Global connections
Meet.
Listen.
Find common ground.
Haifa Format is an approach to public conversation around questions that connect people in one city. Participants' experiences and opportunities to collaborate are at its heart.
The city is where
experiences meet
People with different languages, perceptions and histories live in the same city. Dialogue helps make these differences clearer and opens discussion of issues affecting the shared environment.
Haifa Format began in 2017. The centre’s archive includes public appeals from 2019, a round table in Tel Aviv in 2023 and a meeting in the Knesset in 2024.
Questions that start the work
Listen
Give participants space to describe a situation in their own words.
Clarify
Distinguish shared questions, different judgements and verifiable claims.
Connect
Find foundations for continued conversation and collaboration.
A possible way of working
Each programme should be adapted to its participants and real conditions.
Clarify the theme, context and participants' expectations.
Compare experiences, sources and different explanations.
Choose a small practical or research step.
Discuss the experience and decide how to continue.
Ideas and resources related to the project
Let's keep talking
Suggest a topic, tell us about a group or describe a situation you want to work on.