Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Reframing
	Nancy Ferrell describes how she coaches all the parties so they can participate effectively in the mediation process.
	Nancy Ferrellexplains how she coaches both sides to explain their issues in a way they are heard and understood.
	Silke Hansen suggests a useful extension of the common "girls with the orange" metaphor for interest-based bargaining.
	Stephen Thom tells an interesting story about the repatriation of Native American remains. Surprisingly, agreement was reached when the whites, who had been accommodating, refused (at the Native Americans' request) to negotiate any further.
	Community Relations Service Mediator Silke Hansen describes how it helps to level the playing field by helping community groups prepare for mediation.

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Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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