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Resetting the Table has innovated an evidence-based framework for directly exploring political differences and emerging with greater trust, bonds, insight, and capacity to solve problems.
Seasoned mediators, conflict resolution experts, and bridge-building practitioners regularly describe RTT’s training as “best-in-class” and the most effective they have experienced in decades of work.
External research shows significant shifts in leaders’ capacity to tackle divisions:
I have the tools I need to support people in my community / organization to hear and consider each other’s differing views.
Before
After
I feel prepared to directly address contentious issues in a conversation with someone who holds a different viewpoint.
Before
After
I feel prepared to open up productive conversations across differences in my community / organization.
Before
After
In post-surveys:
gained ability to understand and communicate with people with different points of view.
learned tools and skills they will use in their work.
gained ability to open up productive conversations across differences for others.
Among Hollywood storytellers, 100% gained capacity to:
Build empathy across differences
Portray multi-dimensional characters
Depict healthy conflict on polarizing issues
A ten-year longitudinal study with an external research firm shows that RTT achieves lasting change, with sustained impact on both leaders and the institutions and sectors they serve:
of alumni of our high-intensity training are utilizing RTT tools 2+ years later.
gained tools to navigate charged issues and divides that impact the communities they serve.
Foster environments in which mutual understanding and respect flourish.
Build will and skill for honoring diverse viewpoints among their constituents.
Forge relational infrastructure and joint problem-solving in the wake of escalation and even violence.
Defuse tensions, open dialogue, and heal fractures on flashpoint campuses.
We engaged an external research firm to create rigorous tools to measure impact on individual leaders and the communities they serve, including shifts of consciousness, motivation, ability, and behavior.
Our impact assessment tools include pre/post surveys; a robust survey of our alumni as well as longitudinal interviews; and refined impact indicators that map onto our Theory of Change.
For a decade, we have honed our program models and strategies through insights culled through program evaluation—from macro strategic choices (e.g., which audiences to target to maximize impact, etc.) to micro programmatic choices (e.g., minimum and maximum lengths of time for exercises and modalities, etc.) to methodological improvements.
We are also working with bridge-building funders, researchers, and leaders to advance our field through improved measurement and shared knowledge about best practices for breaking through toxic conflict and building a pluralistic society.
Participants from a sweeping range of backgrounds—from conservative evangelical pastors to DEI practitioners to TV writers—describe RTT’s training as “transformative” and “essential” in shaping their leadership and lens.
[The training] was invaluable… I've been a journalist for decades but this is the first time I've gotten training in how to ask questions that can lead to deeper truths and more constructive conversations. It was surprising how useful and yet different this approach is. Turns out traditional journalism is very self-absorbed—meaning focused on what the journalist wants or is thinking. It is valuable to get out of that loop and listen differently. It will make my stories better.”
RTT is more than tools or techniques; it’s transformative. It is a paradigm shift that challenges thinking and exposes personal bias or presuppositional attitudes. I found it empowering and encouraging to truly love others more by getting to the heart of what matters to another. I will work toward further training and implementation at Bible Study Fellowship HQ and the higher leadership levels in our volunteer roles, church leadership groups, and more. I plan to continue to internalize and implement this skillset personally and professionally.”
This training gave me strategies to understand people whose experiences and viewpoints are very different from my own and showed me how reactive my own mind can be. The techniques shared allowed me to see how dug-in we all can be, how to work around those tendencies, and—even if we don't agree—to better understand one another. This workshop is applicable to every aspect of my work, from storytelling and character development to managing teams, to working with collaborators.”
When I began to learn from and work with RTT I was not open to truly understanding the perspective of those with differing opinions.
I had unknowingly let myself stay isolated with like-minded individuals where these kinds of differences did not often appear. After meeting with those who have foundational ideological differences than mine and utilizing RTT’s skills, I came to realize that these conversations can change our communities. They have changed me from someone who judged others by political party or denominational affiliation to someone who now seeks out understanding of ideas that differ from mine. This process brings me hope that the way we isolate and the way violence perpetuates does not have to be the status quo.”
Rabbis pride ourselves on our ability to facilitate complex and uncomfortable conversations. It wasn't until we worked with Resetting the Table, however, that we realized how much more there was to master. The work RTT does is thoughtful and long-lasting. Their facilitators help people have difficult conversations, but also set people up to continue to have these conversations long after the facilitators have gone home. I use their techniques to run multiple programs every year.”
