"Popular Use" is an interesting term. Having familiarity with a thing through someone else's experience is quite different than engaging a thing and having a personal experience. With varied levels of experience with dialogue, it is inevitable there would be a whole range of understanding about what "dialogue" is. Each level of understanding would have different potentials for communication possibilities. Deep listening in open dialogue where diverse points of view are not censored, has potential for pieces and parts of the old to shape shift into something more inclusive, integrated and innovative. I find that the "roots" are present when the diverse parts of the whole have spoken, and people are "listening" to more than just the words. They say only a small percent of what we "hear" is in the words. Yes, it is true with complexity more voices must speak for the larger picture to be visible. And yes this type of listening requires a slower pace and pauses ot "get".

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