Democracy Weaver

Bridging Divides
3 hours

Badge recipient has completed three hours of training in active listening and is now equipped to deepen lines of communication, build rapport across difference, and de-escalate conflict. Badge recipient is able to authentically engage in meaningful dialoge, develop rapport, de-escalate conflict, and build trust across extreme political difference with curiosity respect, and empathy.

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How to Earn This Credential

Learning Objectives

  • Learn active listening
  • Practice cultural humility

Learning Content

  • Deep Listening
  • Building Rapport and Trust
  • Practicing Humility, Empathy, and Curiosity
  • Using Open-Ended Inquiry to Uncover Roots of Divisions
  • Asking Better Questions
  • Checking Tone
  • Humanizing and Mirroring Language
  • Employing De-Escalation Tactics
  • Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Pivoting

Learning Experience, Activities

Participants complete a self-paced, online training consisting of ten modules. Each modules consists of a training video, additional learning resources, and reflection questions. Participants also have access to a live, one-hour group session to deepen learning through real-time group activities, conversations, and games.

Assessment

Participants answer reflection questions upon completion of each module to support reflection and integration of learning material.

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