CIVIC REFLECTION
A group activity that uses the humanities to engage people in thinking carefully about their civic choices and commitments
“ISN’T IT STRANGE THAT WE TALK LEAST ABOUT THE THINGS WE THINK ABOUT MOST?”
CHARLES LINDBERGH
Civic Reflection is for groups looking for ...
• More effective and efficient meetings
• A clearer sense of shared purpose
• Stronger bridges to partners, community members, and other stakeholders
• Better strategizing about the impact your work has in the community
• Higher rates of staff, volunteer, and talent retention
• Healthier communication that helps to weather crises
• A ready structure for productive dialogues about important issues
Partner with The Charlotte Center
to host a discussion
Civic Reflection discussions are designed to help people talk more comfortably about values, think more deeply about choices, and respond more imaginatively to the needs of their communities.
Wide-ranging groups and organizations—nonprofit staff, corporate teams, neighbors, committees, boards, congregants, students—benefit and grow together from intentional moments of reflection and discussion.
Civic Reflection uses reflective reading and analysis of curated objects (e.g., prose, poetry, photos, paintings) to open up important questions for participants, their organizations and their communities. The discussions help expand imagination about future action and build bridges of understanding amid differences.