19 Patterns that Inhibit:
Withholding relevant information to preserve advantage
Anecdotal distraction to attract attention inappropriately
Placement of irrelevant information in support of other agendas
Commitments made, possibly only for effect, that are readily forgotten
Uncritical belief in the meaningful convergence of the process
Inability to interrelate relevant perspectives
Time pressure on communication of relevant information
Misplaced concreteness obscuring subtler insights
Pressure of courtesy, protocol and due recognition -- undermining other content
Aesthetic attraction or repulsion inappropriately distorting the exchange
Remembrance of the past inhibiting emergence of the new
Enthusiastic focus on the new inhibiting ability to remember learnings of the past
Expectations of future advantage distorting effective engagement in the process
Inability to express meaningfully insights from other disciplines, languages, contexts, or modes
of communication
Devaluation of subtler insights that briefly emerge, thus favouring dominance of the obvious
Inability to achieve reciprocity of pace and timing to ensure mutual entrainment in the dialogue
process
Failure to appreciate significance carried by the symbolism of the moment
Frustration at priority accorded to other necessary perspectives
Impatience with the priorities of the moment and doubts regarding the opportunities of the
occasion
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