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You will find useful articles on conflict-related topics.

Samantha Hardy

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Mindwise by Nicholas Epicy

This book is powerful, and essential reading for anyone who works with people in conflict. It will challenge your assumptions about the benefits of taking another’s perspective, and help you identify the limitations of trying to do so. The book provides some very practical insight about where to focus your energy when you are trying

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Samantha Hardy

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: On Looking by Alexandra Horowitz

“You missed that. Right now, you are missing the vast majority of what is happening around you. You are missing the events unfolding in your body, in the distance, and right in front of you.” With this powerful introduction, you are immediately captivated by this book. I came across this book by accident, as I

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Samantha Hardy

The challenge of perspective-taking in conflict

It is generally accepted that, to successfully manage and resolve conflict, it is important to try to see things from perspectives other than our own.  We are advised to “try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes” and to “look at the situation objectively”. In theory, this is good advice, because our own point

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