"We utilize the Civity tool in most of our meetings to make sure we dig deep into our conversations and allow time for sharing. This has helped take off some anxiety from meeting/workshop attendees. They have the ability to get to know each other better and at least keep in mind who is in the room to connect with in the future. It allows us to give the activity a name and an opportunity to introduce more resources for those seeking inclusion in other places."

"Civity’s work to open pathways of communication with people of different backgrounds and experience showed me that most folks can find a common ground on climate change. The fact that climate change is even being discussed in central Kentucky would have been almost impossible just a few years ago, but with recent weather events, it’s nice to see people coming together and discussing this real situation we face. Civity helped kick off these conversations and created a safe space to have them."

"At first glance, relationship building seems like a nice-to-have, but not necessarily a game changer. Then you experience the civity approach and realize that there is a serious theory of change here that is also very actionable and scalable. We are encouraging the local civic hubs that are forming in communities across the country to incorporate civity processes into their internal team building and in their community. The relationships that they form will be the foundation for communities working to solve their big challenges together and will strengthen our democracy."

"Ever since we hosted Malka for a Civity workshop in October, I have been including a civity exercise at the beginning of each meeting I run. These personal prompts give people a stake in what the other person is saying, helping them make a connection, however small."

“I was first connected to Civity in my role of hosting our compassionate city efforts. I was drawn by its mission of connecting people across differences. It seems that everyone has a desire to build a better world, but few have the tools to meet others in the reality. Building stronger community relationships is key, in my view, to building a compassionate community.”