Category: Article
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Youth Dialogue Lab about community and Europe
Recently we organised special sessions of our Youth Dialogue Lab project, at two schools in Tallinn. At Audentes International School students talked about the question ‘What do I need to feel safe in my community?’ At Avatud Kool the focus was on European values like freedom, democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech. During…
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Dialogue Cricles ‘How can I cope?’
In what ways does Estonia’s geopolitical and security situation affect our daily lives? How can I cope? What makes me feel safe? What can support me and my community? These questions were the starting point of two dialogue circles that we recently organised. One took place at our office with people living in Estonia, coming…
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Child Rights International Network launched
We are very happy to announce our participation in the new Children and Democracy Network, initiated by the Child Rights International Network (CRIN). Two weeks ago the network was launched, with inspiring stories from youngsters, telling about their experiences in different participatory and deliberative processes. Their voices are crucial. Not just one or two who…
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Empowering Youth Voices Through Dialogue
Addressing Social Fragmentation and Democratic Participation in Tallinn Autor: Olena Kozmenko, doctor in pedagogical sciences and co-founder Youth Dialogue Lab – An Estonian version of this article has been published by Erasmus+ ja Euroopa Solidaarsuskorpuse agentuur on their website. The Youth Dialogue Lab in Tallinn was established to tackle an urgent societal challenge: the lack…
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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…