When there are
more perspectives
than common ground. . .

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doing something
different for a change.

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At Third Floor Design, we believe that people with the right tools to take the next steps, united around what matters most, can become unstoppable in building new and realistic futures. By doing something different together.

Our Framework, Pathway Conversations™, is the antidote to go-nowhere meetings—presentations, discussions, parking-lots, voting. These impair people’s ability to generate new possibilities. The Framework’s four conversations engage people in working from their questions. Questions are the rocket fuel needed to fire up our brain’s prefrontal networks for creativity, curiosity, and caring.

Whether you’re in education, healthcare, private or government organizations, working with teams, committees, boards, local community groups, or on global initiatives, Pathway Conversations™ can be your next step in creating common ground and engaging everyone in doing something different together.

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Simple to learn and teach

90 minutes, no prerequisites, engages everyone's essential gifts and available resources

Goes anywhere and everywhere

Education systems, teams, committees, boards, local groups, global initiatives

The Pathway Conversations™ Difference

Works every time

By working from new questions, our neuroscience-backed framework fires up the brain’s pre-frontal networks for creativity, curiosity, and caring

Plays well with others

Works with planning, problem-solving, team building, culture change, projects, and deliberations

Fosters positive connections

Creates cultures of cooperation, mutual respect, team alignment, and trust

What We’re Hearing

  • WOW! “Pathway Conversations” guides groups through a cycle of Learning, Assumptions, Questions and Actions—all without voting or discussing ideas. It is mind-blowing in its simplicity.

    Workshop Designer and Team Coach

  • The process showed me the value of group learning over holding on tightly to personal ideas. At the end of the session we had clear, actionable steps and a shared direction.

    University Faculty Member and Community Organizer

  • Thanks for sharing Pathway Conversations, such a precious framework. Definitely a lot of food for thought and ideas to implement as we design our business courses next year.

    Higher Education International Relations Consultant

  • Thank you for your moving session on combining Engaged Curiosity, neuroscience, and your leadership engagement experience.

    Entrepreneur and Business Management Faculty

  • Thank you for sharing your expertise and insights on realistic planning. Let's find out how our international business management students implement this. Let the questioning begin!

    Cross-Cultural Communication Subject-Matter Expert

  • I loved your session about the Pathways Conversations framework. It was a magical experience. You got me curious!

    Organizational Leadership and Teams Facilitator