What We Are Here ForMORE ABOUT US
In today’s complex work environments, the skillful handling of interpersonal and team dynamics has become a vital quality among leaders. We offer trainings, civic dialogues and consulting services that provide a powerful set of practices to excel in groups and work more skillfully with the human factor. Use the tools of Deep Democracy to:
- Lead your team to a place of clarity, trust, and high performance.
- Crack open and powerfully shift the dynamics that are holding back your work.
- Tap into the richness of diversity and create just and equitable communities.
- Transform conflict and frustration into authentic resolution and forward momentum.
Our team of exceptionally skilled facilitators and trainers bring the Lewis Method of Deep Democracy from its roots in post-apartheid South Africa to the communities and organizations of North America. We are experienced consultants, scholar-practitioners, social innovators, and activists working for a wiser, more sensible world.
In conflict there is wisdom. Learn simple steps and revolutionary ideas that will unleash the full potential of your team.

Social Innovator
Sera began studying with Myrna Lewis in South Africa in 2004 and was the first trainer in this lineage of Deep Democracy in North America. She is a master practitioner and coach, having successfully led change processes with dozens of organizations on four continents in the public, private, not-for-profit and academic sectors.

Scholar-Practitioner
Aftab has been experimenting with the tools of Deep Democracy in challenging organizational and community settings since 2006. Her PhD research was the first comprehensive attempt at applying and studying the Lewis Method of Deep Democracy in North American. She has trained or coached over 200 people in these methodologies.
EVENTS
“We offer trainings, consulting and community events throughout North America. Our standard starter training is a 2-day face-to-face course called CoResolve: Deep Democracy for Leaders and Managers. For those who want to continue we offer online resources, coaching and supervision, which can lead to advanced training down the road. We also offer an experience of Deep Democracy though Civic Dialogues around topical issues. Find an open enrolment event near you.”
Services
I came to CoResolve thinking that if I could pick up one or two things it would be worth the time. The course greatly exceeded my expectations.
CoResolve is a 2 day course for managers and leaders who find themselves working with interpersonal, team and client dynamics. Based on the underpinnings of the Lewis Method of Deep Democracy, this specialized course covers the theory and practice of managing up, managing down and managing across within complex organizations.
It is a highly experiential course, limited to 10 participants, applicable to both experienced and emerging leaders. We also offer a full suite of Deep Democracy trainings for those who want to gain mastery.
I have been a successful leader in my field for a number of years, yet Sera’s Deep Democracy-based coaching really helped me take my skills to a new level.
Our coaching and supervision programs complement and strengthen course offerings. Time spent one-on-one or in a small group with an experienced coach allows leaders to integrate and deepen their learning of Deep Democracy.
Coaching helps develop technical skills, build confidence through practice opportunities, and foster the self-awareness and personal growth needed for mastery of these techniques.
I thought I had figured out what this was about. The event, however, was eye opening. It illuminated the validity of the variety of perspectives that were there.
Civic Dialogues are an opportunity for a broad cross section of community members to come together to discuss a topical issue or mutual challenge. Using large group techniques of the Lewis Method of Deep Democracy, these occasions enable groups to explore otherwise untouchable challenges and gain insight into how to work with them at both an individual and collective level.
We have convened Civic Dialogues on topics ranging from controversial urban development projects, to refugee settlement decisions in rural communities, and the broader dilemmas of how to live and engage in an uncertain world.
Aftab facilitated us through one of the most divisive issues our organization has ever faced. The process challenged us, but we came through the other side intact, and even more open and united as a team.
We facilitate team meetings and stakeholder conversations that serve the double benefits of arriving at decisions and building stronger relationships. We design and deliver customized sessions ranging from a few hours to a few days to meet the specific needs of each team.
We rely on the tools of Deep Democracy, along with other complementary methodologies, to help people have the strategic of difficult conversations they need to have, bringing out the wisdom and creativity inherent in groups.
I feel that deep democracy may be the most hopeful process that I have seen for universally getting to the heart of what separates us in our big social, cultural challenges.
Conflict Resolution is at the centre of our expertise and often the reason we are called in by clients. When tempers flare and team or interpersonal dynamics become painful, it can throw everything out of balance. Our compassion, clear seeing, and skill in working sensitively with conflicts helps groups find their way to the other side.
Developed in the fire of post-apartheid South Africa, our Deep Democracy tools are particularly apt at getting at the root of conflicts and making it safe to work with them in a productive manner and in favour of staying in relationship.