when introducing dialogue in education: One of the…
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Applying dialogue to journalism
The goal of this paper is to give tips and suggestions how to use basic principles of dialogue in journalistic work. It is a follow-up of a workshop on dialogue we facilitated for the editorial team of the Pärnu Postimees newspaper in Estonia. Practical use Be Socrates Adopt the approach of Socrates in ancient Athens:…
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Reach for Change asked us about our journey so far
We have been a member of the Baltic Sea Impact Network for one and a half years. One of the network’s founders, Reach for Change, recently asked us how we have developed as an organisation. Below are the questions they asked us and our answers. Please describe briefly what your organisation does and how it…
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The Importance of Empathic Leadership in Nowadays Societies
At the Revolution Conference 2024 in Vilnius Estonian Bart Cosijn shared his vision on the importance of empathic leadership in relation to dialogue skills in nowadays societies. This is the text of his speech. Thank you very much for this opportunity. My name is Bart Cosijn, and I am the founder of the Estonian Dialogue…
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Dialoogis õpime kuulama, väljendama ja häid küsimusi esitama
Artikkel ilmus esmakordselt väljaandes Pärnu Postimees. Piret Jeedas, koolitaja, dialoogipraktik ja andragoogika külalislektor Tallinna Ülikoolis. Piret Jeedas viis koos Bart Cosijniga läbi oktoobris 2024 Rara meediahariduse konverentsil töötoa “Dialoogi võimalused klassiruumis: kuidas rääkida inimesega, kellega sa ei ole samal arvamusel?“ Iga inimese jaoks on oluline oma mõtteid väljendada turvalises ja usalduslikus keskkonnas, olla kuulatud ja mõistetud.…
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Seven tips for how to make your conversation more interactive
This blog was first published on the Arvamusfestival website Every year in August, around 10,000 people come to Paide in Estonia to take part in close to 170 public discussions on almost every topic imaginable. That makes 1.5 million changes – opportunities to give someone the feeling that this one discussion alone was worth the…
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It is time for a more empathic leadership in Estonia
Opinion in Estonian World online media outlet Estonia needs a new form leadership, based on empathy and discussion skills, and people who can work together and reshape their ideas and beliefs, based on open dialogue with the people around them, Bart Cosijn, a discussion moderator and a participation expert, writes. This is the English version…
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Kui teised räägivad, siis ärge mõelge sellele, mida tahate järgmisena öelda, vaid kuulake
Arvamus Eesti Päevaleht – Minu üleskutse praegu võimul olevatele põlvkondadele Bart Cosijn, väitlusjuht, õpetaja ja osalusnõustaja, Eesti Dialoogiakadeemia asutaja Miks on Eesti poliitika pidevas kriisis? Parlament ei toimi hästi, selle töös kordub pidev vaenulikkus. Valitsusel on meetmeid ja uusi seadusi kehtestades pidevalt kiire, ilma et ühiskonnaga konsulteerimiseks oleks aega. Praegusel kiirustamise, võimumängude ja vähese usalduse…