It means that people participate and share their views, particularly when there are different views. The people who hold one view share and talk, then the ones holding the other view comment on it, and then the others comment again, etc.
It means that there is a continual sharing of both views even though they are different, to discuss them both thoroughly. That you don't just stop as soon as you have a disagreement, but that you keep discussing it back and forth to try to find the right solution.