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A Story from Tajikistan: Talking Philosophy with the Warlord
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A Story from Tajikistan: Talking Philosophy with the Warlord

A story of mediation and poetic friendship between a warlord and a professor that led to the talks that ended the Tajik civil war.

2005
A Story from Colombia: We Have Decided To Think For Ourselves
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A Story from Colombia: We Have Decided To Think For Ourselves

A story about courageous leadership in the area of La India in Colombia.

2005
Balluji’s Song
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Balluji’s Song

The story of Ballu's song, the song of the Mukhta Kamaiya, capturing the joy and grief experienced in their liberation from modern day slavery.

Change as a Circle
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Change as a Circle

A diagram identifying four common experiences in the circular process of change.

2003
Paper Flowers
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Paper Flowers

A recounting of the emergence and healing born of the Petals of Hope initiative, imagined and brought to life by Carole Kane.

2005
Designing Good Meetings
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Designing Good Meetings

Suggestions to improve meetings through clarifying purpose, roles, and process.

2000
Reframing a Conflict
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Reframing a Conflict

A diagram illustrating the process of reframing a conflict to arrive toward solutions that hold potential to meet all concerns.

2000
The Justice Gap
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The Justice Gap

A visual depicting the justice gap - the discrepancy between people’s expectations and the reality of social transformation - that often emerges following peace accords.

1999
Continuum of Cultural Expectations
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Continuum of Cultural Expectations

A chart illustrating cultural expectations across stages of mediation along a spectrum from "pure formal" to "pure informal."

2000
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