Program
Hope and Culture Lab
At a glance:
- Monthly 60-minute collaborative session, typically over a noon hour
- Virtual on Zoom with interactive breakout discussions
- Commitment: Choose a 3- or 6-month enrollment (with automated renewal)
- Open to a broad range of practitioners across sectors - Investment: $40 per person, per session or $200 per person for a 6-month commitment
- First session on March 20th, 2026
- Monthly sessions are held on Fridays at 11AM
- Tentative schedule is: 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 6/19, 7/17, 8/21
- Enrollment cap is flexible; additional sessions may be added if needed
What this is:
The Hope & Culture Lab is Clarity’s peer-based collaborative for practitioners exploring how to apply Hope Theory to organizational culture. It provides an accessible, interactive, and practical space for leaders and managers to experiment with hope-based strategies, share peer insights, and embed practices that build belonging, resilience, and trust.
What you will Experience:
- Monthly facilitated learning sessions led by Jon and Kelly (not always both)
- A balance of teaching, peer sharing, and structured breakouts
- Practical tools, micro-habits, and experiments to test in your workplace
- Optional asynchronous prompts and resources via MyQuest or similar platform
- Community connection and accountability through ongoing peer exchang
Sample Topics & Practice Areas:
- Defining hope in complex systems
- Realistic optimism vs. toxic positivity
- Story as a tool for re-anchoring purpose
- Manager micro habits that build psychological safety
- Recognition and appreciation without performative gloss
- Energy mapping and renewal rhythms
- Handling ambiguity and incomplete decisions
- Symbols, rituals, and cultural anchors
- Measuring soft signals of momentum and belonging
- Building peer coaching pockets
Design Principles:
- Evidence over slogans: anchored in research on hope theory, motivation, and change adoption
- Realistic optimism: acknowledging constraints while finding credible paths forward
- Inclusive participation: surfacing diverse identities and quiet voices
- Narrative coherence: connecting daily work to a compelling shared why
- Micro experimentation: low-cost trials over sweeping, performative campaigns
- Measurable soft signals: track belonging, energy, and perceived progress
- Sustainability: embedding routines managers can carry without consultant dependence
Optional Pathway:
Participants may accumulate applied practice artifacts toward a future Hope Practitioner acknowledgment or certification pathway, currently under exploration.
Meet Your Facilitators
Kelly Johnston
Jon Tunheim
From time to time, guest facilitators and industry practitioners join for focused segments aligned with the monthly theme.
Your leadership platform
Who it’s for:
The Hope & Culture Lab is for leaders, managers, practitioners, and culture-builders across sectors. It is designed for those who want accessible, evidence-based, and practical strategies to build resilience, belonging, and cultural transformation in their organizations.
Outcomes you can expect:
- Practical hope-based tools to strengthen resilience and belonging
- A growing peer community experimenting with culture change
- Access to session resources, optional recordings, and community exchanges
- Renewed clarity, energy, and optimism for leading in complex environments
Logistics and enrollment:
- Cadence: One 60-minute session per month
- Time: Lunchtime friendly, noon Pacific unless otherwise noted
- Introductory sessions: Oct 10 (12:00 PM), Nov 7 (8:30 AM), Dec 5 (10:30 AM)
- Cost: $75/month; $25 per introductory session
- Enrollment: 3- or 6-month subscriptions preferred; flexible enrollment options
- Platform: Secure access via Zoom, with optional MyQuest community platform