About the Foundation
Building bridges through better conversations.
Our Mission
Building bridges through better conversations
The Better Conversations Foundation is founded on a conviction: the quality of our conversations shapes nearly everything that matters—yet most of us have never been properly taught how to have them.
We believe effective dialogue skills should be as accessible as any other essential capability—available to anyone who wants to learn them, not restricted by budget, position, or geography.
Through open-source resources, research-informed training, and community support, we're making quality conversation skills available to all.
Why Now
Making sense of complexity
As our world becomes more complex and interconnected, the ability to have meaningful conversations is increasingly crucial. Whether we're working alongside AI, navigating diverse teams, or building community, the distinctly human skills of nuanced, adaptive, and emotionally-attuned dialogue are becoming more valuable, not less.
We're committed to ensuring these capabilities remain accessible, practiced, and passed forward for current and future generations—not as theoretical knowledge, but as lived skills that strengthen human connection and understanding in every context.
How We Work
A partnership approach
We Provide
- Research-informed frameworks
- Open-source materials
- Experiential learning resources
- Community of practice
You Bring
- Your contextual expertise
- Your local adaptations
- Your commitment to delivery quality
- Your practical insights
Together, we create sustainable change in how people communicate
Our Founders
Meet the people behind the mission
Simon Coles
Co-Founder, Chair & CTO
Simon is the CEO of a successful privately owned tech company. He built the company from start-up to a mature business, based on the principles of open and honest communication. That 20-year journey led to the creation of the Foundation, to share the lessons learned and to help people be more effective at work.
Chandima Dutton
Co-Founder & CEO
Chandima supports people to be their unique selves at work, combining her role in the Foundation with a role as Head of People-Centred AI in Simon's tech company. With a background in STEM, and extensive corporate experience, Chandima is passionate about enabling resilient teams, and sparking creativity and innovation through the power of human connection.
Our Impact
Making a difference, one conversation at a time
Join us in our mission
Partner with us to transform how your organisation communicates and connects, or explore our free resources.