OUR WORK / PRACTICE
Practice is JPL
in motion.
Research and policy encounter people, institutions, and everyday life through direct engagement, training, facilitation, civic participation, storytelling, and experiential learning.
EXPLORE OUR PRACTICE METHODOLOGY:
OUR GOAL
Learn by doing. Become an agent of change.
Learn by doing, test ideas, and practice dialogue.
Build civic confidence, strengthen conflict-resolution skills, and engage public systems.
Translate knowledge into action and become Justice Propulsion Agents.
OUR APPROACH
Signature
practice
approaches
01 / Conflict transformation beyond mediation + civil discourse
Culturally informed approaches to conflict, dialogue, and dispute resolution.
02 / Simulations
Experiential civic-learning environments that help participants understand systems through participation.
03 / Novel project development
From music scores to virtual simulations.
04 / Teach-ins
Portable public learning that brings research, dialogue, and policy exploration into schools, churches, universities, and community spaces.
05 / Community engagement
Participatory experiences where residents contribute knowledge, share lived experience, and engage in collective problem-solving.
06 / Storytelling + narrative
Testimony, media, and public storytelling that deepen understanding and connect evidence to lived experience.
07 / Public programs + convenings
Bringing students, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and communities together around consequential public questions.
Our Work
CIVIC SIMULATION
Project details forthcoming
An illustrative project. Approved details and outcomes will be added here.
TEACH-IN
Project details forthcoming
An illustrative project. Approved details and outcomes will be added here.
STORYTELLING PROJECT
Project details forthcoming
An illustrative project. Approved details and outcomes will be added here.
More On Our Practice
Where practice meets public life
Conflict and dialogue
Culturally informed approaches to conflict, dialogue, and dispute resolution.
Civic participation
Experiential civic-learning environments that help participants understand systems through participation.
Storytelling and narrative
Testimony, media, and public storytelling that deepen understanding and connect evidence to lived experience.
Core practice capabilities
Dialogue and conflict
Facilitated debate, political and otherwise
Challenge exploration and development
Conflict transformation and culturally competent mediation training
Civil discourse and conflict resolution
Facilitated dialogue
Experiential learning
Workshops and teach-ins
Voting and civic simulations
Public presentations
Curriculum and learning experiences
Civic education
Leadership development
Community and narrative
Community outreach and public convenings
Student programming
Community-led programming
Storytelling and narrative development
Media campaigns
Who We Work With
Government and public agencies
Schools and school districts
Colleges, universities, and HBCUs
Community organizations and civic groups
Faith communities
Foundations and nonprofits
Youth programs and student organizations
Professional associations
Community leaders
Bring your time. Your talent.
Your treasure. Your questions.
JPL partners with institutions, communities, funders, researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners who believe that confronting violence requires more than one discipline, one sector, or one solution.