DISAGREEMENT SUCCESS Simon Keyes. Let’s disagree! Which came first? or.
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When you disagree…?
• Where does your information come from?
• What life experience has led you to this position?
• Is your position your own?
• What emotions do you experience when you hear different positions?
Let’s disagree!
• Is free market wealth creation the best means of alleviating poverty?
• Is Jesus the only way to salvation?
• Is a two state solution in Israel/Palestine still possible ?
When you disagree…?
• Where does your information come from?
• What life experience has led you to this position?
• Is your position your own?
• What emotions do you experience when you hear different positions?
3. Patterns of Escalation
ConflictComplexity
Take SidesCuriosity
Select/ignore info
Assume & attribute
Demonise
Devalue
Personalise/generalise
Listen
De-personalise
Seek understanding
Take responsbility
Maintain Connections
Strategies for moving fromconflict to complexity
ConflictComplexity
Take SidesCuriosity
Select/ignore info
Assume & attriibute
Demonise
Devalue
Personalise/generalise
Listen
De-personalise
Develop understanding
Take responsbility
Maintain Connections
Threat?
5 Seek Transformation
4. Provoke aw
areness3 Explore threat
1 De-escalate
2 Depolarise
Summary of possible interventions
1. De-escalate
2. De-polarise
3. Explore threat
4. Stimulate awareness
5. Seek transformation
Disagreement a way we can learn
from difference
“I say, love your enemies” Jesus (Matthew 5:44)
“Your enemy is your best teacher” HH The Dalai Lama