Without communication, we cannot live together. But talking can be complicated, communication can lead to conflict. Endless conversations wear us out. Painful discussions make us want to give up. Dawn can be your neutral third party, offering a way out of conflict and taboo. Dawn is a method for healthy, constructive communication. At work or in the family, between individuals or in groups: dialogue is a journey. And dialogue always works.Available in English, French and Dutch.

The Democratic Dialogue method makes dialogue skills explicit, for more constructive ways to discuss politically sensitive topics. Difficult at first, deliberate dialogue may create understanding and cohesion. The multidisciplinary DD team facilitates group discussions and builds bridges.

A powerful learning environment, learning by doing, and constructivist coaching: a few of the key words to this teacher training programme for BAs and MAs with ambition. Focus: methods and retention. Here i discovered my enduring love for teacher training.

Volunteering with the Internal Prevention & Protection Service, a Vertrouwenspersoon is an internal mediator-counsellor. The goals are reducing conflict and harrassment, and increasing well-being at work.

You cannot be a teacher, and not either love or hate what you do. In this job, it was love all the way. I discovered real collective learning: teambuilding based on radical inclusion. The results were good, even for struggling students. Some of them remain friends today.

For a decade, I honed my skills in classroom facilitation, teambuilding, learning management, critical thinking, and group dialogue. Topics included politics, ethics, values, education, religion, sociological and psychological questions, spirituality. I thank the many pupils I was able to learn from and with.