Our model is easy to use, with over 150+ free conversation guides proven to improve listening and better understanding of other perspectives. We work with individuals, communities, and organizations in the hopes of normalizing these kinds of conversations and empowering all people to feel seen and heard.

The LRC format was designed by a group of dialogue experts with the goal of creating conversation guides that anyone willing to follow the guide structure could use. The practice was intended to be scalable without dependence on expert facilitation. They have since been used in Libraries, Faith Communities, Civic Groups, Youth Groups, and Higher Ed Institutions across the country.

Living Room Conversations have been proven to improve listening and mindset, better understanding of other perspectives, and increase interest in systemic issues. We are committed to providing individuals, communities, and organizations with the resources and confidence to bring that impact to their lives both with the conversations themselves as well as the inherent skills developed in the structure of the guides. The Conversation Agreements are central to this skill building and foster the intimate environment of gathering in someone’s living room. They include curiosity, listening to understand, respect, authenticity, and being mindful of individual contributions to the conversation– applicable to all the situations we find ourselves in, virtually or in person.

LRC is committed to the idea that belonging starts with conversation. Within the field, our vast library of resources and self-facilitated model act as a great starting point for those interested in bridging divides. We have worked with an array of partners from documentarians and authors to issue-driven organizations to create guides specific to the ongoing work they do. This plug-and-play nature is also critical to the sustainability of the work and we see “communities of practice” design programming around regular conversations, not only to foster connection and understanding but to inform their direct services as well. This regular practice leads to higher potential for collaborative problem-solving, building the capacity and resilience of communities to face challenges.

If you have conversations you wish you were having and people you wish you could be talking to in a better way, Living Room Conversations is a great place to start. We all deserve to be having better conversations.

Project Director Bio:

Becca Kearl is an active community dialogue organizer both locally in Provo, Utah, and nationally through her role as Executive Director with Living Room Conversations. At her core, she believes that as we understand the issues that face us, we can come together as a community to support those affected. This core belief has informed her career from connecting survivors of domestic violence to community resources, to advocating for family capital at the UN, to launching a federally funded pilot program harnessing the power of community to address critical social issues using data collection and dialogue. Becca is happy to have landed at LRC where she has added another core belief, “Belonging starts with conversation.” She specializes in training as well as creating, adapting, and customizing LRC’s resources for communities across the country. Becca is a founding member of the Utah Dialogue Practice Network, serves on the Steering Committee for the Bridging Movement Alignment Council, and is fully engaged in the nonprofit venture of raising her 5 children.