Wiser Conflict
Transform your conflicts into opportunities for positive change.
Now more than ever, we all need conflict resolution skills. Wiser Conflict is a comprehensive five-part training course that will help you and your team:​
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Recognize conflict as an opportunity for positive change
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Understand and manage strong emotions
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Communicate effectively in difficult contexts
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Build courage to negotiate their needs
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Appreciate the power of collaboration
Marina believes everyone needs to be fit for conflict.
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Course Overview
Build your Competence.
Enhance your Confidence.
Find your Courage.
Over six modules, you will learn the five steps of Wiser Conflict and the critical communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to have difficult conversations and work through challenging situations productively.
Reflect
Understand your response to conflict and biology, history, and cultural influences
Speak
Draft clear, courageous
I-statements to evoke empathy and understanding
Pause
Notice stress rising
Relax and reset your brain
Reflect on what you are feeling and what you need
Weave
Ask powerful questions to reach core issues and needs Weave needs into a new problem to solve
Listen
Listen actively to another's perspective and story
Identifying Wants vs Needs
Concur
Brainstorm creative and innovative solutions
Reality test solution to prevent future conflicts
Two Ways to Get Wiser Conflict
Live Group Delivery
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Ready to bring Wiser Conflict to your group? Book a call to get specific about customized delivery and packages to meet your needs.
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Live sessions in-person or via Zoom
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Pre-training planning to customize content for your unique context
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Post-training group problem-solving session to apply new skills
Asynchronous Online Course
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Ready to get Wiser on your own?
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Six course modules with pre-recorded videos and self-paced activities
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Pre-training coaching call to tap into your motivation and set goals
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Two private training sessions to process and integrate new information and skills
About the Wiser Conflict Course
Wiser Conflict is a practical, powerful, and innovative training program that brings emerging brain science and mindfulness practices to traditional conflict management skills. This training is designed to help overcome the typical challenges to putting collaboration and conflict skills to use by empowering you with compelling science and practical applications of mindfulness. You will learn:
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Conflict theory
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Empathy and communication skills
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A five-step problem-solving process
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Negotiation strategies
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How to move from reactive conflict to proactive collaboration.
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You’ll have the opportunity to practice and apply the concepts and skills through group discussion, individual reflection, skill-strengthening exercises and roleplays.
Five Steps of Wiser Conflict:
PAUSE to ​​prepare yourself to engage in conflict wisely
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LISTEN mindfully to really hear what others need
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SPEAK your truth clearly, with kindness and courage
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WEAVE together the important needs of those involved
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CONCUR on the best path forward and clarify agreements