A Legacy of Collaboration
Bring your group to the InstituteWe work collaboratively with partners across sectors to solve problems and create opportunities.
Hold your next convening on our historic cattle ranch atop Petit Jean Mountain.
The Roustabout, our new coffee shop, is a place for guests to relax and work together.
Learn about our nonprofit organization, funding, and partnership with the University of Arkansas System.
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute is a nonprofit organization that believes valuing diversity of opinion, practicing collaborative problem solving, and engaging in respectful dialogue combine to create transformational change.
We call it the Rockefeller Ethic.
Our mountaintop campus offers an unparalleled, productive space for groups of all sizes to do their best work. We can host intimate lunch meetings to conferences with 150+ attendees. We invite organizations to fill out the Conference Application and take the first step to your next best meeting.
Plan Your MeetingThere must be a place where people can come together to do their best thinking and learning in a way that encourages all voices to contribute in search of solutions to tough issues. The Institute is that place — help us create transformational change in Arkansas and beyond.
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Transformational change is at the heart of the Institute’s current priorities as we work toward our vision for growth. Our strategic plan serves as a step-by-step guide to reaching more people, helping them understand our mission, and empowering them to use the Rockefeller Ethic to drive their own meaningful change in the world.
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“Authentic leadership requires humility — a willingness to seek out diverse voices. Transformational leaders like Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller understand that embracing a range of viewpoints leads to better outcomes. Diversity of opinion goes beyond ethnic or racial differences and isn’t limited to dialogue; it involves the complex, collaborative work of finding common ground through genuine deliberation.”
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“Respectful Dialogue” encompass complex and meaningful interactions, and when the right space is created for them, a group can progress further, faster.
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