Constructive Dialogue Institute

Educational tools: cdi develops research-based educational tools, resources, and frameworks to equip schools, universities, and workplaces with a shared language and practical set of skills to build inclusive cultures and engage constructively across differences. We offer different versions of our tools that are tailored to the various audiences we serve. Our primary offering, perspectives, is a blended learning program that distills rigorous behavioral science research into practical skills that help improve learners' communication, sense of belonging, and openness to diverse perspectives. In 2022, over 18,000 new learners completed perspectives. In 2022, we also published a back-to-school playbook for educators, and completed our first campus-wide implementation of our tools at a higher education institution.

Trainings and workshops: to complement the learning tools that are available on our website, we also offer live trainings and workshops to teach the skills and concepts of Constructive Dialogue. In 2022, we delivered 11 live workshops to professional cohorts. These included 1-hour sessions, half-day sessions, and train-the-trainer workshops. We also engaged 90 high school teachers through a 4-part professional development series, and began developing workshop content for 2023 and beyond.

Research and thought leadership: as a research-focused organization, cdi is committed to conducting rigorous academic research on an ongoing basis to evaluate the effectiveness of our products. In 2022, cdi completed two randomized controlled trials (rcts) to measure the efficacy of the perspectives blended learning program. Both rcts demonstrated that perspectives leads to statistically significant improvements in intellectual humility, affective polarization, and conflict resolution skills.the organization also conducts and disseminates research to contribute to the field of bridge-building and Constructive Dialogue. In addition to authoring an academic paper describing the results of the rcts (which has since been published in the journal of social and political psychology), we appeared in 22 media publications and placed 3 op-eds in 2022.