[Opinion] Marketing for the Peace Builder III

There are three ways to connect with clients, customers, fans and audiences. And in the world of digital communication, there is one basic principle that underlies all of these connections that the peacebuilder must keep in mind. Original content creation starts with the blogging, but then moves to image creation Read more…

[Contributor] Indifferent Politics

With the U.S. Presidential election fast approaching, it is time again for everyone of voting age in the US, and a few not yet of voting age as well, to sort out their political ideals and choose a candidate they feel will protect those ideals. And this year, as with Read more…

[Advice] The Antifragile Ethic

The fundamental ethical issue of our time is how to engage with a world where situations and systems, are fundamentally indecent. And sometimes the people inside of these systems and situations choose to behave and respond indecently—and to do it repeatedly. The issue is not whether or not historical past Read more…

HIT Piece 08.25.2015

I am a live streaming video fan in general and a Meerkat partisan in particular. You probably haven’t heard of the mobile application Meerkat, though its two more popular cousins, Blab.im and Periscope.tv are getting a lot of attention from tech bloggers and online magazines. The Meerkat app “blew up” Read more…

[Advice] Managing Reality

Changing expectations of outcomes corresponds to changing our assumptions about other people in conflict–and out. This is difficult, because assumptions are grounded in pattern seeking behavior that our human minds engage in, to make stories about the behaviors of other people in the world. When those stories don’t match up Read more…

[Opinion] Well, That Was Difficult…

“Well, that was easy.” Actually, no it wasn’t. And the expectation that it should be, raises more problems than it solves for many organizations, institutions, and even individuals. If the resolution to the expectation of how the conflict should proceed, results in an outcome that seemed “easy,” that outcome—and the Read more…

[Strategy] Change Frames 2

Expectations, assumptions, disappointments and the actions that come from all of those areas are poisonous at the negotiation table. The emotional and intellectual states around expectations, assumptions and disappointments, allow individuals to create frames inside of their intellect and emotions about the other party at the table. Then, parties act Read more…