Research Guides: 2019 E. James Holland Symposium on American Values: “Intelligent Conversation and American Values.” Distinguished Speaker: Mr. Kyle Emile: Speaker Information & Other Dialogue Resources

Kyle Emile & FreeIC

I am a conglomerate of many different things. I represent no specific group of people, instead I have chosen to merge them. I navigate through an untraditional world with many traditional values. I was born in a city but raised in a small town. I read Nietzsche, Jung, and Plato while listening to Jay-Z, Michael Jackson, and Rick Ross. I am a former student-athlete who chooses to play chess in his free time. I was raised in an 80% white state while graduating from the most ethnically diverse National University. I keep up with technology blogs in between my workout days. I pay my tithe and use the rest of the money to buy sneakers. I speak the current slang and write in Modern English. I buy clothes from the preppy and get haircuts in the ghetto. I talk with the nerds, play with the jocks, and make jokes with the class clown. I want to learn everything, live forever, and help solve all the world's problems—the worst part is that I believe I can do it.

More information about Mr. Emile can be found on his website and Linkedin. You can also follow him on Twitter

More information about Free Intelligent Conversation (FreeIC) can be found at http://freeic.org/

Groups Promoting Conversation And/Or Dialogue

Free Intelligent Conversation (FreeIC)
We want to meet people and learn from them through meaningful face-to-face conversations. We believe that by continually seeking to learn from others we can improve ourselves, break down social barriers, and make the world a better place.
Socrates Cafe
Socrates Café are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratizing; the idea that we learn more when we question and question with others.
Socrates Cafe - San Angelo
At the Stephens Central Library, 33 West Beauregard Avenue, San Angelo, TX 76903
Living Room Conversations
A Living Room Conversation is a simple way to heal divides. It is a conversational model developed by dialogue experts in order to facilitate connection between people despite their differences, and even identify areas of common ground and shared understanding.

Other groups promoting conversation/dialog but of a more political nature include the Kettering Foundation's National Issues Forums, National Institute of Civility Revive Civility resources and programs, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, and Everyday Democracy.

Selected Multimedia Interviews / Presentations

FreeIC and Kyle Emile
Hero Ball Podcast: Richard talks with Kyle Emile, the founder of FreeIC, about LeBron James as well as the FreeIC movement.
Free Intelligent Conversation
TEDxAndrewsUniversity: Recent college graduate (2015), Kyle Emile shares how he acted on idea, which turned into a movement with great social implications. Suggesting how a different understanding of intelligence will enhance our day-to-day conversations..
FreeIC Story: Kyle Emile
Check out Kyle Emile share a story of a FreeIC experience.
Free Intelligent Conversation, also known as FreeIC, is a movement dedicated to creating conversations between people of different perspectives and breaking social barriers.

More Sources Available at his Website