Quanto vale uma conversa? E quanto custa? As expressões “as boas conversas não têm preço” ou “as conversas têm valor incalculável” podem bem enquadrar-se no conceito de profundidadezinha do filósofo Daniel Dennett. Aprofundemos.

Ângela Marçal and João Sevilhano talked with Ana Paula Reis and Paulo Morgado from BridgeWhat, where Way Beyond is participant. Listen and get to know better Way Beyond's history, positioning, strategy and purpose

João Pico read this article on curiosity and became curious. To the point of having invited João Sevilhano, without knowing him, for a conversation that would be available on his YouTube channel, whose title gives name to this article.

On March 30, 2021 we fulfilled a desire we had had for a long time: to talk with José Afonso about José Afonso. Firstly because he is our friend, then because he is our colleague and partner at Way Beyond and, above all, because, as João Sevilhano wrote the other day, "he is one of the most correct and wise people with whom we have had and still have the pleasure of learning and working".

On 12 November 2020, João Sevilhano was the guest of this edition of UNICRE's UTalks.

Under the title "A conversa é que a gente se entende" he dealt with topics related to conversation that you can find in the articles on the same subject here on our website.

Our purpose was to share ideas, interests, doubts, curiosities with each other, in a moment created specifically for that purpose. At the same time, we contributed to the team members' continuous development in critical aspects for us (critical thinking; capacity to transform information into knowledge; conversation; integrating different points of view; among others).

The difference between a (good) psychotherapist and a ("good") conman lies fundamentally in the intention and integrity of the one and the other. While the interest of the former should be the promotion of the well-being of the other, the intention of the latter is personal gain at the expense of others.

A conversation, to be good and rich, is not just entertainment. It involves effort, dedication and a good dose of self-denial. Montaigne in his "Essays" said that the main reason why a conversation is unsatisfactory is that many people become defensive when their views are questioned. To have a conversation, really, we have to de-centre from ourselves.

The offence has gone from acute to chronic. It is no longer a reaction to something that hurts us or affects our reputation. We are reactive to everything that is dissonant to us; everything that is different simply backfires.

The most successful couples and teams will be those who are able, on an ongoing and constant basis, to talk about the relationship and its maintenance/evolution, who continue to create and explore possibilities and who can coordinate actions effectively.

Knowledge and awareness do not invalidate or diminish intuition; perhaps they enhance it. But this will imply ceasing to evoke intuition as a way of camouflaging laziness.