ABSTRACT
This chapter opens with an acknowledgment and discussion around the main challenges of creating spaces of dialogue in today's fast-moving, result-driven business context. It emphasizes the benefits of incorporating reflective practices in contexts that tend to prioritize short-term efficiency and some of the blind spots within organizations that do not. Then, it briefly introduces the life and philosophy of Socrates, drawing special attention to the practicality of his approach. The chapter does not repeat what is already known and easily found in any good manual on Socrates. Instead, it explains the aspects of the Socratic tradition that provide the framework for giving voice to values. With that, the Socratic method will be presented as a way to attain moral consistency, namely, to help find one's values, voice them and live a life that is consistent with them. The chapter seeks to provide an overview of the philosophical and pedagogical principles behind the practice of Socratic Dialogue proposed by the authors, including Leonard Nelson's own interpretation, the regressive method. Throughout the chapter, several testimonies from past participants are included to portray what the Socratic process looks like in the classrooms and the workplace and some of the reflections it has sparked.
