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Conflict Humor: Climate Change Skepticism

Posted on April 22, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom
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Marriage and Relationships: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

I am re-posting a popular posting from March 2011 on marital relationships:  I was asked how the conflict approach of this blog applies to marriage and relationships, and how to manage the associated conflict. No one is really an expert … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Cartoon Ways to Resolve Conflict

Posted on April 2, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom
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The Bankruptcy of Conservatism by John Maynard Keynes

Posted on April 1, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

‘They offer me neither food nor drink — intellectual nor spiritual consolation… [Conservatism] leads nowhere; it satisfies no ideal; it conforms to no intellectual standard, it is not safe, or calculated to preserve from the spoilers that degree of civilisation … Continue reading →

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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion: Jon Haidt: Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on March 16, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

Long ago and far away, my then girlfriend very conservative Sally said one day to a very radical me: ‘You know there are just as many assholes on my side in politics as on yours. And she named some examples … Continue reading →

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The Blog in Russian

Posted on March 11, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

Great to see the Blog being translated into Russian:  Отношение директора Оплата в среднем работник по странам Опубликовано 7 октября 2011 Звездные таблицы статистики из моего друга Мэтта соотношения средней заработной платы главных исполнительных директоров (руководителей) и средние рабочие: Насколько я … Continue reading →

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Is President Obama a Socialist? Part 1

Posted on March 11, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

I was taught at school that it might be wise before categorizing someone, to list some criteria for any label you were considering for them, to see how they stack up against it. So, given all the name calling aimed … Continue reading →

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Conflict Ritual, Conflict Habits: Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on March 5, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

I recently posted this great quote from Alain de Botton about the way religion can teach us lessons about life: Education Religions are supremely effective at education, because they know that we forget everything. They are based around rehearsal, repetition, … Continue reading →

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Re-inventing the Sacred: Religion and the Environment: Gregory Bateson (1904-1980)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

I have always liked this quote from the anthropologist Gregory Bateson, which I have posted before:  ‘If you put God outside and set him vis-a-vis his creation and if you have the idea that you are created in his image, … Continue reading →

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Scenario Based Futuring and the Environment

Posted on March 4, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

Long time readers of this blog may recall my interest in a technique called scenario based futuring, invented by Arie de Geus (1930-) in Shell Oil, and popularized in Peter Schwartz’s (1946-) marvelous book ‘The Art of the Long View‘. … Continue reading →

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