Activities to Address Overly Analytical Discussions

What to do when groups need help attending to the emotions that are a healthy part of collaborative discussion.

Oct 27 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

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Activity to Promote Curiosity and Expand Thinking

Use these prompts to help develop the skill of curiosity.

Oct 20 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activity to Bring Values into Perspective

Use this activity to help make explicit how and which values drive a discussion.

Oct 13 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activities to Address Narrow or Simplistic Framing

Use these activities to help address and move beyond the binary or simplistic framing of a topic in a discussion

Oct 6 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

September 2025

Activity to Promote Understanding and Prevent Talking Past Each Other

Use this activity from our CDP Toolkit to help address situations where people may be unable to hear and learn from others.

Sep 29 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

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Activity to Address Feelings of Hopelessness

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Sep 22 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Dig Deeper on Collaborative Discussion: Register for our Specialized Coach Trainings this Fall

Dear collaborative discussion friends,

Sep 15 • 

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

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Why do It?

Nike, confident humility, & the anxious generation

Sep 8 • 

Shannon Wheatley Hartman

Easy Toolkit Activities to Kick-Start the Semester

Warm-up activities to activate students

Sep 2 • 

Shannon Wheatley Hartman

August 2025

Welcoming the New School Year

Join us this fall for our toolkit workshop series and new coach trainings!

Aug 28 • 

Shannon Wheatley Hartman

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July 2025

Summer Workshops for Collaborative Discussion – Led by National Experts

Skill-Building Workshops for Educators, Facilitators, and Civic Leaders

Jul 7 • 

Shannon Wheatley Hartman

June 2025

“New Choice!”: Rethinking Collaboration with Dr. Don Waisanen

Sign up for the August 7 workshop with Dr. Don Waisanen, for an exclusive introduction to new CDP activities that promote flexible thinking in difficult…

Jun 30 • 

Laura May, PhD

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Ritu Thomas