Lead with Clarity. Lead with Care. Lead with Purpose.
Leadership is more than fixing problems or trying to find quick solutions. It is also about slowing down enough to understand the landscape before you. At Capita, we believe strong leaders don’t rush to provide the quickest answers, they take the time to ask better questions.
Capita Seminars create the space to cultivate that kind of leadership. They are designed for leaders who want to pause, look beneath the surface of today’s challenges, and see how the major transformations of our time are reshaping the future of families and their communities.
Our seminars aren’t typical leadership trainings packed with frameworks and bullet-point takeaways. Instead, they are immersive conversations that help participants make sense of complexity, discover fresh perspectives, and return to their work with renewed focus and care.
Deep Exploration of Societal Transformations
Capita Seminars offer participants the chance to immerse themselves in a deep exploration of the key social, demographic, cultural, technological, environmental, and economic transformations shaping our societies. From the rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on the family, to the urgent need to reimagine systems of care, Capita Seminars invite participants to grapple with the forces that will define the decades ahead.
By connecting history, the present, and possible futures, our seminars spark insight into how these forces affect families, communities, and the institutions that support them. The goal is creating a space for imagination and to open new pathways to foster resilience and flourishing.
Diverse Perspectives and Collaborative Dialogue
Each seminar brings together individuals from diverse disciplines, ideologies, and backgrounds. Through meaningful dialogue and deep engagement, participants gain fresh perspectives and actionable insights they can integrate into their work.
Deep Hospitality and Renewal
Through Capita’s commitment to deep hospitality, participants step away from the demands of daily life to immerse themselves fully in reflective dialogue, meaningful content, and connection with others.
This environment fosters focus and renewal, energizing participants to navigate their work with greater clarity and intention. We strive to create experiences where all participants feel welcomed, valued, and engaged.
Lasting Connections
The relationships formed in Capita Seminars often extend beyond the sessions themselves. Participants leave with not only new ideas, but also new colleagues and collaborators, people committed to navigating the complexity of leadership with care, imagination, and courage.
Why Join a Capita Seminar?
Whether you’re seeking renewed focus, deeper connections, or fresh ideas and perspectives, our seminars provide a rich and meaningful environment where you can engage with transformative ideas and find new energy for what lies ahead.
Join us in 2026.
REGISTRATIONS OPEN
Join us in San Antonio, Texas this March 24 – 26 for our first seminar of 2026: Care & The Common Good
Join us in Plymouth, Michigan on June 9 – 11 a seminar on AI, Families, and the Common Good
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Read morePAST SEMINARs
Shaping Belonging: Race, Identity, and Citizenship in France and the United States
In May 2025, Cordell Carter led a seminar in Paris. Participants from the U.S. and Europe examined the complexities of belonging and national identity in the United States and France—two nations whose histories, policies, and ideals offer a lens into the broader challenges facing liberal societies today. By examining each country’s historical, cultural, and political landscapes, we delved into how they grapple with identity, social cohesion, race, and citizenship.
Care in America: Historical Perspectives, Future Visions
In March 2025, Capita hosted a seminar to explore the history and future of care and caregiving in the U.S. Care in America combined the tradition of the Socratic seminar with Capita’s commitment to interdisciplinary, cross-ideological dialogue. Guided by Capita Senior Fellow Elliot Haspel and renowned writer Elissa Strauss, participants engaged with historical and contemporary texts that provide texture to our public conversations on child care, family life, work, parenthood, and our collective future.
Becoming an Inclusive Republic
In May 2024, Capita partnered with the Aspen Institute Socrates Program and Openfields to host Becoming an Inclusive Republic in Greenville, South Carolina. Facilitated by Cordell Carter, the seminar invited participants to reflect on the evolution of democracy and the societal changes necessary for a more inclusive future.