Join us in creating a compassionate world of honesty, empathy and authenticity.

We are a community of individuals and organizations that envision a world where people are resolving their differences nonviolently -- without the use of violence, force or coercion.

Executive Director Jeff Brown (center, back row) with staff members of a social service agency where CCCO did 15 months of training in 2010-11.

Where peace, mutual respect and compassionate relationships are the norm.

Where people find creative and interactive ways to transform their conflicts -- and their enemy images of one another -- through a process of communication that connects us across differences.

The process we share is Compassionate Communication, also known as Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and it facilitates the exchange of information necessary to experience the universality of human needs and aspirations, regardless of gender, race, age or any other aspect of who we are as human beings.

We invite you to join us and learn more about how you can be part of creating this world!

Our next community conference is Friday-Saturday, April 20-21, 2012 and is titled, "Don't Be Nice, Be Real:  Living and Communicating Authentically."

Welcome to a world where everyone's needs matter.

Compassionate Communication (formally known as Nonviolent Communication or "NVC") is a world where communication skills become life-enriching tools, emotional intelligence is valued over intellectual analysis, and our published self-help books and booklets deliver practical, real-world outcomes for readers like you.  Welcome to the world of Nonviolent Communication.

Jeff Brown, CCCO's Executive Director, shown leading a training in November 2010  NVC is a life-changing way of interacting that facilitates the flow of communication needed to exchange information and resolve differences peacefully.  With its focus on human feelings and needs, the practice of NVC emphasizes emotional intelligence over intellectual analysis in expressing what’s going on in people.

With its reliance on objective observations rather than evaluations NVC avoids making people defend themselves from value-laden judgments.  And finally, by employing clear requests in place of demands, NVC raises the bar for communication skills by allowing everyone to get their needs met on their own terms, without coercion, fear of retribution, or loss of self-esteem.

To learn more, view this 10-minute video clip of Jeff Brown, CCCO's Executive Director, sharing about the predictable consequences of living with honesty and authenticity in our world.