Istanbul Diyalog Müzesi/Istanbul Dialogue Museum is "A museum without any collections, and an exhibition with nothing to see and to hear." The museum has three distinct parts: the "Dialogue in the Dark" the "Dialogue in Silence" and the "Dialogue Cafe". In this museum we create experiential learning opportunities. Research suggests that experiential learning is an effective way to increase learning in general, and empathy in particular. Istanbul Dialogue Museum also offers various workshops. Our workshops are based on the experiential learning methodology and its four stages: concrete experience, observation and reflection, experience interpretation and conceptualization and application. Participants of our workshops spend two to three hours in the dark. Blind facilitators create a range of exercises in unpredictable situations similar to many business landscapes. And this is our added value. Teams, leaders and executives do not learn anymore from theory but from experience. And the actual business experience is subject to abrupt changes and unpredictable scenarios. You choose the topic you or your client would like to work on: • Teambuilding • Leadership • Effective Communication • Change Management • Empathy, Trust, Diversity The benefits of the workshop in the dark are re-enforced by an extended time for debriefing, reflection and consolidation of learning. Returning to a lit environment, participants share their experiences, observations, surprises, frustrations and learning. • Learn to operate in an unfamiliar environment • Discover and overcome one's own limits • Increase awareness of human diversity • Improve ability to communicate clear and precisely • Increase ability to self-reflect and empathise • Improve active listening and cooperation • Work out a common vision
