If You Could Help Ease the Divisions in America, Would You Do It?
Our disagreements aren’t causing the divisions in our country; it’s what we do when we disagree. Do we treat the other side with dignity, or do we treat them with contempt? The first brings us together; the second drives us apart.
We created The Dignity Index to show us the difference. To learn more about the principles of dignity and how they can be applied in our families, communities, workplaces, and country, check out The Dignity Index. Take the Dignity Pledge and sign up to follow the dignity movement!
Dignity Leadership Summit
ANNOUNCEMENT
We’re thrilled to invite you to the inaugural Dignity Leadership Summit October 20, 2025 in Salt Lake City!
Come join us to:
Meet bold thinkers applying dignity in their organizations.
Hear powerful mainstage talks.
Solve problems in breakout sessions.
Discover tools to ease division and drive change.
Become part of the first cohort of the Dignity Network.
LATEST NEWS
I want to tell you two favorite stories of mine, and they’re favorites because of the goodness in them. They’re snapshots of people in the upper reaches of the Dignity Index – at SEVEN and EIGHT, where we see human beings at their best.
Highlights from the Launch of The Index
WATCH
In the fall of 2022, The Dignity Index’s pilot earned national attention. In a national climate dominated by contempt, The Index was seen across the political spectrum as a reliable, fair, and intuitive alternative.
We Believe Words Have
Political discourse that demonizes the other side is crippling our democracy and dividing our families. The cause? Words. Studies have shown that language rooted in contempt creates division, while language rooted in dignity can overcome it. We will put that to the test in our pilot season by analyzing the political speech in Utah’s federal congressional races.
Leading the Movement
The Dignity Index was created in partnership with leaders in the field of behavioral science, politics, and communication, and was tested and refined by researchers at the University of Utah, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and the Hinckley Institute of Politics.
