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How This Works

Depolarization Institute curates public discourse designed to inform action.
We bring together experts, practitioners, and community voices to surface insights through structured conversations — and use those insights to shape initiatives, partnerships, and public engagement. Here’s how you can contribute to the process.

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You’re invited

If you received an invitation, you were selected because your background suggests you might be a great candidate for collaboration with one of our campaigns, and we want to learn more about you and your goals.

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Share more about your plans

‍Our participant form is an important starting point that gets you engaged in a way that works for you. We’re interested in the intersection between your plans and those of the other coalition participants.

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You get matched up

You can expect we will match you up with other like-minded leaders and experts. Our sister organization WithCommunity intentionally manages the matchmaking efforts.

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Small group meet-ups

You interact with your peers in a thoughtfully-structured Zoom meet-up with customized agendas depending on the selected participants. These video calls are then transcribed so that we can align the results of your meeting with others.

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Next steps

We listen carefully for the opportunities to keep the momentum building for you, the others, and the coalition. Expect us to help connect the dots and follow-up with next steps.

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Collaborate

Alliance Opportunities

Public Discourse

One of the opportunities stemming from collaboration is visible, constructive public discourse moderated by WithCommunity.