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- Abraham Path An attempt to physically bridge the chasm between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
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- Correlates of War Project Excellent source of information on all forms of armed conflict
- Creating Reciprocity Great site about the role of empathy and reciprocity in conflict
- End of Economic Growth: Richard Heinberg Great site for information on why and how economic growth may be over; with profound implications for future conflict
- Equality Trust My old contact Richard Wilkinson’s data based site on economic inequality: an often missed vertical element in conflict
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- Jerome Slater Really interesting Middle East expert and blogger with a mind of his own
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- Move Him Into the Sun A blog devoted to World War 1 war poetry with unusual selections and critical comment. Very generative
- Natasa in Malawi I am enjoying Natasa’s (from Slovenia) coming to terms with life and working for an NGO in Malawi.
- Peace Mapping A really useful site that shows visual ways to re-frame conflict
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- Right Brain Blogger A really interesting insightful blog on creativity and its blocks. Really powerful insights that will help in conflict, especially our internal conflicts
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Denial of the Rise of Fascism: Winston Churchill Quote
For some reason, I have always seen a close connection between the Appeasement process, that denied the seriousness of the rise of fascism in Germany, Austria and Italy in the 1930s, until it was almost too late; and the denial that … Continue reading
Cross Cultural Differences: Global Map
Cross cultural differences are a potentially important element in conflict. My old friend Stephen Rhinesmith, an expert in such matters, used to say that 90% of conflict within cross cultural teams is nothing to do with cultural differences, but just … Continue reading
Hi to our Dutch Readers
We have had 64 hits from the Netherlands in the last month, so it is nice to see the blog being translated into Dutch: Interpersoonlijke conflicten: World moorden Geplaatst op 1 februari 2012 Geweld is een van de belangrijkste doodsoorzaken voor … Continue reading
Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer: Creative Conflict Book
As this blog is dedicated to seeing the creative potential of conflict, a perspective that seems a bit rare in our world, I was delighted to heare about Jonah Lehrer’s new book: ‘Imagine: How Creativity Works’. I have not read … Continue reading
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886): The Soul Selects….Then Close the Valves of Her Attention Like Stone
THE Soul selects her own Society– Then–shuts the Door– To her divine Majority– Present no more– Unmoved–she notes the Chariots–pausing– At her low Gate– Unmoved–an Emperor be kneeling Upon her mat– I’ve known her–from an ample nation– … Continue reading
Ken Kiff (1935-2001): Creative Adjournment in Conflict
Part of this blog is about creativity in conflict, but I also like to throw in any example of creativity that takes my fancy. One of my friends here just introduced me to Ken Kiff’s work and here is some: … Continue reading
The Hedgehog and the Fox: Isaiah Berlin and Philip Tetlock
When I first read Isaiah Berlin’s Essay ‘The Hedgehog and the Fox in about 1970 it started a process of ensuring I was not to become a hedgehog. Berlin argued that the fox-hedgehog distinction captured: ‘one of the deepest differences … Continue reading
Anthropocene Thinking: Daniel Goleman (1946-) EDGE Essay
It is hard to select from the gems in the latest EDGE essay collection ‘This Will Make You Smarter‘ edited by John Brockman but this article is I think another very important one. It is by Daniel Goleman known for … Continue reading
Big History: The History of the Universe in Under 18 minutes….David Christian at TED
Want to know about the history of the universe in under 18 minutes? There is a marvelous movement afoot world wide: to teach ‘Big History’, the history of the 13.7 billion years of the universe, to high school students around … Continue reading
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Bilingual is Better: Internal Conflict Between Two Languages is Potentially Creative
Great piece in today’s New York Times on why bilingual speakers are smarter, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee. It suggests that the sort of stereoscopy behind the Creative Conflict Model of this blog, seeing things from two different viewpoints provided by two different … Continue reading
