What is Agree to Disagree all about?

Agree to Disagree helps you transform your classroom to incorporate diverse voices for complex discussions. 

Agree to Disagree builds skills that help participants...

• Talk to Each Other
• Build Trust
• Practice Understanding
• Develop Open-Mindedness

It's not just about rolling the dice; it's about rolling out a transformative approach to communication strategies.

Agree to Disagree equips people with conversation techniques that go beyond the basics.

• Make conversations safe and effective. 
• Develop conversation confidence.
• Prepare for a future where dialogue is the key to unlocking understanding.

Why it Works

In school and at our workplaces, we are collaborate and cooperate with people who have different experiences. We are expected to have productive conversations that lead to understanding. We are expected to work together.

But who teaches us how to do that?

Often, people have not received formal training on how to talk to other people. We are informally taught to be nice, be polite, have an open mind, and listen when other's are speaking. What does that really mean? How do we do that?

This lack of communication confidence is paired with the increase of complex conversations. To have these tough discussions, we need to have effective communication skills and trust the people we are communicating with.

• People don't want to offend others and a lack of communication confidence can lead to people avoiding uncomfortable subjects.
• Not sharing in tough discussions can be misunderstood as approving of the discriminatory behaviour.

Agree to Disagree builds the skills.

The toolkit prepares participants to have safe and productive conversations in all settings. Whether it is in the classroom, the workplace, or at home, participants learn to apply a growth mindset, active listening, and empathy to improve relationships and conversation outcomes.

• Understanding the perspective of others builds belonging and this leads to higher engagement, creativity and productivity.
• Human beings have an innate desire to express themselves, to be understood, and to have their perspectives valued.
• When we understand the effects of individual experiences on interactions and performance, we can build trust and have more effective communication.