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Stuck in your point of view? Let’s talk!
Grand Hyatt 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn our current environment, characterized by oppositional discourse, it is useful to pause and explore the human tendency to dismiss conflicting points of views and get “stuck” in our own point of view. In this highly experiential workshop, we work with the notions of neutrality, equanimity, polarities, and role theory, drawn from the Lewis Method of Deep Democracy, to explore ... Read more »
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Deep Democracy and Organization Development: A New Approach to Resistance and Collaboration
Webinar; details to be sent to participantsThe idea that every consulting project will go smoothly, without a bit of conflict, is a lovely dream. But it's just that: a dream. Whenever people come together to share expertise, design something, or implement a plan, we encounter differences, yet people at work are not adept at creating healthy spaces to explore opposing points of view. Frequently, one point ... Read more »
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Deep Democracy Foundations (CoResolve): November 16-18, 2022
Online , United StatesDeep Democracy, developed in post-apartheid South Africa, offers a robust methodology and tools for helping address tension and conflict practically and effectively. The hands-on, practice-based 2.5-day online course teaches techniques that can be applied immediately to work with groups and individuals. The Lewis Method of Deep Democracy was developed by Myrna and Greg Lewis, psychologists who were asked to help a ... Read more »
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The Lewis Method of Deep Democracy
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, MA, United StatesIs it possible to stay in dialogue around emotionally charged topics in ways that energize, create shifts in consciousness, and evoke new ideas for action? This is what we want to explore in this interactive session using the Lewis Method of Deep Democracy. The Lewis Method was created by Myrna and Greg Lewis to help South African companies and individuals ... Read more »
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Racial Justice Community of Practice: The Deep Democracy Approach
Online , United StatesConversations about racial justice often involve hearing viewpoints that differ from your own, and have the potential to evoke deep emotions. One approach to facilitating such conversations is called Deep Democracy, a method developed in South Africa during the transition from apartheid to democracy. We’ll hear from two Deep Democracy practitioners, Maya Townsend & İpek Ütün, and discuss how the method’s basic ... Read more »
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Human Centered Organizations: A Call for Radical Humanity at Work
Boston Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United StatesThe 48th Annual Convention & Expo is Sold Out General registration is now closed. For information about joining the waiting list please contact us: convention@providers.org Presented by: Maya Townsend, Founder and Lead Consultant, Partnering Resources, LLC We will explore what organizations could look like if we truly centered our businesses around human dignity, learning, and well-being. We ... Read more »
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Emotions Welcome!: Deep Democracy’s Approach to Conflict Resolution
George Mason University, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA, United StatesPresented by: Maya Townsend; Ipek Utun Many conflict resolution methods assume that people are logical, rational human beings. We are. But we're also emotional, irrational, and sometimes unpredictable. The Lewis Deep Democracy technique is designed to engage the entire human being -- their logic and their emotion, their rationality, and their irrationality -- in the conflict resolution ... Read more »
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The Human-Centered Organization: OD’s Role in Bringing Radical Humanity to the Workplace
Online , United StatesPresented by: Maya Townsend In November 2022, an international group of business leaders and thinkers asked: “What are organizations centered around?” The answers were telling: Leaders. Operations. Profit. Customers. Managers. Money. Notably missing from the list were purpose, human well-being, learning, and growth. Many of today's organizations replicate the Taylorist model, which believes employees are tools to be used, not ... Read more »
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Interrupting the Path to Violence: Using Deep Democracy to Identify and Mitigate Precursors to Violence
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, MA, United StatesJoin us at the Frontiers of Democracy conference! Violence doesn't just happen. There are often warning signs that appear long before a situation erupts. All too often, we don't pay attention to these warning signs. We brush them off, discount them, or otherwise ignore them. Other times, we see the warning signs, but hesitate to intervene out of fear of ... Read more »
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Decreasing Polarization through Deep Democracy at the ACR Conference
Creighton University 602 North 20th Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesJoin us at the Association for Conflict Resolution annual conference! Polarization isn’t just for politics. Across the US and the world, people are managing differences by dividing into us versus them camps. Some of this is good-natured (think sports teams), but much of it devolves into name-calling, oversimplification of issues, and demonization of the other side. Deep Democracy, a method ... Read more »
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Working with Resistance: A Deep Democracy Approach
Online , United StatesAs facilitators, our job is to help diverse groups come together, engage in dialogues that encourage positive collaboration across differences, enable groups to overcome resistance, access more of the wisdom inherent in the system, and craft solutions that stick. Resistance is a dynamic that slows down or sometimes even blocks the system from moving toward a decision. In this session, ... Read more »
Free – $35
