Wow! Did we ever get a great reaction to our first offering of this workshop So we're doing a more comprehensive version with practical tools you can use now. Please plan to join me for a stimulating, practical, and inspiring event in Mercer Island, Washington —
This "practicum" workshop is being presented on Saturday, 22 May 2010 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (registration and check-in at 8:30 AM) at the Presbyterian Church of Mercer Island just across the lake from Seattle. The workshop will be led by SpiritRidge Institute's David Chadwick.
The Workshop
Many have expressed concern about the rancor, hysteria, and polarizing effects found in some of the current national political dialogue. How do we meet this challenge? How can we contribute to creating a respectful, inclusive, and effective civic conversations? We'll explore these and other questions at this event.
The focus on this workshop is not on issues. Rather, we'll direct our attention to the process of working together as citizens to improve the national civic dialogue. We'll explore new approaches for enlisting cooperation, moving past fear, defusing conflict, and reinstating understanding, reason, and trust.
This workshop introduces the new "Integrative Power Management (IPM) Model" — a revolutionary approach for fostering healthy personal and community power. A variant of the IPM Model has been used to reduce violence (the most severe form of conflict) in international, educational, and prison settings.
All materials are provided. This workshop is sponsored by the Coffee Party — Mercer Island. Please register early. Space is limited.
Learn More and Register
For more information and to register for this FREE workshop,
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Introducing SpiritRidge Institute
My work is developed at SpiritRidge Institute, a small, private research, development and educational institute located in the Pacific Northwest. My colleagues and I are working on issues related to violence, conflict, and success. For more information about SpiritRidge,
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Thoughts, Nuggets on Twitter
I'll be posting some short and (hopefully) helpful thoughts and nuggets via the SpiritRidge Institute Twitter account. The posting will emphasize practical and useful information that you can use. To follow me on Twitter,
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