Convu's foundational belief is that most of us have the capacity to listen compassionately to others. “Listening compassionately” is explained when you leave someone feeling like you really get them and care about them. Marc noticed that, with the right prompts and support, most people are able to provide a good baseline of listening. It intrigued him that many organizations that were committed to growth and learning and to creating a “coaching culture” underutilized this resource. Marc began to experiment with a “learn by doing” approach that could help people to learn the basics of peer coaching quickly.

The vision is to create an open community--the Convu Commons--where people can easily connect with a “peer”--someone who is likely to deeply understand and empathize with their identity and/or situation--and be assured that that peer will offer them high quality listening. As a by-product, participants will continually improve their own listening skills, through the feedback and guidance provided on the Convu platform. (Roudebush, n.d.)

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