Overthinking Conflict

Welcome to the second episode in our 6 week series designed to reinvigorate some of our core conflict resolution skills

This week we are exploring the keys to good questions with Cinnie Noble. We discuss why questions are so important to the resolution process and how we can ask better questions.

Cinnie's Book - Conflict Mastery: Questions to Guide You

David Whyte - Sometimes

"Questions that have no right to go away."

Michael Bungay Stanier - Awe Questions: And What Else

Find Cinnie Noble Online at Cinergy Coaching

Our #Foundations18 Challenge is for you to actively focus on Questions this week. We will be posting articles each morning and reflective questions each evening on facebook and twitter. Let us know how you are doing @overconflict

#Foundations18

Welcome to the first episode in our 6 week series designed to reinvigorate some of our core conflict resolution skills.

This week we are joined by Luke Wiesner from the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center to explore the power of Paraphrasing, find ways to practice in everyday life and gain greater insight into its use.

Our #Foundations18 challenge for you is to actively focus on Paraphrasing this week. We will be posting articles each morning and reflective questions each evening on facebook and twitter. Let us know how you are doing @overconflict

#Foundations18

You can find Luke at the WhatcomDRC. www.whatcomdrc.org

Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center

Cortisol

Oxytocin

Prefrontal Cortex

Motivational Interviewing

Happy 2018!

We return next week with a 6 part series Reinforcing Foundations.

Each week we are joined by an amazing guest to lead us through a core conflict resolution skill. Its an great opportunity to get back to basics and be reflective on how you use each skill. Explore how to practice each skill in daily life.

Follow us on @overconflict on facebook and twitter where we will post articles and reflective questions on the spotlighted skill. Let's practice our skills all together wherever we are. Ask questions and let us know how your skill practice is going.

Join us next week when we put our first skill in the spotlight.

Talk Soon!

This week we discuss the power of curiosity to change the dynamics of family gatherings. We speak with Kirsten Taberner Siggins and Kathy Taberner, a mother daughter coaching and writing team, about their experience using curiosity in coaching. They share some strategies and insights to employee with our close relations as we come into the holiday season.

Institute of Curiosity

Their book is The Power of Curiosity

The first 2 chapters are available free online though the Institute of Curiosity here or more information about the book here.

Find Kathy Taberner and Kirsten Taberner Siggins online @InstofCuriosity or on facebook.

How are you going to use curiosity to tranform your holidays? Let us know @OverConflict

This week we explore the application of the 1960s MIT hacker spirit to the legal profession, policy and conflict resolution. Jonathan Askin was an originator of the international Legal Hacker movement and shares his insights on where the movement has come from, some of its accomplishments and hopes for where it might go in the future.

WHat is a Hackathon? A hackathon is an intense, really short event where groups come together to collaboratively design usable software programs to address specific challenges.

A few interesting things mentioned in this episode:

White Hat Hackers

BC Civil Resolution Tribunal

Noam Wasserman

Code for America

Visit legalhackers.org to find a Legal Hackers chapter near you or to find resources to start your own.

You can find out about upcoming Vancouver Legal Hackers Events on their meet-up site www.meetup.com/LegalHackersVAN/

Find Jonathan Askin @jaskin or on his website

How are you fusing tech into your peacemaking process? Let us know @overconflict

One year after a successful kickstarter campaign, Amanda talks about her experience as a designer with the PignPotato game collective and shares some insights from experimenting with their first game Zombie Fight or Flight.

What is a Game Jam?

PignPotato Game Collective

Zombie Fight of Flight - How to Play Video

Kickstarter

Visual Artist Rachel Petrovicz

Bowen White - Why Normal Isn't Healthy

Looking for ideas to use collaborative games. Reach out to the PignPotato Game Collective [email protected]

Find Zombie Fight or Flight online @ZombieFightorF

What's your favourite collaborative game? Tell us @overconflict

This week we explore resilience and the ways we can support individuals to increase their ability to handle adversity.

Integral Coaching Model

Find Shakeela Begum on

LinkedIn

or Twitter @shakeelabegum

What makes an apology sincere and impactful ...

Aziz Ansari

Terry O'Rielly - When Brands Apologize

The Age of Persuasion

Phyllis Pollack - On Apology

Dr. Hariette Lerner

Guy Winch - 5 Ingredients of an Effective Apology

The Three Apologies analyzed

Donald Trump

Harvey Weinstein

Chris Hemsworth

Have you ever hear a really great apology? Tell us about it @overconflict

What make apology sincere and impactful...

Aziz Ansari

Terry O'Rielly - When Brands Apologize

The Age of Persuasion

Phyllis Pollack - On Apology

Dr. Hariette Lerner

Guy Winch - 5 Ingredients of an Effective Apology

The Three Apologies analyzed

Donald Trump

Harvey Weinstein

Chris Hemsworth

Amanda attended the Association for Conflict Resolution's 2017 Annual Conference in Addison, Texas

Thank you Tammy Lenski and Cinnie Noble for the invitation.

Question triggered from Jennifer Kresge's session: What impact does concussion or brain injury have on people's ability to participate in resolution processes?

Question triggered from ODR sessions: If confidentiality can not be guaranteed in online dispute resolution, how does that change the resolution process?

Thank you to my new colleagues who were so willing to share their thoughts.

Julie Beauchesne, Labour Mediator

Leslie Nelson Coker, EEO and Discrimination Mediator

Errika Bridgeford, Baltimore Ceasefire

Pegotty Cooper, Divorce Coach Inc.

Doug Brookman, Public Solutions

Katrina Nobles, Cornell University

Did you attend the ACR Conference this year? What are your thoughts and takeaways? Tell us @overconflict