Good tool to get the discussions going.
922183
Good book for what the goal is. She's weiiling to listen to it at bursts and it does cause her to start talking about her experiences. Overall a good tool
3456874
An interesting read and lots of ideas for discussion. Worth taking the time to read and study in a group.
4525285
Awesome key and opportunity to conversation starter...
3530358
This book is filled with great questions to spark conversation. We use it as a helpful guide when having someone over for dinner to get the conversation going. Not all the questions are practical for everyone, but with 201 questions, you can find some great ones for sparking conversation.
1262755
This was recommended to me by a friend. It is helpful as a stand alone and /or as a starting point for conversation.
1643682
This guide was helpful to focus on the tenets and important items during our discussions (and reinforces that kids always come first).  Would be great if Leo provided some examples of an outline doc for how to structure your custody counseling submissions, what kinds of things are helpful for custody counselors, etc.
3448988
Our church used this book this year.  It provoked great discussions and gave ideas on how to present the info to a group.  Very helpful for leading an bible study focused on Lent.  We may use it again another year.
4599625
A good discussion can be an extraordinary tool for learning or creative exploration.  Sadly, most discussions aren't that good.  Bad discussions are a waste of time and energy. As a teacher, I love good discussions, feel energized by them, but tend to be much more spontaneous about their use. That's a great skill in a classroom, but now that I'm also teaching online I don't get the sparks and feedback from students that lead into good discussions.  Add to this faculty discussions or simply family gatherings where a good conversation takes bonding to a new level. I love good discussions. But I'm a horrible small-talking, awful salesman, and generally shy and very introverted.

This discussion book is a great boon, and one that I read through and will keep by my side, practicing with the different techniques. It is framed more in terms of goals, what you're wanting to accomplish or do in a conversation, then pointing towards good techniques for getting discussions started. It's the start that's the tricky bit, an inviting discussion takes on its own energies, which is great, but needs initiation. And sometimes need redirection or refocus. Having a quiver of themes and approaches can bring a welcomed variety to the usual.

Brookfield and Preskill offer a very user friendly manual, that offers good description and explanation for each type of discussion question.  It's very readable and lacks the mumbo-jumbo of a business/academic lingo. That means it's really suitable for a broad range of audiences. I love this because so often books like these are about showing how much the authors know, but here, the authors are themselves inviting us into a discussion of discussions.

The one issue I have with it is that it only has a small number of example questions in each type. It is heavy on the reasoning and explanation and description (though heavy is relative in such a readable text), but tacks on example questions at the end of each chapter almost as an afterthought.

That's not a huge problem, as given the background and explanation spur creative engagement by the discussion leader in their specific goals and topics.  But, it does make this book a little less immediately applicable.  It's not a book of conversation starters, or icebreakers. It's a guide for substantive conversations that can apply to almost any discussion. I am going to use this a lot, and already wish I had it in the past.  Definitely recommend
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Great conversation starter.  I bought for holiday gatherings with my close, but emotion-less family of 4.  Helped us to learn things about one another.  skipped the few boring questions, didn't really go through many as we talked a lot and took tangents.  So this box will last a while.  Would love to get a different set to share with my partner.  This set is doesn't quite run as deep.

I traveled with this.  placed a big rubber band around box so wouldn't come open in my bags.
263957
Good book. A lot of metaphorical elements that are provocative and provide opportunities for rich discussion.
1592709
Helpful book; beneficial for initiating small group discussion; some questions found to be inappropriate to subject matter;
390523
Good ideas. Not 100% accurate. But, thought provoking and very helpful for learning how to speak with people who seemingly share no common ground. Audio quality and reading is solid.
4684897
Good for discussion with a group of people. We didn't always agree with him, or find the group discussion questions to our liking but all the same we had some very interesting and useful discussions. Challenging in some ways and definitely thought provoking.
2326194
Awesome tool! I wrote in permanent market topics for discussion to use in a group setting. The kids love it!
3596966
Scupples is a Great Discussion Starter!
This is something that we use on Fridays or at the end of the class. Anita
3131884
We are using it for our book discussion group. There are many layers to this story and the discussion should be lively.
2979986
It isn't always easy talking to a preteen or teen.  What a neat way to do it!  I am hoping we use this and fill all the pages over the years.