UNESCO

The team of the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures assembled on the same screen today to run a Socratic Dialogue with Bill Wei (14 February 2023). The topic of our dialogue was the question “Which personal history have I used (or will use) to help future generations solve which important challenges?”

A Socratic dialogue is a structured form of dialogue in which all participants actively contribute. The Socratic method provides a safe, open environment for participants to reflect on what it means to preserve cultural heritage for future generations, and to investigate what the essence is behind their own points of view as well as those of others.

Bill is a Senior Conservation Scientist, formerly of the Rijkserfgoedlaboratorium, Amsterdam. He has a lot of experience in practicing Socratic Dialogues in many different professional settings around the world, including Sweden.