Bridging Differences for the Greater Good

Bridging Differences is how we build belonging. We teach and disseminate science-based practices to connect across differences, solve problems together, and build cohesive communities—guided by love and justice.

Our science-based, practical skills (e.g., listening with empathy, understanding values, finding shared goals) help people engage productively without asking them to compromise their values.

Our playbooks, courses/trainings, and multimedia content equip educators, community leaders, and institutions to connect across race, culture, faith, ideology, and geography–and grow their curiosity, intellectual humility, courage, patience, empathy, and compassion.

We help design with road-tested intergroup contact strategies in mind, and create campuswide and statewide cultures where people can feel seen and valued. We scale research-based practices, evaluate them, and strengthen networks so more communities can thrive.

We do it with clear guardrails: we respect human dignity and don’t ask anyone to bridge with those who deny others’ humanity or threaten safety. We reject norms and practices that marginalize or exclude because they undermine belonging, well-being, and learning. Dignity is non-negotiable; bridging is how we grow people toward it.

When people bridge well, communities become more cohesive and resilient; people feel seen and valued; and more of us thrive.