Choose to engage, courageously.
At its best, conversation is a choice—a courageous willingness to engage with others, even with those who challenge our views or come from vastly different experiences. The goal of engaging is not about convincing or converting. It is, rather, to create something together—new knowledge and understanding, new relationships, or new puzzles worth piecing together.
Human-to-human interaction is under assault from cultural divisions and social media algorithms. Yet, we can re-learn what makes us most human—our innate capacity to collaborate, to empathize, and build meaning together and, as a result, we can tackle the greatest issues of our time.
Facets
The Mission
Empower communities to solve their most complex social problems inclusively, nonviolently, and effectively…
The Practice
Create space to break the habits of disparagement and dismissal, mitigate polarization, and recognize co-creation…
The Network
Join us to improve conversation for stronger relationships, better understanding, and more innovation in your own contexts…
Stories
The Latest
We endeavor to support individuals, groups, and communities at every stage of their journey toward more effective dialogue.
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2025 in Review
As we open ourselves to 2026 and all it can bring, Conversation for Civility took a moment to pause and celebrate everything the network built in 2025. Last year marked an important shift from exploration to the disciplined practice of civility, collaboration, and creativity in the spaces that need it most. Here are a few
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Introducing IDEAS as the Five Discussion Disciplines
Part of the beauty we find in convening as Conversation for Civility practitioners is that we bring our knowledges together to recast thoughts previously put out into the ether. In our quest to diffuse the 5DDs widely and incorporate them into mass communication, we came to agree that a memorable acronym could boost and support
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A Focus on WE in 2026
Civility can take the form of acknowledgement, respect and letting someone be. Civility is an expression of relatedness – which lies at the essence of our very being. Unfortunately, civility has become strained in this season of division. It is exacerbated by the attention deficit we encounter. At every turn, something wants our attention, pulling
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