Dialogue + Design Associates

Dialogue + Design Associates, a SWaM-certified, woman-owned business, founded in 2005, is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. D+D is a multi-disciplinary, public-interest design firm helping citizens, localities, and organizations build a stronger future through collaboration, environmental design and community planning. In April 2025, D+D will launch Collective: How to Build Community & Successful Collaboratives, a six-week virtual course offering a step-by-step guide to thriving networks, lasting partnerships, collaboration, & facilitation. Our suite of services include: Community visioning and goal implementation strategies Strategic planning and watershed planning Grant-writing and resource identification Qualitative and quantitative research Conducting issue assessments and stakeholder interviews Meeting design, facilitation, and follow up Consensus-building and collaborative problem-solving processes Charrettes for organizations, agencies, and communities Project evaluation and creating reports Peer-to-peer learning