Blogs
You will find useful articles on conflict-related topics.
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul
This book, subtitled “the power of thinking outside the brain” caught my attention! It complements other books I’ve reviewed recently like Mind in Motion and Thinking With Your Hands. This book is in three parts – thinking with our bodies (sensations, movement, gesture), thinking with our surroundings (natural and built spaces, the space of ideas),
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Dispute Resolution in Australia: Cases, Commentaries and Materials, 5th Ed. By David Spencer, Lisa Barry and Lola Akin Ojelabi
This recently released 5th Edition is an enormous book – 881 pages in total! That in itself is a compliment to the field of dispute resolution, in that it demonstrates the wealth of resources that are now available to inform and support our practice. Chapters cover topics including understanding conflict, conflict resolution processes (negotiation, mediation,
Intuition as a conflict practitioner
Working with people in conflict, whether as a conflict management coach or a mediator, is a complex and uncertain activity. While practitioners usually follow some kind of process in their work, what they do within those processes involves a great deal of flexibility and choice. There is rarely one “right” choice for whether or how
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Understanding Intuition by Lois Isenman
This in-depth exploration of intuition is written by a biologist and philosopher of science. She is particularly interested in the role of intuition in scientific research. The book examines intuition from biological and cognitive dimensions, and many multidisciplinary perspectives. Isenman considers how intuition is related to implicit learning, emotions and motivation, past knowledge, mental imagery,
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Seriously Playful Creativity by Dr Cathryn Lloyd
Dr Cathryn Lloyd is presenting our workshop this month on creative approaches to reflective practice for conflict practitioners. I’ve worked with Cat for many years, including teaching full day interactive workshops on The Artistry of Mediation. Cat’s book Seriously Playful Creativity is a delightful journey through the alphabet of creative action and reflection. You can
CRITICAL REFLECTION: High Conflict Personalities
I recently ran a REAL Masterclass exploring the concept of High Conflict Personalities (HCPs). Many of the participants were looking for some quick fixes and easy tools to use when they came across HCPs in their practice. What they instead discovered was that this desire for a simple solution is in fact one of the
