Conflict Resolution

Introduction

• 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.

Process

Suggested process for attaining closure:

• Personal resolution of conflict between two people.
• If a satisfactory solution is not obtained, if it is avoided, or is otherwise not practical, then each of the 2 parties has a right to request binding mediation. Binding mediation means that upon request, the other party is required to undergo mediation, with the third party currently being Aaron Makaruk or Marshall Hilton. Another