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Peace Day 21 September 2012
Global Truce 2012 – Peace Day 21 September If we all unite, together we can create the largest global reduction of violence ever recorded on one day – Peace Day 21 September 2012 – a world record. Peace One Day … Continue reading
Family arguments? – Just talk to them
“All I can say to anybody out there is if you’re having arguments with your family, talk to them, even if you don’t like it just talk to them,” said Colwyn, father of Shane Topi who drowned in the Easy … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict at home, Conflict Resolution News
Tagged communication, drowning, family, family conflict, grief, stubborn, tragedy
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He doesn’t like me! – clues that people drop
“He doesn’t like me!“ How would we normally react when one of our friends or colleagues says something like this? Disagree – “Of course he likes you“, or make a judgement call – “You’re just being oversensitive!“ We think we’re … Continue reading
What does it mean to feel right? – Kathryn Schulz
“What does it mean to feel right? It means that your beliefs perfectly reflect reality; and when you feel that way you have a problem to solve – how are you going to explain all those people who don’t agree … Continue reading
Sheena Iyengar on The Art of Choosing
Choice and decision-making can play such an important role in the creation and resolution of conflict – both internal and external. Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, … Continue reading
Sir Ken Robinson says Schools Kill Creativity
One of my favourite topics in my Conflict Resolution Skills course is ‘Authority & Choice’. Participants are fascinated by how much our lives are affected by others in authority, and how our past experiences lead us to behave in certain ways … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict at home, Education
Tagged authority, choice, conflict resolution, creativity, schools, students, teacher, TED talks
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Our Left and Right Brains – Conflict of Interest
You may have noticed that I have recently become fascinated with how our brains work, and have shared a few TED talks and other videos that give amazing insights into our minds. Here is an incredible story from Jill Bolte Taylor … Continue reading
Young children coping with earthquakes?
Brainwave is a charitable trust which exists to educate New Zealanders from all walks of life about the latest research in neuroscience. We now know that a child’s experiences from conception to three largely determine how their brain develops, and … Continue reading
The Human Mind – online documentary
Wow! These fabulous BBC documentaries are now available to watch for free online. This one, The Human Mind with Robert Winston, explores the mirror neurons, the power of our frontal lobes, and many other fascinating aspects of the brain. There … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict at home, Conflict Resolution News, Education, Handy Hints, Workplace conflict
Tagged adapting behaviour, BBC documentary, brain, communication, emotions, eureka moments, human mind, improving ability, intuition, making changes, memory, neuroscience, new zealand, personality, robert winston, teenagers
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The Antidote to Apathy
This eye-opening 7-minute TED video from Dave Meslin points out the 7 obstacles in our environment which actively discourage us from getting involved and taking action on the things that matter in our communities. Instead of labelling most people as too selfish, … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict at home, Conflict Resolution News, Education, Handy Hints, Workplace conflict
Tagged antidote, apathetic, apathy, council, elections, engagement, government, heroes, media, participation
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