Photo by Michelle Cassar on Unsplash Use your super power to transform conflict. When you envision a super power, what comes to mind first? My wonderful niece, who loves science fiction and fantasy just as much as I do, pointed out to me that the superpowers featured in movies and comics are frequently about making […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7361" data-attachment-id="7361" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/us-versus-them/us_them5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?fit=1920%2C1483&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1483" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Us versus Them" data-image-description=" Us versus Them–thumbs up/thumbs down ” data-image-caption=” Image by John Hain from Pixabay ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?fit=300%2C232&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?fit=1024%2C791&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7361″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?resize=1080%2C834&ssl=1″ alt=”Us versus Them–thumbs up/thumbs down” width=”1080″ height=”834″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Image by John Hain from Pixabay Us versus Them “We have met the enemy […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7339" data-attachment-id="7339" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/is-there-an-elephant-in-your-meeting-room/elephant-in-office-001copy/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/‎elephant-in-office.‎001copy.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="‎elephant in office.‎001copy" data-image-description=" Office meeting with people sitting around table and elephant in the corner. ” data-image-caption=” Photos by sps universal on Unsplash and Nam Anh on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/‎elephant-in-office.‎001copy.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/‎elephant-in-office.‎001copy.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7339″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/‎elephant-in-office.‎001copy.jpeg?resize=1080%2C608&ssl=1″ alt=”office meeting with elephant in corner” width=”1080″ height=”608″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photos […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7319" data-attachment-id="7319" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/do-employee-complaints-help-or-harm-the-workplace/complain1c-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?fit=1269%2C1881&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1269,1881" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="complain1c" data-image-description=" Seabird complaining loudly ” data-image-caption=” Photo by Santiago Lacarta on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?fit=202%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?fit=691%2C1024&ssl=1″ class=” wp-image-7319″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?resize=836%2C1239&ssl=1″ alt=”complaining loudly” width=”836″ height=”1239″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photo by Santiago Lacarta on Unsplash Do employee complaints help or harm the workplace? It depends. Like conflict itself, complaining has […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7284" data-attachment-id="7284" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/habits-and-conflict/habit-stairs-001/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/‎habit-stairs.‎001.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="‎habit stairs.‎001" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Photo by Stefan Steinbauer on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/‎habit-stairs.‎001.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/‎habit-stairs.‎001.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7284″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/‎habit-stairs.‎001.jpeg?resize=1080%2C608&ssl=1″ alt=”staircase and habit” width=”1080″ height=”608″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photo by Stefan Steinbauer on Unsplash Habit and Conflict Do your habits affect how you experience and deal with conflict?  The short answer—yes! […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7262" data-attachment-id="7262" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/where-peace-is-lost-to-conflict/peaceflowermosaic-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?fit=2233%2C1348&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2233,1348" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 5s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1487936148","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00026802465826856","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="peaceflowermosaic" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" photo by Lorraine Segal ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?fit=300%2C181&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C618&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7262″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C652&ssl=1″ alt=”” width=”1080″ height=”652″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> photo by Lorraine Segal Where peace is lost to conflict, how can we find it? Drawing inspiration for conflict transformation from science fiction. I often find science […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7243" data-attachment-id="7243" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/trigger-stacking-and-conflict/triggerstacking7-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/triggerstacking7-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2048%2C2560&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2048,2560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="triggerstacking7" data-image-description=" mysterious box, binoculars, apple, branch, falling sequentially ” data-image-caption=” Photo by Pickled Stardust on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/triggerstacking7-1-scaled.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/triggerstacking7-1-scaled.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7243″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/triggerstacking7-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1080%2C1350&ssl=1″ alt=”triggerstacking objects falling sequentially” width=”1080″ height=”1350″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photo by Pickled Stardust on Unsplash Trigger stacking and conflict. A series of emotional triggers […]

<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7230" data-attachment-id="7230" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/cooperation-not-violence-in-the-real-lord-of-the-flies/shipwreck1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shipwreck1-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1707,2560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="shipwreck1" data-image-description=" wrecked boat alone on a deserted beach ” data-image-caption=” Photo by Konstantin Dyadyun on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shipwreck1-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shipwreck1-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7230″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shipwreck1-scaled.jpg?resize=1080%2C1620&ssl=1″ alt=”cooperation not conflict in the real lord of the flies” width=”1080″ height=”1620″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photo by Konstantin Dyadyun on Unsplash Cooperation not Violence […]