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Conflict Resolution

Fallacious Argument of the Month: meet the straw man

July 6, 2009 Conflict Resolution

There’s nothing like a good argument, as any fan of Monty Python knows.
Having a good argument, however, demands diligence, attention to detail, self-awareness, and practice; it’s all too easy to have a bad one. The bad kind, alas, abounds in political discussion, particularly during an election season, makes frequent appearances in conference rooms and at [...]

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Common courtesy should not be an oxymoron

July 2, 2009 Conflict Resolution

A recent article in the New York Times about the decline of manners in a Blackberry age prompted one executive coach to write to the Times editor to share an anecdote drawn from his own experience working with professionals. He wrote,
I was told by a client, who is a former board member of a large [...]

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Remembering Morad: thoughts on Iran and US relations

June 21, 2009 Conflict Resolution

Hour by hour, print, TV, and web sources bring news, narratives and dramatic images from Iran of protests and violence as Iranians take to the streets to voice opposition to the results of the recent presidential election.
The news from Tehran has brought back memories from a summer long ago. In 1976, a 17-year-old just a [...]

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On Mother's Day, every mother deserves a little peace…and justice

May 7, 2009 Conflict Resolution

An organization committed to promoting social justice, Inter Pares, whose name means “among equals” in Latin, has launched a campaign to take back Mother’s Day and rededicate it to the causes of peace and reconciliation that its early proponents worked for.
Here’s the video they’ve created urging mothers and anyone who’s got a mom to [...]

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Remembering wartime: photos of present-day city evoke tragic past

January 29, 2009 Conflict Resolution

To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, photographer Sergei Larenkov overlays photos of present-day St. Petersburg with ghostly images of Leningrad during the blockade.
In these grim images, the dead trudge silently along city streets, while modern-day passersby rush along, blind to their presence. Eerie and deeply moving, these photos [...]

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Online petition asks Obama to promote conflict resolution

January 27, 2009 Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution expert and social justice advocate Kenneth Cloke has created an online petition requesting that U.S. President Barack Obama promote the use of conflict resolution both domestically and internationally.
Dispute resolvers, peacemakers, and ADR professionals are encouraged to add their signatures to a growing list of supporters.
This five-point proposal asks that Obama implement the following [...]

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January 20, 2009: The better angels of our nature

January 20, 2009 Conflict Resolution

Change has come to the White House.  Among the signs: the new White House blog, which affirms the commitment of the Obama administration to three core principles: communication, transparency, and participation.
Among its first posts was this one, proclaiming a National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation:
We are in the midst of a season of trial. Our [...]

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No soap, radio: confronting our fear of asking questions

January 20, 2009 Conflict Resolution

Those of you who grew up in the U.S. may be familiar with “no soap, radio“, a prankster’s joke.  When I was a kid, it was the kind of gag that older kids would pull on younger ones. The prankster and her accomplices — a group of sixth graders for example — would approach their [...]

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Prevent conflict escalation: use Google's new Mail Goggles email tool

October 7, 2008 Conflict Resolution

As anyone knows who has awakened in the sober light of dawn to regret an email sent in haste the night before, electronic communications can be lethal. Be too quick on the trigger with the “send” button and you may find you’ve initiated DEFCON 1 in your workplace or personal relationships. (And forget about negotiating [...]

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Mediation Channel to host Blawg Review, celebrate Conflict Resolution Day

October 6, 2008 Blawg Review

On Monday, October 13, I’ll be hosting Blawg Review, the weekly review of the best in legal blogging. I’ll be taking the opportunity to salute International Conflict Resolution Day, celebrated this year on Thursday, October 16. This marks the fourth time I’ve served as a Blawg Review host — readers may recall that [...]

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