Deep Democracy Foundations 1 – November 2026

WHAT IS DEEP DEMOCRACY?

In Chicago-Rockford, In person, November 20-21, 2026

Developed in post-apartheid South Africa and practiced in over 20 countries around the world, Deep Democracy is a facilitation methodology particularly useful for making everyone feel heard and included in decisions and resolving relationship and group dynamics that are emotionally charged or marked by diversity and difference.

It is used by families, spouses, partners as a  way of dealing with conflict only to strengthen their love and relationships, by leaders in managing their teams’ for more effective decision making and working with differences, by facilitators to enable everyone is heard, make sense of group dynamics and resolve differences in a way that brings more wisdom in the group. 

In this course, participants gain powerful foundational Deep Democracy tools and techniques that can be immediately applied. In this course you will develop skills to

• Facilitate conversations where it is safe to speak and everyone feels heard
• Facilitate more inclusive decisions that everyone sticks
• Head off polarization and help relationship systems engage productively with conflict
• Increase your ability to read groups dynamics and lead groups effectively
• Heal interpersonal rifts that impede team effectiveness or harmony
• Increase your capacity to help groups achieve real commitment and engagement through participation
• Learn how to use good process and facilitation to ensure that little tensions and differences are resolved and don’t become unmanageable conflicts
• Become more aware of yourself in relation to conflict