Our Story: The Conversation Collaborative was founded on the belief that effective conversations are the key to successful plans, projects, policies, and community action. Too often, decisions are made in silos, missing the perspectives of those most affected. Our mission is to bring people together in productive, inclusive, and impactful conversations that drive real change.
Our Approach
Listen First: Every process starts with listening—understanding you and your relationships with the people around you. This lays the foundation for approaching all conversations with both immediate and long-term goals at the forefront.
Strategy: We utilize strategic tools to analyze the individuals involved in a decision, project, or plan to ensure that engagement processes are targeted and effective.
Inclusion: We actively identify and seek out voices that are historically underrepresented to ensure representation of all impacted individuals.
Deliberate Dialogue: Our facilitation techniques ensure that discussions lead to actionable insights.
Data-Driven Decision-Making: We integrate qualitative and quantitative insights to guide engagement strategies.
Founder: Chris Cannon, IAP2 CP3
With a background in stakeholder engagement, strategic facilitation, and community planning, Chris has spent years helping organizations, governments, and businesses create meaningful dialogues and actionable strategies. Passionate about collaboration, he brings international expertise in public participation, strategic communications, and group facilitation to every project.
Chris has 16 years of public involvement, community engagement and community development experience and is a Certified Public Participation Practitioner by the International Association of Public Participation.
Chris has led public participation, engagement and strategic communications on multiple large-scale planning projects across the United States ranging in scale from a district / neighborhood to multi-county regions making up a large proportion of a state. With a special emphasis on understanding the influence and impact of individuals involved in a project, Chris works to ensure that the right stakeholders are involved in project work from the start to create a strategic focus on long-term implementation.
In addition to his consultant work, Chris is a working ceramic artist based in his home studio located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. His art tells the stories of his life journey and community work across the globe. Learn more about Cannonball Clay at www.cannonballclay.com
Reach Out Today:
Chris Cannon, IAP2 CP3
Email: chris@theconversationcollaborative.com
Phone: 678-634-2192
Based in Atlanta, Georgia
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