THE OLYMPIC CLUB
Seattle · Est. 1942
Real conversation, every Thursday.
Who We Are
In Troubled Times
We live in an age of shouting — hot takes and cold shoulders, algorithms that reward outrage over understanding. The Olympic Club is our counterweight: real people, face to face, practicing the harder, better way to talk.
What We Hold Sacred
Four things we protect every time we gather.
Courage — the bravery to speak without a script, and to be changed by what we hear.
Presence — no phones, no multitasking. When someone speaks, we listen, fully.
Equity of Voice — every member gets the same time and the same respect.
Transformation — we come not to confirm what we already believe, but to be challenged by it.
Disciplines
Every lunch has four parts.
Topic Master — ninety seconds, no notes, whatever comes to mind.
Prepared Speeches — two members share something that matters to them.
Critique — honest, specific feedback, given and received.
Conversation — real talk to close, no small talk.
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." — Carl Jung
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Come See for Yourself
Thursdays at 12:30pm (arrive 12:15). 4101 Airport Way S, Seattle. All thoughtful voices welcome.