About the Institute
Created as a nonprofit social change think tank in 2017, the Institute for the Polarities of Democracy joins the tools and processes of decades of polarity approach development with the basic principles of democracy drawn from centuries of literature about freedom and governance under one unifying Polarities of Democracy theory, which the Institute uses to catalyze social progress through leveraging the positive aspects of democratic values at all levels of society.
The Institute supports social change activists, nonprofits, NGO’s, researchers, policy makers, and government entities with training and services to use our tools and thinking as nonpartisan solutions to oppression, discrimination, injustice, and policy challenges.
Mission
The Institute for Polarities of Democracy is dedicated to advancing healthy, sustainable, and just communities.
Vision
The Institute for the Polarities of Democracy envisions democracy as the solution to oppression. Thus, it catalyzes social progress through leveraging the positive aspects of nonpartisan democratic values at all levels of society.
Institute Leadership
Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, policy advisor in the Veterans’ Administration, and the Inaugural Desi Benet Social Change Fellow in the Institute’s second cohort.
A Senior Fellow leading positive social change as educator, researcher, and activist who developed the Polarities of Democracy theory with 50 years of expertise in politics, peace & justice organizing, and community development
Partner with The Yarbrough Group, and has worked and studied political science with a focus on the development of democracy for 16 years
A former firefighter, consulting as public safety and law enforcement professional with particular expertise in investigation, analysis, and quantitative research
Experienced policy analyst, professor, and administrator skilled in economic data analysis and community outreach.
Born in Mongu, Zambia, an Institute Fellow with a doctorate in Public Administration from Walden University and a passion for positive social justice
Executive Director at Citizens for a Sustainable Future, an Institute Fellow, and passionate about pursuing strategies that increase communities’ ability to achieve their vision of social justice
A Senior Fellow and the founder and sharer of Polarity Thinking™ changing mind-sets and approaches for over 40 years.
Senior Fellow, adventurer, and organizational development coach and trainer who has been a leader in the polarity thinking community for two decades
A social sector leader with expertise in philanthropy, resource development, policy, and community engagement, a member of the Institute’s inaugural Fellows cohort, and doctoral candidate in Public Policy
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