June 9, 2025
Join our global seminar on Non-Positional Thinking led by Dr. Ariane David.
We live in a time when political and cultural divisions feel unbridgeable. Facts don’t change minds.
Debates go in circles.
People aren’t just disagreeing—they’re digging in.
The problem isn’t just what we think—it’s how we think.
Non-Positional Thinking offers a way out: It starts by asking, “What am I not seeing in the other person’s thinking that, if I could see, would change everything?”
This approach invites us to listen, rather than argue or persuade, to understand. It teaches us to listen deeply without losing our voice, to understand opposing views without compromising our values, and to engage across divides without the impulse to convert others. This approach makes space for real conversation, even in the face of serious disagreement.
What You’ll Learn in this Live Seminar: Dr. Ariane David will guide participants through a transformative process. You’ll learn how to recognize and release positional thinking—the deeply ingrained belief that your perspective is the only valid one—and begin replacing the reflex to blame with genuine curiosity.
You’ll see how trust can be built through understanding, not argument, and how this practice can be applied to political, religious, and everyday conversations with equal effectiveness.
This Isn’t Neutrality—It’s Clarity: Grounded in cognitive science and lived experience, Non-Positional Thinking is a tool for anyone who wants to lead with clarity and integrity, not ideology.
Whether you’re working to build a more compassionate society, trying to heal fractured relationships, or participating in ministry or activism, this seminar offers the insight and skills to start real conversations in a fractured world. When we stop defending and start listening, we begin to rebuild trust—and that’s how change begins.
Why It Matters Now: This seminar directly supports the Church’s mission to build synodal communities—spaces where all voices are heard and respected. It reflects Pope Leo’s vision as he calls for ethical dialogue as a foundation for global peacebuilding. “Let us help one another build bridges through dialogue and encounter, joining together as one people, always at peace….When it comes to social questions, understanding how to approach them effectively is more important than providing immediate answers to why things happen or how to deal with them.”
To serve a global audience, this seminar will be offered live twice.
To join the seminar, click on https://zoom.us/j/2429500175: Password is spirit.
To find the times for you in your local time zone, click on Our Universal Calendar.
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As we bid farewell to Pope Francis and welcome Pope Leo XIV, we are grateful that he fully embraces our building synodal communities. Through what we learn today, may we grow in our ability to truly listen and may this lead to creating an atmosphere of understanding.
On behalf of the CCRI steering committee,
Rene Reid, CCRI director