Dr. David Campt

Through the course of his 25 year career as a featured presenter, Dr. David Campt (@thedialogueguy) has helped groups focus on a variety of topics including strategic planning, conflict resolution, creating more inclusive decision-making, leadership succession, cultural competence, and many others. His clients have varied widely, and have included the US military, The White House, large corporations, international organizations, foundations, governments, universities, national associations, and non-profit groups. David is considered a national expert in the areas of inclusion and equity, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution and dialogue. His insights about the keys to more effective institutions and communities have been sought by small executive boards of fewer than a dozen to large-scale summits involving thousands of people. In addition to speaking on these topics to live audiences, he also has numerous appearances media expert, appearing on national media outlets as well as local television, radio, and print media in local outlets all across the United States. David's first book focused on the dynamics of small effective small group dialogue; "The Little Book of Dialogue for Difficult Subjects" was published in 2007. In 2015, he published the first book about using audience polling to make meetings better; "Read the Room for Real: How A Simple Technology Creates Better Meetings." in 2018, he published "The White Ally Toolkit Workbook"; teaching readers how to use active listening, empathy, and personal storytelling to promote racial equity. In 2018 He wrote the "Discussion Group Leaders Guide: Supplement for the White Ally Toolkit Workbook" to help guide independent groups working through the content of the Workbook as an ongoing course. That year he also produced "Compassionate Warrior Boot Camp for White Allies;" which is a practical 30-day guide for becoming a more effective anti-racist ally in just 20 minutes a day. Dr. Campt's current focus is leading the Ally Conversation Toolkit (ACT) Initiative. Since his creation of ACT during the 2016 election campaign, the project has engaged over 5,000 people in entertaining and interactive workshops in person and online. You can learn more about the project at www.allyconversationtoolkit.com.