One Minute Shift & Obama in 30 Seconds about The Purple Dial

One Minute Shift & Obama in 30 Seconds about The Purple Dialogue

Faced with problems on a scale far beyond that which humanity has ever imagined or confronted in the past, we are now FORCED to become EFFECTIVE at generating viable SOLUTIONS for all of humanity. In order to move BEYOND the red/blue Republican/Democrat standoff we need a way to obtain mutually BENEFICIAL solutions. The Purple Dialogue is a LIVE communication process with the TWO-WAY exchange of information. Words do not communicate meaning and intent accurately so verification needs to take place. If there is ever disagreement on any issue then this means that both sides do not UNDERSTAND each other. At least one side needs to learn something new. They either need to learn how to express themselves better or they need to learn what the other side is trying to say, or both. Once BOTH sides UNDERSTAND each other accurately then mutually beneficial solutions become more obvious. Barack Obama is a good example of how The Purple Dialogue is used to express solution-oriented possibilities that take all points-of-view into consideration. The Purple Dialogue, a way to UNDERSTAND each other.

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[Thisisnotmyrealname8]

Sorry to inform you, but I realize a real problem with this idea. The idea would need non-partisan oversight in order to work - a neutral third-party. The fact that Obama is a Democrat means that he is unable to be an overseer and a member of a compromising party (as he is a Democrat) at the same time. This means that affixing this to Obama now is only illusory. In America that is not how it works anyway, and that is why ideas like this only play further into the rhetoric of the liberal agenda.

[PurplePeoplePower]

Dear NotYourRealName, "mediation" is not about "compromise." A mediator insures that BOTH parties to any dialogue "understand" the other side's point-of-view so that optimal action can be taken. Just because Obama is Democrat does not automatically mean that he can not remain objective in his attempt to facilitate optimal results. Also, starting out your statement with, "Sorry to inform you" is not very conducive to "open inquiry" as it says that you have ALREADY closed your mind to possibility.

[Thisisnotmyrealname8]

Sorry for my opening if it offends you. I certainly agree that there will be no compromise, but can you answer this? Who acts as the mediator? How is Obama not that mediator when he is the only individual with power to implement any resolution -meaning he is the overseer? Even if Obama the man could remain objective it is still interpreted as a conflict of interest. A neutral third-party is the backbone to the American judicial system. The Purple Dialogue must be manned by someone.

[PurplePeoplePower]

Kevin, an effective dialogue contains a person's "personal" perspective and not conjecture or assumption about a third party's point-of-view. You can not speak for anyone other than yourself accurately. "You" are the mediator in a Purple Dialogue. You need to pay attention to the issues that are not being effectively communicated both by yourself and the other person. There is no such thing as a neutral third party there is only paying attention to "integrity" by all interested people (the key).

[Thisisnotmyrealname8]

How about a simple example that we can test it on. You can even decide the topic. Is that how it begins?

[PurplePeoplePower]

It is not something that you test the validity of, it is something that you learn "more" about. In other words, there are no real arguments in the world, there is only the lack of understanding of another person's point-of-view. In the above example you stated or implied that you did not think that Obama could be objective simply because he was a Democrat which in and of itself does not "prove" anything about Obama himself and is therefore only an "argument" and not an understanding of "you."

[PurplePeoplePower]

Kevin, you might do better to talk about "you" rather than theorize about someone or something other than yourself as speaking about anything other than yourself is purely theory and/or rhethoric (non-substantive). Also perhaps send a private e-mail as I would prefer this comment section to be about "Purple Dialogue" and not about your political opinions only.

[rainingwolf]

sorry shiftinaction and b157566 --- I meant to hit the thumbs up button and hit the down button instead. Humble apologies! Barack Rocks!

[b157566]

I posted it on MY MySpace bulleting. I am a member of a small group of Obama supporters who call ourselves Obama's Purple Peeps. Check my blog "The Purple Peeps" on

My(dot)BarackObama website. My display name is Barry James. My Profile address is page/dashboard/public/CHvS

[BuckOffama]

@joyville2 Most in the US can only "think" in collective groups - independent thinking would take too much mental energy. Leadership fulfilling promises is an oxymoron.

[BuckOffama]

@b157566 I've heard of this group - an offshoot of the Purple Tip.

[ocnsailor63]

interesting...crown chakra color is purple.