Dialogue Associates
Business Coaches
Dialogue Associates
The Firs, Chipping Campden
# Dialogue Associates
Dialogue Associates, based in Chipping Campden, are pioneers in Professional Dialogue—a methodology they helped originate in 1983. With four decades of hands-on experience, Peter Garrett and Jane Ball deliver transformative consulting to organisations seeking genuine systemic change and healthier workplace cultures.
The firm serves organisations, leaders, and communities struggling with complex challenges that require authentic engagement rather than top-down solutions. They work with businesses undergoing cultural transformation, multi-stakeholder systems needing collaborative problem-solving, and leaders seeking deeper thinking partnership on strategic challenges.
What distinguishes Dialogue Associates is their foundational role in developing Professional Dialogue itself, combined with extensive practical application across diverse organisational contexts. They're accredited by the Academy of Professional Dialogue and have published extensively on their methodology. Rather than imposing external frameworks, they facilitate genuine dialogue that unlocks collective intelligence and builds organisational resilience.
Their approach moves beyond conventional training. They design bespoke interventions addressing specific organisational bottlenecks, mentor change practitioners to embed dialogic thinking, and provide accredited professional development. The integration of consulting, education, and research—alongside Peter's published work *A New Kind of Dialogue*—demonstrates their commitment to evolving the field itself.
Dialogue Associates appeal to forward-thinking organisations recognising that sustainable change requires people to think and work differently together, not simply adopt new processes.
Dialogue Associates, based in Chipping Campden, are pioneers in Professional Dialogue—a methodology they helped originate in 1983. With four decades of hands-on experience, Peter Garrett and Jane Ball deliver transformative consulting to organisations seeking genuine systemic change and healthier workplace cultures.
The firm serves organisations, leaders, and communities struggling with complex challenges that require authentic engagement rather than top-down solutions. They work with businesses undergoing cultural transformation, multi-stakeholder systems needing collaborative problem-solving, and leaders seeking deeper thinking partnership on strategic challenges.
What distinguishes Dialogue Associates is their foundational role in developing Professional Dialogue itself, combined with extensive practical application across diverse organisational contexts. They're accredited by the Academy of Professional Dialogue and have published extensively on their methodology. Rather than imposing external frameworks, they facilitate genuine dialogue that unlocks collective intelligence and builds organisational resilience.
Their approach moves beyond conventional training. They design bespoke interventions addressing specific organisational bottlenecks, mentor change practitioners to embed dialogic thinking, and provide accredited professional development. The integration of consulting, education, and research—alongside Peter's published work *A New Kind of Dialogue*—demonstrates their commitment to evolving the field itself.
Dialogue Associates appeal to forward-thinking organisations recognising that sustainable change requires people to think and work differently together, not simply adopt new processes.
Services offered
Dialogic Intervention ConsultingWhole System Dialogue DesignAccredited Professional Dialogue EducationExecutive Thinking PartnershipChange Practitioner MentoringDialogue Skills TrainingDialogic Engagement CourseWorking Dialogue Course