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Essential Conversations

Join us on CPL Communities at Essential Conversations to watch event recordings,
connect with speakers, and continue the conversation!

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Essential Conversations

Conversations imagining and building a world that works for all

Established March 2020 - more relevant than ever today

Why purposeful leadership, why now

Leaders today face volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions while still being asked to create positive impact. In disruptive times, acting from purpose is the stabilizing force. It helps us focus on what matters, then engage to innovate and lead.

Essential Conversations brings thought leaders and community members together in intentionally convened dialogue. Each 90-minute session pairs an inspiring conversation with small-group reflection and a shared harvest of insights. You'll leave with a clear commitment to act on.

Join an Essential Conversation to:

  • Be inspired by fellow purposeful leaders and change agents

  • Reflect in small Wisdom Circles with people from around the world

  • Set or affirm your intention to have a positive impact on those you serve

Weekly Community Hearth:
a community conversation

Set Intention, Deepen Relationships, Practice Convening.
Monthly themes guide weekly community conversations and practice space to learn and activate the Principles of Convening for Welcome, Belonging, Collective Wisdom, Stewardship, and Community. 

Seven years of conversations, all in one archive

Every Essential Conversation and Community Hearth is recorded. Full access to this archive is a key benefit of CPL Membership. You can watch at your own pace.

Reflections from participants…

“Thank you for today and ALL the great essential conversations Patricia, Craig, Terry, Ayn, and others put together. They are a gift to the world and each of us.”

“I count on CPL for conversations that remind me of the leader I want to be.”

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“CPL is an ongoing demonstration of BEING - an open field of love. In every session, they practice the Art of Convening, expressing leadership as a collective.”