Tag Archives: Conflict Management

Transformative Dialogue Highly-Effective in Ethno-Political Conflicts

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

In this post yesterday on his blog, Dan Simon draws from a White Paper by Erik Cleven published by the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation to review the three basic reasons transformative practice is highly-effective when applied to … Continue reading →

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Seeing sometimes really is believing

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The McGurk Effect: “The visual information a person gets from seeing a person speak changes the way they hear the sound.”  The video below demonstrates this illusion with the sound  ’ba’ that becomes heard as ‘fa’ when the movement of … Continue reading →

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Walking from No to Yes

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

From ted.com: an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East. Please watch this 18 minute video of William Ury, co-author of “Getting to … Continue reading →

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Empathy and Humankind

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

According to its website, For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress.  Our approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting … Continue reading →

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Aung San Suu Kyi Turns 65 June 18th

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

As Myanmar prepares for its upcoming elections, a sense of concern and tension is in the air. Many fear that there will once again be political unrest, resulting in widespread arrests from election-related crackdowns. Moreover, contributing to the anxiety is … Continue reading →

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Mediate.com Recognized for Excellence as Problem Solver

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

The American Bar Association (ABA) has announced that mediate.com is the recipient of its 2010 Lawyer as Problem Solver Award. In granting this prestigious award, the ABA stated: Mediate.com has been at the forefront of making the power of the … Continue reading →

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Power, Love and Conflict

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

Adam Kahane’s new book, Power and Lover A Theory and Practice of Social Change sets out a new approach to resolving conflict, according to publishers, Berrett-Koehler. The two main ways that people try to solve their toughest group, community and … Continue reading →

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Advice for Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Sgt. James Crowley?

Posted on August 2, 2009 by

A strategy to consider should either of you become hopping mad again: more about “Advice for Prof. Henry Louis Gates, J…“, posted with vodpod

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