SUSTAINED DIALOGUE INSTITUTE

Are you looking for in-person gatherings to make new connections, showcase your work, or get a fresh perspective? Our colleagues at the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center (https://lnkd.in/gbkkM_y7) will host their biennial conference this summer in Saint Louis at Washington University with the theme: “The Weight of Words: Navigating the Evolving Role of Dialogue in Polarized Times”. Their call for proposals is open until February 10, 2025. Follow this link for more details: https://lnkd.in/gKckm-Rc

Our team will be sharing some of the lessons from our work at this pre-conference next week on Wednesday as the #AACU2025 kicks off in DC

Each day, we're seeing regular folks focusing on the work of learning to dialogue across difference. This Thursday we're seeing that work from old rival military college football fans. SD alums in the DC area who love sports may want to check out this event!

🌟 Fridays at 1 PM: Virtual Sustained Dialogue Training (December 2024) 🌟 Ready to make a difference in your community and beyond? Join us for three weekly 4-hour sessions this December to master Sustained Dialogue skills—a powerful process that brings diverse groups together to build relationships and foster collaboration. 🗓️ When? Fridays, Dec 6th, 13th & 20th at 1 PM (EST) / 10 AM (PDT) 💻 Where? Zoom – join from anywhere! ✨ Why? ✅ Learn practical tools to navigate complex conversations ✅ Build relationships across differences and create meaningful change ✅ Gain valuable skills for leadership, teamwork, and conflict transformation 🚀 Don’t miss this opportunity to grow as a changemaker! 🎟️ Sign up today and secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/dfHdcYiH Let’s create a world where dialogue leads to action! 🌍

SUSTAINED DIALOGUE INSTITUTE works with YMCA branches and Boys and Girls Clubs in the U.S., and in Sweden, Fryshuset, a similar resource for youth, is the site of SD!

We’re excited to begin this community of practice tomorrow with CoGenerate !

Ready to turn division into connection? 🤝 Sign up for the The Greater Good Science Center’s 7-Day Campaign for Connection Challenge, starting next Monday, 10/28! Each day offers simple skills to help you bridge differences and build empathy—because understanding starts with us. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/etx_xipn #2024campaignforconnection

Join fellow systems thinkers, bridge builders, community organizers, strategic leaders, and knowledgeable practitioners for the Sustained Dialogue Winter Skill Series starting December 6th. Discover the frameworks behind the SD process and gain essential skills to foster impactful dialogue and transform your community! 💻 Register today https://lnkd.in/e8zfhVW4 🪇 SDCN with deep partnerships can register participants at no additional cost with your promo code. Want to know the status of your partnership? Email us info@sustaineddialogue.org

💫 Today's spotlight post is dedicated to one of our amazing certified trainers, Lindy Wagner! 💙 Lindy is a passionate leader who encourages collaborative learning and we are very fortunate to have her on our team. 🌿 Learn more about her leadership style, thoughts on applying SD skills, her vision for SD moving forward, and other talents!!! 🌟 Bonus: Cutest content at the end!

Thrilled to see Elena Martínez Torres and Sindy L. F.'s bylines today in NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education's Leadership Exchange's most recent issue, "Democracy on Campus: Strategies to Cultivate Active and Engaged Citizens" See what they learned as students reported their biggest barriers to civic engagement. "The students were divided into three groups and engaged in three one-hour dialogue sessions. Using methods such as structured interviews and focus groups and applying two compatible content analysis approaches, researchers captured the multilayered interplay between student engagement, in-group polarization, and the health of democratic ideals within the campus communities."