THE MEADOWLARK INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE PRACTICES HOSTING AND HARVESTING CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER INTO OUR EVERYDAY WORK AND LIVES. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, YET REFLECTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO PURPOSE - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. THE MEADOWLARK INSTITUTE BELIEVES STRONGLY THAT PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP AND DIALOGUE PROCESSES CREATE COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND WHERE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL VOICES TO BE PRESENT AND TO BE HEARD. THESE PROCESSES BRING FORTH THE KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITY THAT IS WITHIN EACH OF US, OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK IS OFTEN CENTERED ON MANY OF SOCIETY'S MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES, INCLUDING RACE, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC POWER.AT THE MEADOWLARK INSTITUTE WE BELIEVE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS AN ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY OR BUSINESS WILL MAKE IS THE SELECTION OF WHO WILL SERVE AS THEIR CONVENER OR HOST FOR CONVENING, PLANNING