From Commitment and Action: Uncovering and Addressing Hidden Resistance
Online , United StatesToo often, employees learn that the politically sound choice is to agree—even if they don’t. Concerns go under the surface and important viewpoints aren't discussed. Occasionally, concerns become conflicts so large that they threaten to divide a team or undermine a project. In this online, on-demand session, participants will learn about the Resistance Line, which helps diagnose and address hidden ... Read more »
Writing for Justice Event: Writing for Journals: An Editor’s Perspective
Online , United StatesDetails coming soon!
Connected Leadership Masterclass: Leading Complex Organizations in a Networked World
Online , United StatesDate change! April 14 (Day 1) and May 12 (Day 2), 2022 As a leader, how do you encourage performance and loyalty in a hybrid work model? How do you build long-lasting trust among employees, as well as with clients and partners, when a deep transformation of your organization is in play? When people are working remotely and struggling with ... Read more »
An Introduction to Deep Democracy: A New View into Resistance and Conflict
Online , United StatesAs facilitators, our job is to help diverse groups come together, negotiate differences, and craft solutions that stick. Too often, however, group members nod their heads, but don’t really agree. Their concerns go under the surface. Occasionally, these concerns become conflicts so large that they threaten to divide a team or undermine a project. In order to achieve real commitment—and ... Read more »
Deep Democracy Foundations (CoResolve): June 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 »
What If We Loved Conflict?: How Deep Democracy Invites Healthy Conflict At Work
Online , United StatesThe 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 opinions, design something, or implement a plan, we inevitably run into differences in perspectives, values, priorities, worldviews, and so on. These differences, especially if they revolve around an important issue ... Read more »
Deep Democracy Group Practice for Facilitators
Online , United StatesInvest in your Deep Democracy skills through this four-part, small group practice and coaching series. We will build on the Deep Democracy Foundations course. During four 90-minute sessions, you will: Practice and refine the skills learned in the Deep Democracy Foundations course Receive feedback on Deep Democracy techniques Learn new Deep Democracy tools that enhance facilitator effectiveness Integrate Deep Democracy ... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
