What's Happening [02.28.12]

Extremely Sketchy & Incredibly Graphic

Brad Heckman- Graphic Facilitation is a variation of sketchnoting in which a facilitator uses imagery to capture and map out what's going on in a meeting -- often used in visioning, strategic planning, problem-solving, prioritizing, and addressing intragroup dynamics. As groups are chatting, brainstorming, or arguing, a graphic facilitator tracks the conversation with images that memorialize the conversation, allow participants to see things in a new light, and stimulate creative option generation.

Refusing to Do What our Clients Ask

ISCT by Dan Simon- If we believe in self-determination, shouldn't we honor our clients' requests for advice? I mean, they asked for it - they determined themselves that they wanted it? Read the whole article here.

T his Week in Conflict (blog)...

Rebecca Sargent

Europe: The former foreign secretary of the EU Jack Straw announced that the European Parliament should be abolished after failing to achieve its purpose of bridging the divide between the European people and EU. Straw argued that the body has a “major democratic deficit” as a poll shows 78% believe their voice doesn’t count in the EU. [MORE]

Middle East: China announced on Friday that it had yet to receive a formal invitation to a meeting of international powers in Tunis next week to discuss the crisis in Syria; [MORE]

Americas: President Caledron of Mexico reportedly unveiled a large advertising board near the American border calling on the US to stop the flow of weapons into the country on Friday. [MORE]

Asia: President Karzai of Afghanistan confronted the Pakistani leadership on Thursday during a visit to Islamabad, accusing Pakistani officials of harbouring the Taliban; [MORE]

AVOIDING INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT

Cinnie Noble- ...Examining when and why we avoid conflict is a helpful exercise in the quest for conflict mastery. Here are this week’s questions about this topic:

Under what circumstances do you avoid conflict?
What is it about these circumstances that results in your decision to avoid conflict?
What do you gain from avoiding conflict at these times that you haven’t yet mentioned?
What are the disadvantages for you when you avoid?
What are the upsides and downsides for the other person?

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