Session 1: Identity & Deep Listening

To truly see and know others, we can expand our ability to listen deeply and understand them in the way they want to be understood, even if we disagree. Deep listening challenges us to interrupt our biases, assumptions, labels, and judgments.

In this session, we’ll explore how identity influences our strengths and values, how identity shifts over time and in different situations, and how our socialization shapes our biases. Through reflection and practice, we’ll develop our capacity to share about ourselves and find connection across differences—moving toward more intentional and compassionate interactions.

This session lays the foundation for deeper self-awareness and relationship-building, preparing us to examine the power dynamics that shape our relationships in the next session.

Session 2: Power Dynamics & Co-Creating Equity in Relationships

Power exists in every relationship, but how we hold our power determines our experience.

This session deepens our awareness of power dynamics—both in formal structures, such as reporting lines, and in relation to our identity markers. Together, we’ll reframe how we think about power, examine how our socialization shapes our understanding of the power we think we have and don’t have, and gain tools to leverage our agency and choice in our relationships. When it comes to building equity, we all have responsibility.

Building on our work in Identity & Deep Listening, this session helps us recognize how power operates within relationships and institutions. These insights prepare us to explore our feelings about power in the next session.

Session 3: Exploring Emotions

Our emotions are powerful indicators, but too often, we react to them without fully understanding their origins. This session builds emotional awareness by helping us recognize, name, and explore our feelings—along with the stories we attach to them.

Together, we’ll practice pausing to examine our emotions with curiosity rather than judgment. By understanding how our beliefs and experiences shape our emotional responses, we can disrupt unhelpful narratives, deepen self-awareness, and cultivate more intentional, values-driven interactions.

With a clearer understanding of power dynamics, this session helps us recognize how external systems and internalized beliefs shape our emotional responses. This emotional awareness is essential as we move into Inner Agility, where we learn to act on our emotions with purpose rather than reactivity.

Session 4: Inner Agility

Emotions aren’t obstacles to decision-making—they’re valuable data. Inner agility is the ability to acknowledge our emotions, assess their meaning, and respond with clarity and alignment to our values.

In this session, we’ll strengthen our capacity to pause in moments of intensity, recognize the underlying needs or concerns driving our feelings, and make intentional choices rather than reactive ones. By leveraging our emotions as information rather than allowing them to control us, we create space for thoughtful action, connection, and inclusion—even in high-stakes or uncertain situations.

This session builds on Exploring Emotions by shifting from awareness to action—helping us harness emotional insights to make values-aligned decisions.

With the foundation of Human-Centered Practices, we’ll be better prepared to navigate complex conversations and relationships, and build the safety and stability we need in the face of increasing uncertainty.