Conversations for Conflict

Posted by Steve Marshall. Follow me on Twitter.

We are in design mode at meus, blending our facilitation and dialogue offers, together with elements of non-violent communication and innovation practice to come up with a prototype enquiry into 'Conversations for Conflict.'

Perhaps it is a sign of the times that so many of our organisations are facing difficult decisions which place people into conflict. There are some harsh choices to be made about where axes could fall; your budget or mine, my job or yours?

In these circumstances, keeping a constructive dialogue in place is vital. Organisations can fall into complete dysfunction as job losses and budget cuts are realised. Damaging retrenchment, paralysis and and turf wars are all likely to ensue and creative options are left uncovered. Yet effective conversations can be managed even in the most difficult conditions.  

It is in the most difficult conditions that dialogue is needed.

So, here as inspiration, is a great TED film featuring William Ury, talking about the 3 sides of a conflict, the benefits of taking a walk and some curious mathematical camels...  

Give us a call or drop us a line if this kind of work interest you and join as we enquire together into how we might begin to solve some of the intractable problems we face in today's new world.