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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collaborate
Alliance Opportunities
Public Discourse
One of the opportunities stemming from collaboration is visible, constructive public discourse moderated by WithCommunity.