I had a great long-distance conversation with Evan Hoffman this week. Based in Ottawa, he is Executive Director of the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (CIIAN), a Canadian NGO, as well as being a Faculty member with the School of Peace and Conflict Management at Royal Roads University. Initially connecting with Evan through Twitter […]
10 Diverse ways to build your capacity to appreciate the Other
November 16, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
My first blogging inclination this week was to write a glorious followup to a post I wrote a year ago, on strategies to reduce the income inequality gap. Getting into it, I quickly discovered I may have overstretched myself. Rather than snap, I humbly offer this alternative… It is through our shared disconnection, that […]
The Many Perspectives on Aging
November 10, 2011 by · 1 Comment
A lot happens on the edges. As we get close to the far edge of our life, it’s an opportunity to look back, and reflect on what happened, and be true to oneself. Listening and interacting with older people (older than me, anyways) or my elders, as I prefer to relate to them, can be […]
Circles: In Life and Death
November 5, 2011 by · 5 Comments
We gathered in concentric circles, like the rings on a tree that show its age, in a small community hall this week, to sing songs that celebrated our friend, who had just died. With those in the innermost circle leading the songs, we sang together, folk favourites of the deceased. Combined with other remembrances, food, […]
2 Dispute Resolution Conferences that got my attention last week
November 2, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
You need not leave your home to attend a conference these days. Yet, attending a conference, in-person, has its benefits. I had the best of both worlds last week. On the virtual front, I participated in a few of the sessions offered at Cyberweek 2011, a week long series of webinars and discussion forums, featuring […]
