Join host Duncan Autrey in a special Thanksgiving episode of the Omni-win Project Podcast. In this soul-stirring solo session, Duncan revisits a crucial message from a previous Thanksgiving episode, emphasizing its heightened relevance amidst our current political climate and looming election year. Delve into an enlightening exploration of Thanksgiving's complex history and its potential as a tool for healing political divisions. Discover three transformative ways to celebrate this holiday, transcending the traditional narratives and fostering a future where everyone truly wins. Let's gather around the table of understanding and co-create a brighter, more united tomorrow.
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Many US Americans love to celebrate Thanksgiving and their traditions but it is also a time of mourning for Indigenous people. Discover the true history behind the Thanksgiving and how we can use this holiday as a way to co-create a better future for our nation. During this episode, Duncan will share with you three respectful ways in which we can celebrate Thanksgiving and reflect on this holiday to better ourselves and our society. Episode Highlights:
The history of Thanksgiving & differences between pilgrims and puritansWhy Thanksgiving is important to our nation and our futureWe are stuck in how to understand the history of our country and one place we're struggling a lot is the story of thanksgiving.Thanksgiving can help us heal our nation and orient ourselves to a future that inspires us without anyone needing to give up on their favorite recipe or sense of tradition.Harvest festivals are a time to remember the relationship with the seasons, the land and the ultra rare gift of life.Facing past harms, understanding the impact, apologizing, making amends is a process that not only is healing to all involved, it also is critical for becoming the best version of ourselves.The origin of the story of "Mary Had A Little Lamb"How to break the cycle of violence Resources MentionedFind Out Natives of Your LandAll other resources are in the footnotes of the Substack Essay  Where else can you find this episode? Looking for more resources from this episode, head over the Substack to read the full essay and resource links mentioned throughoutOr check it out on Youtube 
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“Trauma is the glue that holds polarization in place.”In this classic Fractal Friends episode re-release, Duncan speaks with David Brubaker about the depth of polarization. They discuss the importance of honoring each others’ (and our own) dignity, even when we don’t agree with each other. Empathy is a valuable tool we can use to understand other perspectives and ask questions that produce profound answers.David and Duncan delve deep into how trauma impacts polarization, including our epigenetics. That’s why it’s so important to know how to deal with trauma appropriately and recognize its wider effect on all of us. David explains how people choose their side regardless of how much sense the other side makes. He tells an anecdote about Israel and Palestine where one side shunned their own idea because they thought it came from the other.Polarization is real and dangerous, and it’s up to us to understand and fix the rift it creates.  Episode Highlights:Learn the definition of polarization and the different levels of conflict.Discover the importance of honoring each other’s dignity, even when we don’t agree. Learn about the history of Mennonites and their involvement in conflict resolution. David explains how polarized people choose their side, regardless of the logic presented by the other side. Duncan and David discuss the history that’s led to polarization. Uncover why avoiding conflict isn’t the answer.Learn why trauma makes polarization worse and why it’s important to understand how to deal with it.David explains why Confederate statues were built in the South. Understand why epigenetics might cause people of color to run from the police. About this episode's guest:David Brubaker is a Dean at the School of Social Sciences and Professions at Eastern Mennonite University. He’s also a Professor of Sociology, and the author of several publications, including a book called When the Center Does Not Hold: Leading in an Age of Polarization. David has consulted or trained with over 100 organizations worldwide. He’s served with several community development and conflict transformation organizations for over four decades. Connect with David:email : [email protected] Where Else can you find this episode?  Watch On YoutubeOn SubstackEpisode PageLooking to learn more about how we can change the future of our democracy? Connect with Duncan & the Omni-Win Project: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYouTubeSubstack

