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OPEN DIALOGUE SPACE
Master the art of authentic Connection
The method is being developed as part of the PhD research of Dr. Dmitry Shamenkov at the National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon.
What is THE Open Dialogue SPAСE?
Open Dialogue Space TM is a communication method designed to strengthen social connections, elevate interactions in both personal and professional life, bring clarity to your true challenges, uncover solutions, and help you achieve meaningful goals.
Research shows:
The stronger and healthier your social connections, the stronger your immune system and the longer your life expectancy.
Disconnection and isolation, on the other hand, can harm every aspect of life, from work and well-being to personal growth and self-realization.
Scientific BacKground
The Open Dialogue Space method is being developed by Dr. Dmitry Shamenkov as part of his PhD research at the National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon. Combining the Theory of Functional Systems with the latest findings in evolutionary dynamics, social biology, and neurophysiology, the method offers a science-based approach to enhancing mental well-being and social connection.
Relationships
Overcome communication barriers, build trust, and find common ground with ease.
Health
Reduce the impact of stress-related conditions, boost well-being, and support a longer, healthier life.
Why open dialogue Matters
career & business
PERSONAL GROWTH
Foster team cohesion, inspire shared purpose, and unlock fresh ideas and solutions.
Cultivate an open and mindful state of awareness, build self-confidence, and live in harmony with yourself and the world around you.
How open dialogue space helps?
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Problem:
Dissatisfaction with life, unrealistic expectations of yourself and others, constant stress, an overload of negative emotions, and difficulty managing them.
Decision:
You’ll gain self-confidence and the ability to experience the full range of your emotions without suppressing them or harming others. You’ll feel a renewed sense of freedom and childlike freshness in your perception, entering a state of “flow” and inner harmony.
Dissatisfaction with life, unrealistic expectations of yourself and others, constant stress, an overload of negative emotions, and difficulty managing them.
Decision:
You’ll gain self-confidence and the ability to experience the full range of your emotions without suppressing them or harming others. You’ll feel a renewed sense of freedom and childlike freshness in your perception, entering a state of “flow” and inner harmony.
Problem:
Low energy and poor health. Weak immunity leading to frequent infections.
Solution:
Improve your quality of life, boost overall well-being, strengthen your immune system, and reduce key risk factors for premature death from cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Low energy and poor health. Weak immunity leading to frequent infections.
Solution:
Improve your quality of life, boost overall well-being, strengthen your immune system, and reduce key risk factors for premature death from cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Problem:
Difficulties in communicating with others - arguments, aggression, manipulation, resentment, or emotional withdrawal. A lack of intimacy and warmth in relationships, and challenges in expressing your feelings and thoughts openly, both at work and at home.
Solution:
Build warm, genuine relationships with partners, colleagues, parents, and children. Gain new communication skills that empower you to create honest, open dialogue in both your professional and personal life.
Difficulties in communicating with others - arguments, aggression, manipulation, resentment, or emotional withdrawal. A lack of intimacy and warmth in relationships, and challenges in expressing your feelings and thoughts openly, both at work and at home.
Solution:
Build warm, genuine relationships with partners, colleagues, parents, and children. Gain new communication skills that empower you to create honest, open dialogue in both your professional and personal life.
Problem:
You don’t see opportunities for business growth. Employees aren’t united by shared goals, lack initiative, and require constant pressure and control to stay motivated.
Solution:
Develop the ability to achieve results and inspire others through natural leadership without pressure or micromanagement. Boost your company’s revenue and efficiency by aligning goals and fostering transparency in communication.
You don’t see opportunities for business growth. Employees aren’t united by shared goals, lack initiative, and require constant pressure and control to stay motivated.
Solution:
Develop the ability to achieve results and inspire others through natural leadership without pressure or micromanagement. Boost your company’s revenue and efficiency by aligning goals and fostering transparency in communication.
how the METHOD works
Learning the method takes place in online group sessions guided by clear principles. You stay honest and focused on your goals, welcome other participants without judgment, and share your feelings openly without imposing your views or giving unsolicited advice.
While it may sound simple, the practice often reveals and helps overcome deep-seated limitations and stereotypes. Even a few hours of such dialogue can bring a remarkable sense of relief, powerful insights, and meaningful inner shifts.
While it may sound simple, the practice often reveals and helps overcome deep-seated limitations and stereotypes. Even a few hours of such dialogue can bring a remarkable sense of relief, powerful insights, and meaningful inner shifts.
2. sharing experiences
We explore our “social body” - our own experiences, the emotions of others, and the group’s shared process.
1. purpose clarity
By sharing each participant’s personal goals, the group defines a shared, healthy objective that unites everyone into a cohesive whole.
6. NONVIOLENCE AND ACCEPTANCE
We approach the dialogue without setting expectations or obligations for others, and without criticism, pressure, or judgment - creating a safe and respectful space for everyone.
5. integration
We reflect on the outcomes and decide on next steps. Each participant takes away new insights, solutions, or a deeper understanding of the challenges they face.
Clear Purpose
In the safe space of the group, participants share their personal goals, clarifying both their desired outcomes and the actions required to achieve them. Recognizing the similarities between our own aspirations and those of others fosters mutual understanding and lays the foundation for sincere, constructive dialogue.
Sharing Experiences
We explore our “social body” - our own experiences, the emotions of others, and the group process as a whole. By expressing our feelings, we begin to truly understand them. In a group setting, we also come to appreciate the feelings of others, which brings us closer together, opens our hearts, and allows us to face and process our pain - creating space for healing.
