Im reading The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje. I got introduced to this book by local filmmaker Mandy Leith, one of the presenters at the recent Wired Words symposium I attended, in Victoria. Murch is one of the 20th centurys great film editors, having worked on many classics; […]
Archives for October 2011
On being unconditionally constructive
October 4, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
The bible of interest-based conflict resolution may be well be Fisher, Ury & Patton’s book, Getting to Yes. I’d be surprised if there is a mediator (Western world, anyways) who is not familiar with it. At the heart of Getting to Yes is the message: be unconditionally constructive when it comes to negotiating resolution to […]
Diversity: A pathway to connection, common ground and innovation
October 1, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Diversity is a hallmark of innovative teams. One of the best ways to expand your own problem-solving capabilities is to diversify; apply a different lens, different perspective, to the problem. Traditional pathways If you’re a facilitator, you know how to build bridges between people’s differences, find common ground, as a stepping stone to joint solutions […]
