WORKING WITH GORDON

Conversation Theory was conceived and developed by Gordon Pask in the days when he was Research Director of System Research Ltd, a non-profi t research organisation, founded in the 1950's. I worked with Gordon a t System Research Ltd. between 1968 and 1978. Here, I give a personali sed account of the development of Conversation Theory and its applicat ions as I observed and participated in them during those years. Conver sation Theory is reflexive: it explains the observer to himself. Being party to its development was a journey of self-discovery and self-inv ention in which Gordon was my guide and mentor. I have ordered my acco unt chronologically; I have also tried to show how Conversation Theory evolved in a ''boot-strapping'' manner as a tool and as an explanatio n of its own significance. Gordon, par excellence, knows how to foster creative conversation and ''moments of excellence ''.