Self-Awareness
We pay attention to our own reactions and actions in the present moment. By becoming aware of ourselves - our feelings and responses - we begin to understand the principles that shape our relationships with others, and how we can make those connections closer, more honest, and more effective.
Reflecting
We notice how breaking agreements affects our state and learn to express our feelings without causing harm to others. Through the group dynamic, we come to recognize the deeper issues we bring with us. By acknowledging and voicing them, we begin an inner healing process, supported by the reflections we receive from others.
Integration
We reflect on the results and decide on the next steps. Each participant identifies the insights, solutions, or challenges they have discovered through the process. This clarity helps us understand our current state and begin moving toward resolution.
Nonviolence and acceptance
We engage in dialogue without creating expectations or obligations for others, and without criticism, pressure, or judgment. In the safe space of the group, we voice our goals, clarify what we want to achieve, and identify the steps to get there. Recognizing the similarities between our aspirations and those of others helps us understand each other more deeply and build sincere, open dialogue.
how it's different from everyday conversation
Built around common goals genuinely shared by all participants.
Creates a safe space for everyone to express their feelings and experiences.
Helps you achieve results and reach your goals faster.
Increases awareness of unhelpful thinking patterns and supports positive change.
Driven by competition for resources, a sense of scarcity, and insecurity
Goals of participants often clash, creating conflict.
Often pushes people to dominate, attack, or defend.
Can be marked by dishonesty, manipulation, aggression, or stress.
Ineffective in creating genuine understanding.
Guided by clear, transparent agreements.
Communication in
Open Dialogue Space
Ordinary communication:
Principles of Open dialogue
“The information process is the primary essence of a person.” - Dr. K.Sudakov, Professor, Sechenov University
“Everything you see right now is a whirlwind of information passing through consciousness.”- Dr. R. Lanza, Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
“The transmission of information in living and technical systems follows one essential law: there must be precise and adequate equivalence between the initial and final link in the transmission - without any loss of informational meaning.” - Dr. P. Anokhin, Professor, creator of the Theory of Functional Systems
“Simply giving up factual distortions and small lies can significantly improve one’s physical well-being.”— Dr. A. Kelly, Professor of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
“Everything you see right now is a whirlwind of information passing through consciousness.”- Dr. R. Lanza, Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
“The transmission of information in living and technical systems follows one essential law: there must be precise and adequate equivalence between the initial and final link in the transmission - without any loss of informational meaning.” - Dr. P. Anokhin, Professor, creator of the Theory of Functional Systems
“Simply giving up factual distortions and small lies can significantly improve one’s physical well-being.”— Dr. A. Kelly, Professor of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
“…we are not alone, but biologically designed and shaped by evolution to be deeply connected with one another.” - Dr. Marco Iacoboni, Brain Mapping Center, University of California
“The model of separating our ‘self’ was mistakenly based on the assumption that we are naturally motivated to gain power over others and compete for limited resources… Human beings thrive in relationships.”- Judith Jordan, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
“We are all part of social networks. The key factor determining our health is the health of others.”- Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Yale University
“Social isolation is a major risk factor for mortality from a wide range of causes.”- Social Relationships and Health, J.S. House, K.R. Landis, D. Umberson
“The model of separating our ‘self’ was mistakenly based on the assumption that we are naturally motivated to gain power over others and compete for limited resources… Human beings thrive in relationships.”- Judith Jordan, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
“We are all part of social networks. The key factor determining our health is the health of others.”- Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Yale University
“Social isolation is a major risk factor for mortality from a wide range of causes.”- Social Relationships and Health, J.S. House, K.R. Landis, D. Umberson
“A person’s perception of reality is determined by their goal.”- Theory of Functional Systems
“Whatever we call reality, it reveals itself to us only through the active construction in which we take part.”- Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
“Whatever we call reality, it reveals itself to us only through the active construction in which we take part.”- Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Scientific Basis for Open Dialogue Space
Why communication is the key to health, success, and human connection
Open Dialogue Space integrates these scientific principles into a practical method - creating environments where people communicate with maximum clarity, align on shared goals, and achieve measurable results in health, relationships, and work.
- Cooperation is the foundation of evolution
- We are part of living systems
- Communication is the only way to influence these systems
- Health depends on communication clarity
- Shared goals create happiness and resilience
Open Dialogue Space integrates these scientific principles into a practical method - creating environments where people communicate with maximum clarity, align on shared goals, and achieve measurable results in health, relationships, and work.
A former Buddhist monk, Dmitry uniquely blends contemplative practice with scientific rigor, creating scalable, ethical, and deeply human solutions for health and performance.
His career spans academia, biotechnology, and entrepreneurship:
- Former Business Development Director at a $1B biotech company in regenerative medicine and health tech.
- Head of the Research and Educational Center at Sechenov University.
- 20 patents, 1,300+ citations, h-index 7.
- Author, speaker, and advisor to global leaders and organizations.
Medical doctor (cum laude), psychologist, psychophysiologist, and four-time TEDx speaker — Dmitry Shamenkov is an internationally recognized expert in digital health, mindfulness-based interventions, and biotechnology, with over 25 years of experience in science, innovation, and human-centered healthcare solutions.
Founder of OpenDialogue.space — an AI-powered peer-to-peer platform helping people from 67 countries improve their well-being, relationships, and performance through evidence-based dialogic and mindfulness practices. PhD candidate in Public Health at Nova University Lisbon, conducting pioneering research in AI-driven mental health interventions.
Dmitry Shamenkov
info@opendialogue.space