Tired of the

loneliness, despair,

and polarization?

Unity Lab brings diverse people together to learn new skills, activate empathy, trust, and connection.

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The Old Way Doesn't Work:

The Old Way

Community: based on similarity (friends, family, faith, ethnicity, sexuality, education, politics), no norms for kind, truthful and respectful dialogue, resulting in hatred and division

Learning: solitary, anonymous, boring, ineffective (90% is forgotten in 1 week)

Citizenship: passive, disconnected, antagonist

The New Way

Community: diverse, celebrating our unique purpose and perspectives, shared agreements for kind, truthful and respectful communication, resulting in empathy, trust and solidarity

​Learning: social, transformative, story-based, in small diverse groups, over time

​Citizenship: engaged, collaborative, curious

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We Need a New Way

To Live Our Twin Purpose:

A. To secure our unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all of us, and

B. To realize unity in our diversity (E Pluribus Unum).

How the New Way works:

Learn powerful skills with diverse people

​in a kind and respectful community

Your journey begins in a group of

4 diverse people, where you'll have a

​1-hour conversation,

every week for 5 weeks.

When you join the Unity Lab community, you'll be placed into a group of 4 people who are as different from you as possible and who share your commitment to unity and thriving.

You'll have 5 peer-facilitated conversations, using a discussion guide and rotating peer facilitators, to learn new skills and gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a citizen in a diverse country.

The results are that you'll make new diverse friends, better understand your fellow citizens, experience empathy, trust and solidarity, and discover new ways to live your purpose in your life, career and community.

After the initial learning journey, you stay connected to your group and the larger Unity Lab community to learn new skills, share resources, connect via live video calls, collaborate, celebrate wins and receive support.

The learning continues - each quarter (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct) our community decides which learning journeys we will experience together.

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The Results of the New Way

Small, diverse group learning transforms hearts + minds, connects us to our purpose + values, ​and inspires action.

RESPECT

percent experience respect from their diverse peers

EMPATHY

percent experience empathy from their diverse peers

ACTION

percent take new actions as a result of the conversations

HABITS

percent form new daily habits as a result of the conversations

Results from a landmark 2020 ion study on small diverse group conversations, n=103.

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Who is Unity Lab for?

Unity Lab serves the people, organizations and communities in the United States
​who want to create greater empathy, trust and belonging,
​live their purpose and find common cause.

Unity Lab is for you if:
​

• You are heartbroken by the fear, hatred and suffering and want a new way to learn and connect.
• You feel alone, want connection, prosperity, peace and a shared commitment.
• You fear what could happen if you do nothing to heal the divides in your community and country.

Unity Lab is NOT for you if:
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• You have given up hope on the United States and are content to let future generations suffer.
• You only want some people to thrive or think that some people must always suffer.
• You would rather be right and alone, than connected and committed to a common cause.

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