“We lose so much potential when we focus on our differences.”You’ve probably noticed that our political landscape is dire. Everyone’s fighting, everyone has an enemy, and we’re no closer to solving society’s critical problems. How can we fix this?In this episode with Kathleen Oweegon, discover amazing ways to start tuning in to the other side and understand your “enemy.”Kathleen talks about the magic of using certain questions in dialogue to bridge the gap and bring people together. She tells incredible anecdotes about times she’s seen communities rise above their differences. The more we positively interact with people who are different from us, the more we can work toward an omni-win future together. Listen now to be inspired by this profound episode. Episode Highlights:Kathleen and Duncan discuss how dialogue is severely underused when it could solve many problems.Kathleen tells a powerful story about bringing police officers and activists together with dialogue after an event where both were injured.Discover the key guidelines for successful dialogue.Understand the distinction between dialogue and debate.Duncan and Kathleen talk about how scary the current state of polarization and objectification is in our world.Learn how our defensive behaviors further the divide.Kathleen tells a beautiful story about uncovering the stories below piercings and tattoos About this episode's guest: Kathleen is an educator, facilitator, mediator, communication coach, and the founder of Bridges of Peace, providing these services throughout the U.S. and around the world. She hosts the weekly podcast, “Co-creating Peace”, which focuses on conscious communication and conflict transformation. The focus of her work is to help communities, organizations, and individuals become empowered to fulfill their greatest potential through dialogue, negotiation, and collaboration. This often involves bringing seemingly discordant voices together in collaborations that result in mutual understanding, wisdom and growth. Connect with Kathleen: Email: [email protected]: @KOweegon; @CocreatingPeacePodcast Here are some resources mentioned in the show. “Lawyer: McKinney police officer ‘allowed his emotions to get the better of him’” (Washington Post)“McKinney Cop’s Lawyer Says He’s Sorry For Pool Party Response” (NBC News)“Are police required to protect people during mass shootings? The legal answer is no” (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Uvalde, Texas, police had no legal duty to act, experts say; Supreme Court precedent cited (ABA Journal)For more resources and content from this episode go to the episode page HERE Where Else can you find this episode?  Watch On YoutubeOn SubstackEpisode PageLooking to learn more about how we can change the future of our democracy? Connect with Duncan & the Omni-Win Project: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYouTubeSubstack

“America belongs to everyone who lives here.”This week, Guy and Heidi Burgess are back to finish their conversation with Duncan. Check out the first part HEREWhile it’s important to break down oppressive structures, we don’t have a concrete vision for what we’d replace them with. How can we ensure the replacement system doesn’t continue oppressing others? Duncan explains how important nonviolent protest is for being able to make real change. Guy and Duncan talk about the importance of treating the “losers” of any political process fairly and respecting their views. We need to be able to empathize with people, even when we don’t agree with them. We have to open up to new perspectives, and Heidi tells a moving story about the power of bringing different viewpoints together.  Episode Highlights: Guy talks about the importance of how we treat the “losers” in our current election system.Heidi explains why we have to start at the end.Guy talks about why forcing our views on other people is wrong, but we all have a right to an opinion.Heidi tells a powerful anecdote about abortion.Discover an ongoing debate about neutrality in the face of oppression as opposed to partisan progressivism.Learn the difference between neutrality and impartiality.Duncan explains the importance of empathy, even when we don’t understand or agree with someone.Understand how we inadvertently drive hostility and extremism. About This Episode's Guest: Guy and Heidi Burgess are a husband-and-wife team of Ph.D. social scientists. They have been studying, teaching, and practicing conflict resolution for 40+ years. They co-direct the Conflict Information Consortium and its underlying project, Beyond Intractability, an online resource library about peace-building, strengthening democracy, and conflict resolution.  Their current focus is the Constructive Conflict Initiative and The Hyper-Polarization Crisis: A Conflict Resolution Challenge Connect with Heidi & Guy:WebsiteEmail: [email protected] Here are some resources mentioned in the show. Beyond IntractabilityThings you can do to helpConstructive Conflict InitiativeThe Hyper-Polarization Crisis: A Conflict Resolution Challengefeature article, published in the Conflict Resolution Quarterly (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crq.21334).For more resources and content from this episode go to the episode page HERE Where Else can you find this episode?  Watch On Youtube On SubstackEpisode PageLooking to learn more about how we can change the future of our democracy? Connect with Duncan & the Omni-Win Project: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYouTubeSubstack

Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy. “Everybody’s talking, but they’re not listening.”This week, Duncan welcomes Guy and Heidi Burgess onto the show. They talk about how people have a moral obligation to get involved in solving our problems, and that our current way of thinking isn’t working for us. Climate change and conflict have many similarities, and Heidi explains what they are.Uncover why our political system simply isn’t working for us, and how we can start changing that. We’re deeply polarized, and our media and politics play into this issue. It stops us from coming together to create lasting change, and we need to fight back against bad actors.Are you ready to be a force for good in our world? Episode Highlights: Discover how a man in Uzbekistan inspired the Burgesses to make their content accessible to all.Heidi explains the similarities between climate change and conflict. Guy talks about the issue with watching our favorite news channel. Understand why it’s imperative we bring people together from different disciplines. (Maybe that’s you!)Heidi calls for people in the field to get involved in teaching people how to deal with polarization.Guy explains why we need to solve problems the same way doctors do. Uncover why our political system just doesn’t work. Duncan explains why issues aren’t as simple as yes or no or this or that About this episode's guest: Guy and Heidi Burgess are a husband-and-wife team of Ph.D. social scientists. They have been studying, teaching, and practicing conflict resolution for 40+ years. They co-direct the Conflict Information Consortium and its underlying projects, Beyond Intractability and the Constructive Conflict Initiative. Their biggest focus is creating an online resource library on  www.beyondintractability.org about peacebuilding, strengthening democracy, and conflict resolution. Connect with Heidi & Guy:WebsiteEmail: [email protected] Here are some resources mentioned in the show. Beyond IntractabilityThings you can do to helpConstructive Conflict InitiativeThe Hyper-Polarization Crisis: A Conflict Resolution Challengefeature article, published in the Conflict Resolution Quarterly (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crq.21334).For more resources and content from this episode go to the episode page HERE Where Else can you find this episode?  Watch On Youtube On SubstackEpisode PageLooking to learn more about how we can change the future of our democracy? Connect with Duncan & the Omni-Win Project: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYouTubeSubstack

Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy. “Someone out there cares about you.”In this inspirational episode, Duncan welcomes Benjamin Life to the show, where they discuss why our two-party system doesn’t work. Our political parties aren’t going to provide us with solutions, and our current system may well crumble. Right now, we’ve got a “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic” vibe going on. Benjamin talks about the exciting possibilities of community currencies and blockchain. Our global currencies are inherently flawed and cause many of our problems. Discover why you matter in this episode, and why it’s important for everyone to know that. Duncan and Benjamin talk about the danger of ‘othering’ people and how that dynamic threatens our future. How can we harness the tension between left and right to evolve and avoid everything collapsing? Listen now to find out.Join Benjamin and Duncan and the Independent National Convention in Austin, TX Oct 29-30 Episode Highlights:Duncan and Benjamin discuss why the two-party system will never provide us with solutions.Learn about the upcoming Independent National Convention.Find out why Benjamin thinks electing politicians to represent millions of people is absurd.Discover how we can jumpstart evolution.Learn about harnessing the tension between left and rightUnderstand the importance of getting our core principles right.Benjamin explains how we need to relearn the skills of being in community with each other.Uncover why it’s important to know that you matter.Duncan illustrates why we need to be responsible for the solution.Learn why we need to get to the root of the symptoms About this episodes guest: Benjamin Life is an integral political organizer and civic innovator. He is an organizer of the upcoming Independent National Convention and host of  RISE: The United Independent Podcast. He considers himself an evolutionary alchemist, and he’s always looking for latent potential and synergy throughout the world. Benjamin believes we can develop and evolve through visionary leadership, relational healing, strategic consulting, and storytelling. Not only this, but he is also a friend and special ally of the Omni-Win Project. Connect with Benjamin: TwitterWebsiteYoutubeInstagramSubstackEmail: [email protected] from this episode:Independent National Convention (Oct 29-30, 2022)Rise - United Independent Podcast: Audio & VideoVisit the episode page for all the links and resources from this episode. Where else can you find this episode:YoutubeSubstackEpisode Page Connect with Duncan: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInSubstack

Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy. “People can’t imagine it can really be that good”Are you ready to discover “choice-creating” and the power of leveraging and integrating our differences? Join Duncan and guest Jim Rough as they discuss finding win-win solutions for everyone with the Wisdom Council process.Jim introduces the idea of “society’s breakthrough” and the four social innovations that support it. Our society is collapsing, and it’s time for transformation.Duncan and Jim talk about how our current system cannot adapt to our problems, and how we need to switch to a new way of thinking. Facilitators can change the future: Find out how in this episode. Episode Highlights :Learn why dialogue alone can’t solve our problems.Discover Jim's multi-faceted plan to save humanity and the planet: "Society's Breakthrough."Jim explains why he thinks society is terminal.Uncover the power of collective intelligence.Jim reveals an awesome strategy for Choice-creating.Understand why our current way of thinking can’t solve today’s problems. Duncan and Jim discuss the Wisdom Council process and dynamic facilitation and why they believe the world is ready for it. Facilitators are the future: Find out why.About this episode's guest: Jim Rough is a social innovator and Director of the Center for Wise Democracy. He is a speaker, seminar leader, and author of the book, “Society’s Breakthrough! Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People.” As a consultant, Jim developed “Dynamic Facilitation” and “The Wisdom Council Process.” He and others teach seminars on these tools all over the world. Jim's primary focus these days is on "Society’s Breakthrough," an additional social innovation for solving impossible-seeming problems nationally (e.g. healing the national divide) and globally. Connect with Jim Rough:Wise Democracy WebsiteLinkedInFacebookEmail: [email protected] the episode page for all the links and resources from this episode.Where else can you find this episode: YoutubeSubstackEpisode pageConnect with Duncan: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInSubstack

Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy. “It really takes visionary thinking to imagine what our democratic systems could look like.”How can we include everyday people in political decisions? Duncan welcomes Alex Renirie, Linn Davis and Kacey Bull from  Healthy Democracy to the show to discuss democratic lotteries that empower citizens to participate in the political process with informed deliberative consideration of complex issues. In this episode, you can see how they’re making sure your voice matters. Discover how profound it is for citizens to be genuinely included in democracy, where they can help policymakers form legislation and have an impact in your local community. Learn how a healthier democracy that actually represents everyone’s voices is proven to increase trust in government. Voter apathy could be a thing of the past with these developments. Listen now to discover these awesome tools and how you can bring participatory democracy to your community. Episode Highlights:Discover how organizations like Healthy Democracy choose a representative sample of the population.Healthy Democracy’s Alex explains how they ensure elected officials listen to the panelists.Learn how we can overcome political apathy and level up our democracy.Linn describes how our current governmental systems are patronizing from the perspective of the 99%.Uncover what a deliberative conversation looks like.Understand why Healthy Democracy doesn’t aim for consensus.Learn about the barriers to including these awesome tools in our world.Linn explains how we can build the movement and change the game. About this episode's guest:Healthy Democracy is a US-based nonpartisan nonprofit that works to elevate everyday people in public decision making.It uses democratic lotteries to empower new voices and guarantee representation across our many diversities. The organization designs deliberative processes that prove a more collaborative politics is possible. Healthy Democracy partners with governments, nonprofits, and other organizations to bring together Lottery-Selected Panels that tackle our most difficult policy issues.Linn and Alex co-lead program development and process design at Healthy Democracy. They co-coordinate HD's complex public processes and consult on deliberative democracy projects in the US and abroad. Kacey joined Healthy Democracy in June 2021 and manages various outreach and communication projects. She builds and maintains relationships with HD’s outside partners and leads educational programs about the work they do.Connect with Healthy Democracy: WebsiteFacebookTwitter InstagramYoutubeSignup for NewsletterEmail : [email protected] the episode page for all the links and resources from this episode.Where else can you find this episode:YoutubeSubstackEpisode PageConnect with Duncan: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedIn