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This is a fake website for a facilitation practice centered around what I'm calling “dignity-centered facilitation.” It may not work as intended on a small screen / mobile; it is best displayed on a large monitor.

I'm not there yet. While the ‘strengths’ I describe are current, I want to spend a lot more time fleshing out what this practice could mean, and how to apply the Dignity Model more specifically in my work.

The program has helped me in immeasurable ways to understand both myself and the skills needed for good facilitation, and gave me the inspiration to apply the Dignity Model to this work – something that hadn't occurred to me before I started the program. -- Andrew
Design
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solutions
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I bring people together, every day
My name is Andrew Losowsky, and I'm the founder of With Dignity. Through dignity-centered facilitation, I empower strangers, colleagues, and friends to be their best selves and make real progress together.

I'm active listener who helps develop people's understanding of other perspectives as a path to creative growth.

I was trained in human-centered design at Stanford University and have run workshops at Mozilla, AOL, Vox Media, Washington Post, and Foo Camp among many others. I've also taught at Brown, CUNY, and The New School,
and created community-centered exhibitions, games, and festivals.

What is Dignity-Centered Facilitation?

Bringing people together means inviting them into a temporary world with its own rules and rituals. With Dignity uses the Dignity Model, created by Dr Donna Hicks, to help people be their best, most creative, and supportive selves. With Dignity is inspired by, but not affiliated with Donna Hicks.

At the core of the Dignity Model are the Ten Essential Elements of Dignity.

Ten Essential Elements of Dignity
  • Acceptance of identity
    Approach people as being neither inferior nor superior to you; give others the freedom to express their authentic selves without fear of being negatively judged; interact without prejudice or bias, accepting that characteristics such as race, religion, gender, class, sexual orientation, age, and disability are at the core of their identities.
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  • Recognition
    Validate others for their talents, hard work, thoughtfulness, and help; be generous with praise; give credit to others for their contributions, ideas, and experiences.
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  • Acknowledgement
    Give people your full attention by listening, hearing, validating, and responding to their concerns and what they have been through.
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  • Inclusion
    Make others feel that they belong, at all levels of relationship (family, community, organization, and nation).
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  • Safety
    Put people at ease at two levels: physically, so they feel free from the possibility of bodily harm, and psychologically, so they feel from concern about being shamed or humiliated and free to speak without fear of retribution.
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  • Fairness
    Treat people justly, with equality, and in an evenhanded way according to agreed-on laws and rules.
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  • Independence
    Encourage people to act on their own behalf so that they feel in control of their lives and experience a sense of hope and possibility.
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  • Understanding
    Believe that what others think matters; give them the chance to explain their perspectives and express their points of view; actively listen in order to understand them.
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  • Benefit of the doubt
    Treat people as if they are trustworthy; start with the premise that others have good motives and are acting with integrity.
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  • Accountability
    Take responsibility for your actions; apologize if you have violated another person’s dignity; make a commitment to change hurtful behaviors.
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  • The Dignity Model provides a framework for collective empowerment and respect. Taken from Organizing Engagement, CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Let’s work with dignity. Together.
Contact me to get started: andrew@workwithdignity.net