golden civilization conversations

Apply Lessons from Priya Parker's Art of Gathering to Golden Civilization Conversations

Golden Civilization Conversations are not your average conversation or gathering of friends and/or family. While the prescribed structure is simple and designed to be easy to follow as a facilitator, the role that the other participants play requires them to be far more vulnerable and purposeful than they may be expecting, depending on how the conversation was introduced to them. These conversations are dynamic and participatory by design to make each participant, or conversationalist, feel included, heard, and motivated to become a part of the solution.

Before hosting your first Golden Civilization Conversation, why not consider some of the tips found in master gathering facilitator and race relation consultant Priya Parker’s book, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters? Here are a few of the tips Priya includes in her book and how they might be applied to the hosting of Golden Civilization Conversations.

The Sustained Dialogue Institute

The Sustained Dialogue Institute teaches a conversation framework that has been adopted by diverse organizations and communities on a global scale. By focusing dialogues on deep listening and developing empathy between participants instead of just focusing on the viewpoints of the issue at hand, the groups have created lasting change within their communities and helped to foster understanding and respect between groups with opposing viewpoints or beliefs. Read on to learn more about Sustained Dialogues and their similarities to Golden Civilization Conversations.