Conflict Resolution

Proposal A

• If two people have a highly charged disagreement where communication breaks down, the people involved have the option to take space to reflect and find emotional balance within themselves before re-engaging the disagreement and general community.

• The individuals are able to request that the community support their conflict resolution process by asking for someone to act as a mediator through a series of meetings. It’s important that the intention of the meetings is to resolve the conflict and create a beneficial outcome by showing up with the best outcome in mind.

• It can be a good practice for the first meeting to establish general guidelines and boundaries to support the two people sharing the same space successfully. The meetings can be conducted using a menu of conflict resolution tools such as Process Dialoguing, Nonviolent Communication, or other models.