• Advanced Facilitation Skills Workshop


    Anyone who leads meetings can be thrown off balance in difficult moments. The difficulty might be an unexpected tension among group members or challenges to the facilitator’s legitimacy. As a facilitator, you avoid “deer in headlights” moments by developing the capacity to stay cool and think on your feet. This workshop helps experienced facilitators navigate…

  • Introduction to Dialogue Across Differences


    This workshop uses real-world case studies to introduce participants to the theory and practice of EP’s Reflective Structured Dialogue framework. For three decades, our unique approach has transformed conflicts across the country and the world—but the basic principles of EP’s framework are applicable to local community issues, organizational development, congregations, and everyday conversations. Intentional communication…

  • Intergenerational Dialogue Event


    The power of EP’s Reflective Structured Dialogue framework is better experienced than explained. If you’re curious to learn more, join us for this three-hour, facilitated RSD experience. People use the word “dialogue” to describe a variety of conversations and communication styles. At Essential Partners, we’ve developed a proven, highly adaptable approach called Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD)….

  • Who are We the People–Who Is Being Pushed Out? 3/3


    Who is democracy for? In this free, three-part discussion series, we will help each other explore the issue of who belongs as a full participant in American democracy – and who gets excluded. We’ll explore our questions and concerns about people who are excluded and we’ll discuss how we can respond to the forces that…

  • Who are We the People–Who Is Being Pushed Out? 2/3


    Who is democracy for? In this free, three-part discussion series, we will help each other explore the issue of who belongs as a full participant in American democracy – and who gets excluded. We’ll explore our questions and concerns about people who are excluded and we’ll discuss how we can respond to the forces that…

  • Artificial Intelligence


    Artificial Intelligence or AI has rapidly emerged as a powerful new technology. Its ability to perform tasks requiring human intelligence has led to its widespread adoption, with 86% of companies considering it mainstream technology as of 2021. Like many technological advances, it is received with reactions ranging from captivation to fear. On the one hand,…