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Bystander Intervention

who do nothing, say nothing and look the other way. May your eyes and ears be vigilant when injustice occurs and may you respond with courage, honor and support for those who need you. For some strategies on things you can do to be an active bystander click here. "In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr.. Keywords:...
Myths Of Power With

might have given the movement a real chance to grow in popularity and draw in many more people who were turned off by the presence of those who wanted to include confrontational, even violent strategies, within the range of options they would consider. The question of how a coherent strategy might be formed in a large leaderless movement remains open and unresolved. At some future point in this...
Connecting with Others

meeting my needs for connection, support, and intimacy. If you are struggling in a relationship, look at your own behavior and the needs behind it, and see if you can make some changes in your strategies that will positively affect your experience. Look at your relationships today and see if there are things you can do to positively shift your experience. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary...
Parenting for Connection

they can always feel secure enough to run to their parents when they are in need. Unfortunately, this is not the case in many homes. The reason is that some parents have been educated to use strategies to deal with tension and stress in their lives that lead to lack of trust, resistance and power struggles. When parents get upset with their children they may raise their voice and criticize them....
Finding Your Way from Judgment to Discernment

“For whom might this be life-serving and for whom might it not be?” As you examine what needs are met or unmet in a given situation, you will be called into creativity with the question, “What strategies or actions would care for all needs in this situation?” or, “What can I contribute here and now?” Judgment is a sort of protection against hopelessness or insecurity, but the cost is high....
Positive Relationships in Parenting

of the other person's needs, they are acting with the best capacity to attend to those needs. This challenges the traditional parent-child dynamic and encourages entrustment and openness to the strategies employed by the other person. Communication and Articulation of Needs: Encouraging open communication, especially with children, involves helping them articulate their needs. Roxy suggests a...
Making NVC Relevant to a World in Crisis

to shift from punitive perspectives based on right/wrong thinking to a view of all actions as an attempt to meet needs. As NVC is usually taught, participants don't learn why we choose specific strategies, why some needs are glorified and others denigrated – and why those may vary between and within cultures; or why we have a story that locates everything in the individual. A systemic awareness...
Convergent Facilitation

using a process that is transparent to all. What You Can Take Away Practical, step-by-step process for discovering breakthrough solutions to problems, including those that seem unsolvable. Strategies that help people transcend conflicts, stretch beyond their initial positions, and embrace a decision that attends to everyone’s needs. Many ways of keeping a meeting moving forward without leaving...
Equitable Facilitation

you Explore several essential components of facilitation using a caring for all, power-with lens Know how to identify and gather together the people who need to be in the room Learn tips and strategies for ensuring all voices are heard Grow your capacity to name and address power dynamics and unconscious bias that impacts group members’ experience Keywords: Roxy Manning facilitation equity bias...
9 Skills for Navigating Conflict

your self-empathy skills to support you in cooling down from reactivity, both yours and other’s How to make powerful requests that deepen mutual understanding and support the flow of connection Strategies for finding the courage to speak on behalf of needs How to deepen your access to Empathy and Needs Consciousness Ways to practice! Keywords: Jori Manske and Jim Manske NVC basics empathy needs...