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What exactly IS Clean Language?

January 27, 2025

So, I told you a little bit about Clean in Montana.

This is where my friend and colleague Erin Randall and I are bringing our mentor, Clean Language facilitation expert Caitlin Walker, from her UK cold-water swimming paradise to Montana for a skill-building training around reducing miscommunication, building stronger teams and facilitating change.

But first! We have a *free* online learning series this winter. These four sessions will be lively and useful on their own:

Jan 30 at 11 a.m. MST
How clean questions are micro-interactions that create safety, belonging and freedom, and are the antidote to micro-aggressions

Feb 5 at 11 a.m. MST
Drama Free conversations

March 5 at 11 a.m. MST
Creating intelligent networks

March 28 at 11 a.m. MST
Creating the conditions for Critical Conversations

If you'd like to join any (or all!) of these, reach out, and we'll get you registered.

But wait. Maybe you’re still wondering what “Clean Language” means?

When I’m using this method, I’m aiming to keep my assumptions out of your thinking, learning and insights. It helps both of us get curious about you, what you know, and as we say in Clean, “what you’d like to have happen.”

The idea isn’t to avoid having assumptions or biases. Rather, it’s about recognizing and choosing what to do with them. If we’re working in a group, it helps us be curious about each other, creating what Caitlin calls a “network of attention.”

Hope to see you in a session soon.

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Photo: My family almost(!) forming a network of attention while climbing outside of St. George, Utah, with fellow Clean practitioner Blake Cason (who took the photo).

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