Conscious Culture & Active Listening

Workshops

Citizen Discourse workshops help organizations cultivate respectful cultures that foster trust and belonging. Our unique methodology supports the development of self-awareness, empathy, and critical thinking, leading to a more connected and productive workplace.

The Citizen Discourse

Methodology

Growth Mindset

The understanding that abilities and intelligence can be developed.

Restorative Practices

Cultivates a culture of belonging and ensures all are heard and respected.

Social Contract Theory

A group or organization is more likely to build the sort of community they want to live or work in when values are outlined and participants buy in.

Expressive Writing

Writing clarifies feelings and experiences; promoting wellness and reducing stress and anxiety.

Mindfulness Practices

Conscious breathing and awareness support self-regulation and improved executive functioning.

I experienced first had, with someone who only moments before had been a stranger to me, the benefits of Citizen Discourse’s strategy and how it immediately breaks down barriers.

Kim Kahn

Former Business Owner & Workshop Participant

Outcomes

  • Learn to value proactive ways to build a collaborative community.
  • Develop positive and meaningful personal & workplace connections.
  • Practice and sharpen active listening.
  • Learn tools for calming the nervous system.
  • Enhance awareness of self in intergroup dynamics.

Citizen Discourse training with Central Texas educators.
Speak Up! Speak Out! Professional Development,
Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, University of Texas at Austin

If employees feel like they have a community that empathizes with them and is genuinely interested in contributing to their growth, a natural affinity will exist and will anchor them more strongly to the company.

Angela Nguyen

Ad Exchange Group

Citizen Discourse

Offerings

Citizen Discourse facilitated Conscious Culture/ Active Listening workshop series.

Citizen Discourse facilitated Train-the-Trainer workshop.

We believe in the power of peer-led movements.

License curriculum* plus two 45 minute strategy/ implementation conversations.

*Curriculum includes: 4 curated workshops, active listening handouts for participants, bookmark/Compassion Contract, Resource Guide, additional reflection prompts (designed to make it easy to facilitate ongoing circles), membership badge.

Citizen Discourse - Workshop Meditation
Citizen Discourse - Workshop Meditation

The workshop facilitated by Citizen Discourse enabled a conversation to take place that no one saw coming. Two black, male, Baltimore police officers and 11 black, formerly incarcerated males connected over struggles with marriage, cancer, divorce and manhood. From breathing through sharing and onto healing, no one saw this coming. This is curriculum you can trust.

Christopher Ervin

Founder, The Lazarus Rite Inc.

I was lucky enough to attend a Citizen Discourse workshop at the International Listening Association conference. It was a powerful process that I highly recommend for programs or individuals interested in clarifying how to live their values and promote civil engagement.

Dr. Cynthia Hazel

Professor, Child, Family, and School Psychology Program Chair, Teaching and Learning Sciences Department, University of Denver