Different types of 1:1 conversations visualised:

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#1. Ping Pong

Both parties are equally engaged and curious about the other.

Answers are thoughtful, and each participant always turns their answer back into a question for the other.
#2. Interview

One person takes the role of questioner, the other person takes the role of answerer.

Conversations like these can have two implications:
i) imbalance in interest in the other
ii) perceived hierarchy or power dynamics
#3. Flow

These conversations are the most fun and interesting.

Every word that you say is a potential node of inspiration for the other person to explore.

The more you give of yourself, the more pathways there are to explore.
#4. Imbalance

Similar to interview, but when one participant breaks the role of & #39;questioner& #39; and gives more of themselves, there& #39;s no reciprocation.

Sometimes this can just happen in the awkwardness of talking with a stranger.
#5. No Flow

Staccato conversations.

Pauses aren& #39;t necessarily a bad thing, but the interruptions to the silence are short, and don& #39;t lead to new conversational paths.

A lot of verbal fumbling for common-ground, but no luck.
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