Note: This session will be offered in person only. At a time of deep political polarization and declining trust across lines of difference, the ability to remain in conversation with those we disagree with has become both more difficult and more essential. Drawing from research-backed methodologies of Resetting the Table, this workshop invites participants to consider how disagreement can be engaged constructively rather than avoided or escalated. Through structured dialogue and guided exercises, participants will exchange perspectives and personal experiences, explore both shared concerns and meaningful differences, and practice foundational communication strategies for navigating moments of tension and misunderstanding. In doing so, the workshop aims to strengthen participants’ capacity to engage across differences of background, viewpoint, and generation while building relationships, trust, learning, and collaboration within the communities and institutions they are part of.
Calago Hipps is the Senior Faculty Developer at CNDLS, where he leads the Georgetown Dialogue Initiative. He also teaches graduate students through American University’s School of Education.
