Grow(th)
from Scott
to Sundiata
I am a Father, Friend, Unschooler, Systems Thinker, Authentic Dialogue Facilitator, Serial Entrepreneur, Anti-Oppression Facilitator, Content Creator, & Organizer.
Here you will find my life's work, critical thoughts, visions, and initiatives rooted in Liberation, Social & Environmental Sustainability, and Unconditional Love...For All. My mission is to continue to Grow Aligned with my purpose while inspiring others to do the same.
Who was I
As Scott Speed I followed the path of convention (re: religion, parenting, education, work, marriage, etc.) because I was told that would lead to happiness and success. I experienced doubts as a young adult however I simply did what those who came before me did because I didn’t know another path.
What changed
As I grew older I continued to experience misalignment between conventional outcomes and my internal compass which craved outcomes rooted in equity, unity, peaceful conflict resolution, love & liberation for all. Then in 2010 I learned about Systems Thinking and Authentic Dialogue and felt empowered and equipped to co-create aligned outcomes with likeminded people.
Where am I now
Since 2010 I’ve been intentional about unlearning divisive and oppressive conventional beliefs and walking away from social constructs (systems) that aren’t aligned with my internal compass. I now share my journey with others through facilitating, coaching, writing, podcasting, and co-creating community with likeminded people.
Where am I Going
My internal compass continues to pull me toward helping to create and amplify social constructs and systems that eliminate divisiveness and oppression and fosters liberation, sustainability, and unconditional love in our personal relationships, communities, and planet.
I Chose to Grow.
Dr. Sundiata is a specialist in Anti-Oppression, Conflict Resolution, Systems Thinking, D.E.I.B, Coaching & Collaborative Culture Facilitation.
With a doctorate degree in organizational leadership and over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, educator, social change agent, and organizational leader in the clothing, telecom, energy, education, real estate, non-profit, and tech startup industries, his consultation and facilitation work are informed by both theory and practice.
Dr. Sundiata Soon Jahta, Founder of Grow Dialogue ®
My Life'sThe Work
Liberation,
Social +
Environmental
Sustainability, and
Unconditional Love
for all
My experience with Grow Dialogue’s work was transformative. Like most people I loved to debate and vanquish any opposition to my viewpoints which I hold not only sacred but obviously correct. During our session, I was able to see the value in an “authentic dialogue” with another human being rather than an opponent to defeat. Finding value in another viewpoint, no matter how diametrically opposed to it I may have been has helped me to approach every debate/argument as a chance for authentic dialogue and understanding.
Douglas Orr
Workshop Participant // Charlotte, North Carolina
Podcasts
The Grow Dialogue podcast is a liberation project
exploring equity, inclusion, belonging, conflict resolution, and culture in the workplace and beyond...including in our personal relationships, families, and communities.
Theory of Indivisibility analyzes the evolutionary origins, current complexities, and how my theory of indivisibility applies to our social, economic, and political systems. Season 1, is dedicated to exploring the evolution of the following systems. Power, Patriarchy, Religion, Ownership, Capitalism, Democracy, Racism, & Education.
Solutions Focused Dialogue About Race In America
Race Haven is a safe place for people from diverse Race, Religious, Cultural, & Political backgrounds to bring their race based perspectives, questions, assumptions, frustrations, and experiences to engage in thoughtful honest Dialogue in an effort to transcend race in America.
Grow with Courses
Anti-Oppression
Business Teams
Relationships + Families
Analyzing the evolutionary origins and current complexities
The Theory of indivisibility is both an aspirational declaration and an anti-oppression framework for social sustainability. I hope that it inspires and provides guidance to all who endeavor to do their part towards ending all forms of oppression and creating socially and environmentally just and sustainable relationships and communities all over the world.
Business Teams
Relationships + Families
Think, Learn, and Thrive ... Together!
Whether you seek to improve trust & collaboration, make your D.E.I goals actionable, or gain the communication tools necessary for building a cohesive and sustainable culture, we can help.
Grow Melodic
Grow Melodic is an audiovisual concept album curated to inspire the design and implementation of social, economic, and political systems that organically ensure well-being & happiness for all beings. Using the art of storytelling—music, spoken word, and visual media as a vessel—the public will experience condensed & richly infused excerpts from Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta’s labor of love - his Theory of Indivisibility, along with an engaging syllabus that allows the viewer to dig deeper into the theory.
Who is the Visual Album for?
Who is the visual album for?
Grow Melodic is for all the diverse changemakers around the world who are shaping our collective reality—Individuals, Activists, ARTivists, Grassroots Organizers, Social Workers, etc. … changemakers who are creative, solutions-focused individuals looking to be equipped with intentional culture-shaping language using tools of liberation instead of tools of oppression; in an effort to spark & nurture deep behavioral social change.
HOST YOUR OWN GROW MELODIC WATCH PARTY!
At our first Grow Melodic watch party, we received several requests for folx to host their own watch party in their communities.
We empower you to host your own watch party with an intimate circle of friends, family, community, and colleagues!
Use the Grow Melodic Playbook as a guide alongside the Grow Melodic visual album, to help spark deep conversation, have fun in the process, and begin to put the Theory of Indivisibility into practice.
If you’d like to host a watch party and invite one of the creators to engage in live Q&A with your audience, please send an email with your request to [email protected]. From there, we will pick a date and have one of the creators present at your virtual watch party for a live Q&A session.
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