Publishing Guides on Collaborative Skill-Building. Member Spotlight: David Savage

Mediators Beyond Borders: Find out how you can get involved with Mediators Beyond Borders. Our Mission and Values People-Centered Peacebuilding: Chaos to Collaboration Prabha Sankaranarayan, President & CEO of MBBI, discusses its role as an international non-governmental organization building local skills for peace and promoting mediation worldwide Member Spotlight: David B. Savage, as President of Savage

In a Fight: Decide Together on How You Resolve the Conflict.

Get Above the Conflict. Photo by David B Savage When you are in a conflict, come together to decide the best pathway to success. Coming together and designing together starts the collaborative process and starts to rebuild possibilities. Dispute Resolution Key Questions; In an increasingly short-term, task-oriented and competitive industry, how can we encourage more

What skills do we need now? A Road Map to 2020

We have a rough and winding road from 2017 to 2020. And what is around that corner? Are there floods, tree falls, behind locked gates, or will we clear the way? What do we need to equip ourselves with to navigate to where we dream to be? Photo by David B. Savage Over the years,

When Will We Rebuild Our Barn?

Our barn is no longer serving us. In some ways, our barn is now a hazard. By barn, think of how we collaborate, innovate and unlock possibilities. Our regulatory, political, business and social structures are failing us. Rather than paint over or patch, Consider a redesign. Today, many focus solely on what’s in it for

A Cultural Change Is Needed, Doreen Liberto, Guest Blog

The United States and many parts of the world have developed an unfortunate culture of debating, and not listening or understanding the other side.  We only have to watch the events of the 2016 US Presidential election.  “I’m right and you are wrong!”  People shout at each other, and fists start flying.  It’s these extreme

What Exactly is Collaboration? Actionable Books Blog

http://www.actionablebooks.com/en-ca/blog/what-exactly-is-collaboration/?platform=hootsuite “Collaboration is one of the most misused words today. It is thrown out in conversations without regard to what it actually means.” —Rod McKay, Chair, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Calgary, Alberta Our systems and organizational cultures do not function properly. Our regulatory and legal systems too often fail both the proponent and

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