Silent listening

Silent listening is not a passive process but an active process where the speaker is given the opportunity to outline their chase in their own time and listeners take notes It is a process, that of itself, means that listening of itself becomes a "radical act" <ref>Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human. N. Kline - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005OVTZJC/</ref> but without the need for prior coaching. Like most [[Complex facilitation|complex facilitation techniques it create a process from which the behaviour arises, rather than trying to define the behaviour. ..

Ritual Dissent is improved if preceded by a round of silent listening

In a virtual environment

The method has been conducted in virtual settings with success over a range of platforms.

See also Virtual facilitation