DIALOGIC · FINLAND

Turning dialogue into practice

WHO WE ARE

Dialogic is a pioneer of dialogue and the dialogical approach in Finland. We believe in the transformative power of dialogue — in our work, we live by the principle that method is message.

We are a community whose work is rooted in dialogical methodology, reflective practices and the philosophical foundations of dialogue. For decades, we have been developing dialogical and reflective processes across a wide range of professional contexts.

We are the largest agency of professional supervisors and family and couple therapists in Finland, and have co-created a great number of long-term training programmes in partnership with Finnish universities and other alliances.

Our approach to every assignment is participatory and grounded in dialogical thinking — driven by mutual learning and genuine curiosity to explore new ways of understanding the questions we encounter in work and life.

Method is message.

For more information or to organise a meeting, reach out to: tero.massa@dialogic.fi

OUR SERVICES

Work Supervision

Are there questions, experiences or tensions in your work that are hard to make sense of alone? Do you want to develop your professional identity, strengthen the interaction and well-being of your team, or find new ways to approach the challenges your work community is facing?

Professional supervision is a reflective practice that helps individuals and teams examine and make sense of their experiences, questions and feelings related to work, professional community and leadership. Working with a trained supervisor, participants develop a deeper understanding of their work and ways of operating, strengthen their professional identity, and build better interaction and well-being within their work community.

As dialogue- and resource-oriented supervisors, our aim is to strengthen the agency of those we work with. At its best, professional supervision creates space for relief, shared reflection and new perspectives — both in relation to individual work and to the broader work community and its leadership.

Professional supervision at Dialogic can take different forms: a regular ongoing process, focused support in a moment of crisis, or a structured development process for a team or organisation. We tailor our approach to your needs and context.

▪ Regular ongoing process ▪ Crisis support ▪ Team development process

All supervisors are members of the Finnish supervisors’ association STOry

Organizational Consulting

Are you planning a process to assess or renew your strategy or organizational structure, build new programs, or perhaps sharpen your core mission? Or have there been big changes or crises in your work community and you need someone to create dialogical processes to help people and the organization cope with the change?

Dialogic offers organizational consulting that is grounded in our dialogical approach: we believe in the creation of dialogical spaces with our customers to engage in organizational consulting that is participatory, strategic and effective.

We always aim to approach our consultancies in ways that strengthen the agency of the customer — even if dialogue is also about being a critical friend and reflective partner in the process. Consultants in Dialogic are highly capable of helping your organization to reach the goals of your process and cultivate new understanding of your work and work community through shared inquiry.

▪ Strategy processes ▪ Change management ▪ Organisational renewal ▪ Crisis support

Dialogical Trainings

Are you interested in strengthening dialogical skills in your organization? Do you want to strengthen your organization in dialogical leadership and grow an organization where people can experience more participation, empathy and discuss relevant phenomena in multifaceted ways?

Dialogic offers tailored trainings to your work community and different teams — whether it is your board, senior management team, sales teams, regional teams or other units, we can tailor the training to suit your needs and context.

Trainings can be shorter courses or longer processes involving both the leadership level as well as staff. We believe that strengthening dialogue in an organization creates better work welfare, strengthens leadership and eventually also makes results better.

▪ Tailored to your organisation ▪ Short courses ▪ Long-term programmes