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EMPATHY IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT
A valuable benefit of CGC’s Conversations Journey® process is an EDUCATION IN EMPATHY which exposes participants to paradigm-shifting new knowledge that helps them better understand the experiences of others in our society today through a lens of historical context.
AMERICANS WANT FACTS, NOT FINGER-POINTING
Systemic racism is not something invented by anyone living today. We all collectively inherited the struggles of past generations. CGC offers a no shame, no blame process of perceiving today's 21st century society through a lens of historical context.
RACIAL EQUITY STARTS WITH RACE, BUT THE DESTINATION IS EQUITABLE OWNERSHIP
Equity = Ownership. If we are to fairly and justly assess present-day conditions of racial equity and trends with empirical data to compare with past conditions, it is imperative that we have sufficient knowledge of the past conditions (of ownership) to which we can compare present-day metrics. This process can help us better understand both the challenges and opportunities we face in changing or sustaining laws, systems, public policies and private sector practices future generations will inherit.
CGC CAN HELP
We have an ongoing four-year track record of success with municipal leaders, police departments, K-12 schools, churches, and community nonprofits that supports the power of collaboration inherent in building a common ground of knowledge and understanding of today's racialized society through a lens of historical context.
PROBLEM: Talking about race in America can be hard for most people. But it doesn't have to be. Nor should it be. When adults are equipped to competently, confidently and truthfully discuss chronic systemic racial conditions in our society, they can effectively teach children accurate facts and holistic truth about the society we all inherited. Sadly, many uninformed and ill-informed children grow to become uninformed and ill-informed adults in our society with huge blind spots, ignorance and lack of empathy and understanding about the adverse impact of laws, systems, public policies and private sector practices upon generations of targeted Americans.
CHALLENGE: Too many of our most trusted institutions (schools, colleges, churches, media and governments) have not been equipped to effectively educate the majority of generations of Americans with much-needed knowledge, empathetic understanding and empowering capacity to take responsibility for the society we inherited. Each generation must decide whether to sustain the status quo or redesign, reform and reconstruct our society to be an environment that we're all collectively proud to pass on to future generations as a 21st century multiracial, multicultural equitable and Inclusive America.
OPPORTUNITY: To empower Americans to become well-informed empathetic societal change agents, from teens and young adults to career professionals, business owners, industry leaders, policymakers and seasoned citizens, CGC has introduced into the arena of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) unique programming and training through our trademarked "Conversations Journey®" process.
SOLUTION: CGC's Conversations Journey® immerses participants in no-blame, no-shame co-learning small-group environment. Participants experience interactive collective learning and discovery about today's American society perceived anew through a lens of historical context. Our focus is on understanding how laws, systems, public policies and private sector practices across all sectors of society were established and have evolved over 26 generations.
Our Conversations Journey® is NOT...:
CGC does not compete with the above listed programs and training. Instead, we complement them. These types of educational programs and training processes can benefit from increased active engagement of participants that have experienced our Conversations Journey®.
Our Conversations Journey® is also NOT:
We're excited to share that CGC was issued an official USPTO trademark on August 22, 2023 for our unique Conversations Journey® process.
Schedule an online Conversations Journey for your company, institution, organization or group. 4 hours total time. Includes sectional micro sessions with interactive convo sessions. Great for small groups up to 50.
Hosted by the client, an in-person Conversations Journey is a 4-hour immersive experience that includes 4 main sessions customized and tailored for the specific industry sector of the client and professional development needs. Limited participants.
Hosted by the client, a full day in-person Conversations Journey is an 8-hour immersive experience that includes 4 main customized interactive micro-sessions, followed by lunch. Then, an afternoon Activities Workshop to apply new knowledge with practical tools.