Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

Reflections on walking and the embodiment of alongsideness in contexts of training, teaching, and facilitation.

Poetic Listening

Poetic Listening

A version of the practice of poetic listening - listening for moments when a person speaks that touches something fairly deep about their understanding.

The Mediator’s Cultural Assumptions

The Mediator’s Cultural Assumptions

A brief article clarifying how North American definitions of mediation may produce crucial points of tension when directly exported to other cultures, as well as suggesting factors for mediators to consider when moving between different cultural settings.

Perspectives for Assessing and Working with Power

Perspectives for Assessing and Working with Power

A brief exploration into the perspectives of mutual dependence and currencies as ways to understand power, as well as considerations mediators can use to balance power.

Foreword, Experiential Peacebuilding

Foreword, Experiential Peacebuilding

The foreword to the book Experiential Peacebuilding, emergent from Outward Bound Peacebuilding's theory, practice, and experience.

Foreword, The Bernal Story

Foreword, The Bernal Story

A foreword written for The Bernal Story, a firsthand account of the transformation of a community conflict in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

Foreword, Practicing the Politics of Jesus

Foreword, Practicing the Politics of Jesus

A foreword penned for Earl Zimmerman's book Practicing the Politics of Jesus: The Origin and Significance of John Howard Yoder’s Social Ethics.

Hearing voices

Hearing voices

The second of seven blog posts shared with the Apprentice Program participant cohort.