BetweenUS Forum
Talk with someone who sees it differently.
One-to-one conversations across the YPO community — across the political, generational, and geographic lines that usually keep us apart. Hosted, structured, and surprisingly worth your hour.
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Why the YPO community does this
The ability to remain curious when we disagree is both a civic strength and a mark of leadership.
The hardest conversations — at home, at work, and in the country — are with people who don’t share your starting assumptions. A single, well-structured conversation with one such person is one of the fastest ways to widen your perspective and deepen connection.
BetweenUS Forum makes it effortless: we match you thoughtfully, handle scheduling, and give the conversation a shape that keeps it generous instead of combative.
Why we created BetweenUS Forum
Nonpartisan by design. Country over party or candidate.
- Stronger democratic institutions and a healthier civic culture.
- Curiosity across political difference.
- Trust and understanding as foundations for informed civic action.
- Members, Spouse/Partners, and YNG participating together.
How it works
Three steps to a conversation that’s actually worth having.
Tell us who you are
Pick the civic topics you care about and answer a few quick questions. Takes two minutes.
Get matched & scheduled
We pair you one-to-one with a member who sees things differently, at a time that works for you both.
Meet & reflect
Have the conversation over video, guided by a simple structure. Afterward, you each share how it went.
What a conversation looks like
Not a debate. A genuine exchange, with a little structure.
Every conversation is one-to-one, about an hour, and built around a topic you both chose. A simple guide keeps it moving (openings, turns, and a close), so no one has to play moderator. The only rules are the ones that make it work: listen to understand, assume good faith, keep it confidential.
And success is simple: you don’t have to agree — you only have to be willing to understand. Our hope is that you leave knowing not just what someone believes, but what shaped that belief.
- You both opted in. Everyone’s here to understand, not to win.
- Matched for difference on viewpoint, common ground on the topic.
- Your political lean is private, used only to make the match and never shown.
- A light structure carries the conversation so it stays generous.
Built on a proven idea
The one-to-one, across-the-divide conversation has been building understanding for years. BetweenUS Forum gives that proven format the technology it has always been missing, and the trust of the community you already belong to.
Ready to meet someone who sees it differently?
It starts with one quick question and about two minutes of setup.