The Cultural Conversation™
Some conversations are uncomfortable because they are overdue. The Cultural Conversation™ is a platform created by Terry Williams Spicer to make room for thoughtful, courageous dialogue about the behaviors, traditions, expectations, and cultural norms that shape how we live, lead, love, grieve, communicate, and show up for one another.
At its heart is a simple invitation: consider the impact. Some behaviors continue not because they serve us well, but because they have become familiar. The Cultural Conversation™ creates space to examine those patterns without judgment, challenge what no longer serves us, and consider whether a different response could produce a better outcome. The platform was born from Terry's belief that meaningful cultural change begins with conversation—but it cannot end there. Conversation should lead to reflection. Reflection should influence behavior. And changed behavior has the power to change families, organizations, communities, and culture.
Her newest book, Take Your Two Minutes…Then Sit Down™ — An Overdue Cultural Conversation About Funeral Etiquette, brings that philosophy into one of life's most sacred spaces. Through the lens of funeral etiquette, grief, family, dignity, and restraint, Terry challenges us to reconsider a familiar cultural practice and remember one essential truth: The Family Is The Assignment™.
But that conversation is only the beginning.
Through books, speaking, interviews, essays, intimate Pocket Conversations™, community dialogue, and future audio and video conversations, The Cultural Conversation™ will explore the moments where tradition meets impact and where courageous conversation can become a catalyst for change.
This is not about telling people what to think. It is about creating enough space to ask better questions, listen differently, examine our own behavior, and understand how what we do affects the people around us.
Change the behavior. Change the mindset. Consider the impact™.
Because sometimes changing culture begins with something remarkably simple...A Conversation.
