Launched in 2016, Braver Angels is a national movement to bring liberals, conservatives and others together at the grassroots level — not to find centrist compromise, but to find one another as citizens. Through workshops, debates, campus engagement, and more, Braver Angels helps Americans understand each other beyond stereotypes, form community alliances, and reduce the vitriol that poisons our civic culture.

• Introduction to Living Room Conversations

• How to Host and Organize Living Room Conversations

• How to Host a Conversation About Race

Free webinar: November 2, 2022, 10:00 am PT. “Public Engagement and Communications.” Click here to register. To view Davenport’s Training Offerings, click here.

Our local government leaders are trained to be problem solvers and decision makers. However, engaging an audience of community members, and meeting them where they are in relation to their community, history and culture is an entirely different skill set. We offer a variety of trainings to help government leaders improve their skills in public engagement through customized half-day and full-day options.

Each of the options offered can be customized to meet the needs of your organization and community. We can also craft a customized public engagement training program beyond the options below, specific to your organization.

We encounter differences every day—differences in race, politics, gender, faith, and more. How can we connect across these differences, especially at a time of deep social polarization?

In this course, you will learn core research-based principles and strategies for fostering positive relationships, dialogue, and understanding across lines of difference. The course builds on the popular Bridging Differences Playbook, which has already been used widely by leaders in government, education, corporate, and other settings.

It is taught by Professors Allison Briscoe-Smith and Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton—gifted and engaging teachers who draw on a wealth of knowledge in the science and practice of bridging differences. Joining them are researchers and practitioners who have led efforts to bridge racial, religious, political, and other divides in higher education and other settings.

Join us to make real and resonant shifts in your life, community, or campus, finding new ways to connect across lines of difference.

Our mission is to improve the world by helping people improve themselves. Through our award-winning courses and bestselling books, we help people learn behaviors that have a disproportionate impact on outcomes. We call these behaviors crucial skills.

In these workshops staff define the values and actions that will guide the way they want to work with one another. These have been highly successful in schools where relationship have become frayed and communication has suffered, but can be useful in any organizational setting where staff are seeking a more collaborative work culture.