Decreasing Polarization through Deep Democracy at the ACR Conference
Creighton University 602 North 20th Street, Omaha, NE, United StatesJoin us at the Association for Conflict Resolution annual conference! Polarization isn’t just for politics. Across the US and the world, people are managing differences by dividing into us versus them camps. Some of this is good-natured (think sports teams), but much of it devolves into name-calling, oversimplification of issues, and demonization of the other side. Deep Democracy, a method ... Read more »
Working with Resistance: A Deep Democracy Approach
Online , United StatesAs facilitators, our job is to help diverse groups come together, engage in dialogues that encourage positive collaboration across differences, enable groups to overcome resistance, access more of the wisdom inherent in the system, and craft solutions that stick. Resistance is a dynamic that slows down or sometimes even blocks the system from moving toward a decision. In this session, ... Read more »