Communication in a Polarized World: Appreciative Inquiry is Key
About this Event
We live in a time when disagreement too often turns into division. Conversations that should build understanding quickly become arguments. Colleagues stop listening. Communities become polarized. Families avoid difficult topics altogether.
As professional communicators, we have both an opportunity - and a responsibility - to help change that.
Join internationally recognized author and Appreciative Inquiry expert Dr. Jackie Stavros for a thought-provoking and highly practical program that will equip you with tools to transform difficult conversations into opportunities for understanding, collaboration, and trust.
This program explores Appreciative Inquiry, a human-centered communication approach that helps people ask better questions, uncover shared purpose, and move conversations from conflict to possibility.
You'll discover practical techniques you can use immediately to:
- Navigate difficult conversations without escalating conflict
- Recognize the four types of conversations and how they shape outcomes
- Reframe disagreements into opportunities for collaboration
- Ask questions that build trust instead of defensiveness
- Recover when conversations go "off the rails" using Dr. Stavros' practical "Do-Over" technique
- Turn assumptions into understanding and problems into possibilities
- Build stronger teams, healthier organizations, and more productive communities
Whether you lead meetings, facilitate discussions, serve on nonprofit boards, manage volunteers, or simply want to become a better communicator, this session will give you practical tools you can use the very next day.
Based on more than 25 years of research and practice - and her acclaimed book Conversations Worth Having - Dr. Stavros will show why the quality of our conversations ultimately determines the quality of our relationships, our organizations, and our communities.
If you've ever wondered, "How do we find common ground in a world that seems determined to divide us?" this is a conversation worth having.
Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Light supper and networking
🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Interactive Program
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 1068.91
