CircleUp®
Conflict Resolution, Restorative Justice & DEI Training for Workplaces, Schools, Cities, and Nonprofits
CircleUp provides practical training and consulting in conflict resolution, restorative justice, DEI, implicit bias, cultural competency, leadership development, and team communication. For 12 years, we have helped workplaces, schools, government agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations strengthen relationships, navigate difficult conversations, reduce harm, and build more inclusive cultures through in-person, live online, and self-paced learning.
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Find The Right Path To Your DEI, Restorative Justice, & Leadership Solutions
CircleUp helps cities, schools, nonprofits, companies, and government agencies build skills in conflict resolution, implicit bias, equity, team building, restorative justice, and leadership through in-person, live online, and self-paced training. We support organizations and individuals in Oakland, Berkeley, the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Region, Los Angeles County, California, and nationwide.
Navigating Conflict & Preventing Escalation
Build practical conflict resolution and communication skills that help teams address tension early and restore trust.
Interrupting Implicit Bias & Advancing Equity
Develop awareness and real-world tools to interrupt implicit bias, advance equity, and support more inclusive decision-making across your organization.
Strengthening Team Dynamics & Deepening Trust
Establish shared norms, deepen relationships, and equip teams to navigate difficult conversations through facilitated dialogue and Restorative Justice Solutions.
Confidently Leading Through Change & Complexity
Support leaders with the skills to guide teams through organizational change, manage resistance, and navigate high-stakes conversations with clarity and confidence.
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Partnering with CircleUp Means:
Deep Expertise in Conflict & Restorative Practice
Skilled Facilitation for Complex Systems
Tailored Engagements, Not Off-the-Shelf Content
Focused on Long-Term Capacity
Trusted by Cities, Schools, Government, & Tech Organizations
Most Popular at CircleUp
Relationship-Building & SEL Tools for Schools, Workplaces & Therapy
Our four best-selling restorative practice and social-emotional learning (SEL) tools — trusted by educators, therapists, counselors, and team facilitators to build trust, strengthen communication, and guide meaningful conversations.
CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Design Guide
A restorative justice and SEL facilitation guide that helps educators, counselors, and team leaders design and lead community-building circles with clarity. Includes lesson plans, circle-structure tools, and QR access to eLearning.
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Feeling Wheel™ 2026 Edition (3-Pack)
A professional 8.5×11 laminated emotion chart with a three-tier, color-coded feeling wheel that expands emotional vocabulary. Soft-touch matte finish, double-sided with facilitator tips — ideal for SEL lessons, therapy, and check-ins.
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Relationship Building CUE Cards™
The newest edition of our 70-card conversation deck — with four prompt levels and four mini-games — designed to spark trust and real dialogue in teams, classrooms, counseling, and families. Ready to use right away for any group size.
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Restorative Conversations™ Card
A double-sided restorative justice tool that guides users through conflict resolution and difficult dialogue with empathy and accountability. A practical, step-by-step process for addressing harm in schools, workplaces, and communities.
Shop NowSelf-Paced Online Courses
Top-Selling & Top-Rated Self-Paced Courses: Restorative Justice, DEI, Conflict Resolution & Cultural Competency
Engaging, practical eLearning in restorative justice, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI), conflict resolution, implicit bias, and cultural competency. Start instantly and learn at your own pace — every course includes immediate access and an automatic certificate of completion.
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OpenStep™ — Restorative Conversations
- Restorative Justice
- Immediate Access
- Certificate Included
Build conflict-resolution, active listening, and processing skills for communicating effectively with the people you support during challenging situations. A foundational course for mediation skill development and restorative justice circle training — educational, practical, and easy to complete, for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Implicitly Yours™ — Implicit Bias & DEI
- Implicit Bias & DEI
- Immediate Access
- Certificate Included
A self-paced implicit bias course exploring what implicit biases are and how they shape our thoughts and actions in the workplace. Designed to be educational, engaging, and easy to complete — great for beginners and experienced learners — with automatic certificates of completion.
The Call-In Card™ — Interrupt Implicit Bias
- Conflict Resolution
- Immediate Access
- Certificate Included
A self-paced course for interrupting questionably discriminatory or biased actions by well-intentioned people. Learn a simple conversation protocol to get clarity, respond appropriately, or seek support — practical and engaging for every experience level.
Gender Uncovered™
- DEI & Inclusion
- Immediate Access
- Certificate Included
A concise, approachable course to learn gender identity terminology and practice using pronouns with confidence. Get immediate access and build inclusive communication skills you can apply right away.
CircleCraft™ Design Guide Companion
- Restorative Practices
- Immediate Access
- Certificate Included
A free self-paced companion to the CircleCraft™ Conflict Circles Design Guide. Walk through the restorative justice and SEL design process with lesson plans, eLearning, and digital circle-facilitation content for schools, workplaces, and therapy settings.
CircleUp’s Most Requested Trainings
Across cities, schools, nonprofits, and organizations, these trainings consistently stand out for helping teams strengthen conflict resolution, interrupt implicit bias, build team trust, and create more inclusive workplace cultures. Explore CircleUp’s most requested DEI, restorative justice, team building, and leadership trainings.
ImplicitlyYours™ (DEI Training)
ImplicitlyYours™ is CircleUp’s introductory implicit bias training that helps teams recognize explicit and implicit bias in the workplace and understand how bias shapes employee experience, communication, and culture. Click to explore a practical DEI training that builds awareness, strengthens decision-making, and supports more equitable workplaces.
MeanWell™ (Conflict Resolution Training)
MeanWell™ is CircleUp’s most popular conflict resolution training, teaching staff a practical process to de-escalate tension, work through conflict, and resolve workplace issues without defaulting to HR. Click to discover the conflict resolution and simple conflict mediation tools that help teams communicate clearly, repair trust, and reach solutions that feel fair and effective.
Call-in Card™ (DEI & Conflict Resolution Training)
Call-in Card™ gives employees a practical way to interrupt implicit bias, address questionable behavior, and respond to workplace conflict before it escalates. Click to explore a powerful DEI and conflict resolution training that helps teams make thoughtful decisions, reduce assumptions, and strengthen accountability.
ChatterMatter™ (Team & Trust Building Training)
ChatterMatter™ is CircleUp’s premier team building training, using practical tools like relationship-building cue cards, feeling wheels, and emoji charts to deepen trust, strengthen communication, and promote inclusion. Click to explore a team building and workplace culture training that helps people connect more authentically and build stronger relationships at work.
CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles (Restorative Justice Training)
The CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles is CircleUp’s signature restorative justice training, helping teams design relationship circles that are timely, relevant, and deeply impactful for their communities. Click to explore practical restorative justice tools for team building, values exploration, community agreements, and stronger relationship-centered facilitation.
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Hours
Monday–Friday
7am–7pm Pacific Standard Time
Phone
(510) 470-5290
Location
Oakland, California | & Your City!