Transformative Dialogue

for Alliance Building & Collective Change

Tools for creating change at the crossroads
of conflict and connection.

  • "I appreciate walking away with new frameworks. As someone who tends to just jump in when something is important, it's great to combat the culture of urgency, and center relationships and collective learning first."

    - Vanessa Solis

    Founder & Director,
    Empowered Mind Therapy Center

  • "My experience in this program has made me grow as a person and opened my eyes to new skills to help others communicate and hold conversations with confidence."

    - Karina Agredano

    Disability Services Consultant,
    Head Start & Early Learning

Make Space for Deep Engagement

Transformative Dialogue is a connection-deepening program that prepares multi-stakeholder organizations to have honest, ground-shifting conversations about who they are, what they stand for, and how they will move forward together. 

The program equips participants across all roles and identities with advanced skills to go beneath the surface, navigate differences constructively, and emerge more connected and ready to take co-creative action.

  • Deepen relationships across roles, experiences, and identities.

  • Build a culture of greater understanding and trust across perspectives.

  • Prepare for crucial conversations about shared values and goals.

  • Strengthen collaboration to fulfill their mission.

Transformative Dialogue
is designed for organizations who work on behalf of people and the planet, and who need to: 

Practice New Ways of Being & Doing

Transformative Dialogue goes beyond “difficult conversations” or conflict management training.

It’s an individual and collective learning experience that supports personal and relational self-awareness, intergroup relationship building , and collective realignment.

Transformative Dialogue is for groups who embrace their diverse perspectives as strengths, and see their areas of difference as opportunities for growth.

Through the Transformative Dialogue program, participants are guided to practice new ways of relating that support authentic communication and positive culture change within their organizations.

A Guided Process

Transformative Dialogue leads participants through six stages of readiness for ongoing connection, communication, and collaboration.

Setting the Foundation

Establish connections, trust, and shared agreements.

Learning Tools & Frameworks

Gain shared language and approaches for deep communication.

Building Relational Intelligence

Practice skills and tools to stay engaged during challenges and shift from high conflict into constructive engagement across differences.

Engaging Perspectives & Experiences

Explore stories, surface tensions, and deepen dialogue around critical issues and questions.

Practicing Authentic Communication

Engage in personal storytelling and empathetic witnessing while staying principled, truthful, and real. 

Applying Insights & Shifting Practice

Affirm shared principles and embed new relational skills and practices into culture, structures, and policies.

Internal Leadership Development

Individual participants will be supported to:

  • Deepen Communication: Engage with greater authenticity, vulnerability, and empathy across differences. 

  • Shift Mindset: Reframe conflict as an opportunity for learning, realignment, and creativity. 

  • Grow Self-Leadership Capacities: Develop personal commitments and integrate new knowledge into professional and personal lives. 

Collective Culture Shift

Organizations will have the opportunity to:

  • Nurture a culture of greater engagement, inclusion, and belonging.

  • Move through conflict and promote creative collaboration across differences. 

  • Enhance team capacity for collective visioning, strategy, and action.

Prepare to Step Into Deeper Work

Transformative Dialogue stands on its own as a powerful experience, but also serves as an entry point for deeperorganizational and cultural transformation work through advanced programs or ongoing partnerships with the Sambai Circle.