This document provides guidance on fostering constructive dialogue and reciprocal relationships between students and community partners. It discusses: 1. The importance of starting any community engagement with listening to understand different perspectives. 2. Tools for establishing ground rules to build trust and ensure all voices are heard, such as experiencing learning models that involve observing a situation, integrating multiple views, and revising understandings. 3. Challenges like groupthink and social biases that can arise, but also benefits like co-creating solutions and innovative policies by involving the community in problems.