One means of doing a 'syntopical reading' exercise:
Begin by formulating a question, hypothesis, or particular point of view around an issue you're working on.
Select 3 - 7 books, articles, essays, presentations, etc. Be broad in your selections. Make some non-rational inclusions. Mix genres, publication dates, point of view.
Spend anywhere from 15 to 90 minutes with each selection, engaging in dialogue with your authors around the statement you've formulated.
Make notes, highlighting text and quotes that speak to you - in confluence or contrast to your personal point of view.
Then, bring the authors into conversation with each other, not to confront each other but to engage with your issue, to further the conversation and help you gain insight into the situation.
This can be done individually, or in groups, with each participant spending about an hour with a different book/article/etc, but asking the same or similar questions.
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Begin by formulating a question, hypothesis, or particular point of view around an issue you're working on.
Select 3 - 7 books, articles, essays, presentations, etc. Be broad in your selections. Make some non-rational inclusions. Mix genres, publication dates, point of view.
Spend anywhere from 15 to 90 minutes with each selection, engaging in dialogue with your authors around the statement you've formulated.
Make notes, highlighting text and quotes that speak to you - in confluence or contrast to your personal point of view.
Then, bring the authors into conversation with each other, not to confront each other but to engage with your issue, to further the conversation and help you gain insight into the situation.
This can be done individually, or in groups, with each participant spending about an hour with a different book/article/etc, but asking the same or similar questions.