#24 Kim Hyshka - The Conversation Inside Collaboration

For episode #24, my guest is Kim Hyshka, the Principal of Dialogue Partners and a civic and public engagement expert based in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Kim is all about building capacity in people and communities so they can have meaningful dialogue and be able to work better together. It’s always a lot of fun to talk to Kim, because she carries such positive energy in the conversation. Today we talk about creating opportunities to bring people together, the quality of our conversations, failing and being vulnerable, and having good virtual conversations. 

Here’s some links to more information on some of the things we discuss during this episode: 

• Kim Hyshka
• Dialogue Partners
• Book: Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Stephen R. Covey (Foreword)
• Book: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton.

As you can hear in this conversation, Kim believes that ‘life moves in the direction of the conversation we’re having’ and she has embodied that sentiment as she helps people and organizations have better and more productive conversations.  You can get in touch with Kim through Dialogue Partners.

Your host for the Cool Collaborations podcast is Scott Millar. Scott is the principle of Collaboration Dynamics, where he often works as a "peacemaker" by gathering people with different experiences and values and helping them navigate beyond their differences to tackle complex problems together.