Our Mission

Our modern world is a forest of noise. People are overwhelmed, divided, disconnected and isolated. US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy emphasizes that deeper conversations are vital to our individual and collective thriving. At Listening Labs, we believe that generous listening is at the heart of meaningful conversation. We teach you how to listen with as much presence as receiving. We teach you to listen to connect, rather than judge. We teach listening that’s powered by curiosity and demands vulnerability—a willingness to be surprised, to let go of biases and assumptions and take in ambiguity. We teach you how to listen to understand the humanity behind others’ words, how to patiently summon your highest attention and most possibilitarian insights and questions. 

At Listening Labs, we also believe that generous listening is generative. We teach you how to listen in a way that moves from deep connection to powerful creation. When we’re listening in a generative way, we feel the electricity. Something profound is created in the space between us. In pulling for one another’s highest possibility, we find words for the ineffable. A vibrant vision emerges where before there was only a blank canvas. 

It’s never been more important to focus on what we can create together. Human beings are deeply interconnected social animals. The human capacity for connection and collaboration has allowed us to survive, evolve, and find innovative solutions to global problems. 

Whether in your work or personal life, Listening Labs teaches you how to listen in a way that creates unforeseen possibilities. We help organizations and individuals to become more connected, collaborative and creative. We help businesses go beneath the surface and understand what truly matters to their customers and employees. We help educational institutions to foster collaborative, constructive dialogues that bridge political and personal divides. We consult with executives and individuals to powerfully convey their stories in various forms. And we create communal experiences of the magic of listening.  

In these ways, Listening Labs aims to create a listening revolution in our communities, companies and the next generation.