Principle 5: Let everyone share their experiences
One reason that conflicts don’t get solved could be a lack of understanding of the other party’s opinion.
Leo Ajkic used principle 5
In the documentary series “Leo og de farlige” (Leo and the Dangerous Ones), Leo tried to understand people serving prison sentences by listening to their experiences.
50 year long conflict stopped with dialogue
President Juan Manuel Santos used Principle 5: Let everyone share their experiences to help end a 50‑year armed conflict in Colombia in 2016. Through peace talks and dialogue with the FARC guerrilla group, the parties arrived at a solution where everyone was heard and satisfied with the peace agreement.
What are the dialogue principles?
The eight dialogue principles were defined when we tried to understand how the Peace Prize laureates managed to move their causes forward in such a peaceful and productive way. We realised there is a pattern in their approach. Dialogue is the overarching concept, while the principles are parts of dialogue that anyone can practise.