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Constructive Conflict Guide > Civic Knowledge and Skills That We Can Use to Help Ourselves and Our Society More Constructively Handle Intractable Conflict > Stripping Away "Overlay" Problems That Make Conflicts Appear More Intractable Than They Really Are > Resolving Fact-Based Sources of Conflict
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Frames, Framing and Reframing
Frames are the way we see things and define what we see. Similar to the way a new frame can entirely change the way we view a photograph, reframing can change the way disputing parties understand and pursue their conflict.
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Reframing
Bernard Mayer wrote, "The art of reframing is to maintain the conflict in all its richness but to help people look at it in a more open-minded and hopeful way."
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Beware the Popular Idea That You Know a Hidden Truth
A cautionary tale about the dangers of a universal metaphor--that knowledgeable, virtuous people are "awake" and others are "asleep," hence unaware of "truths" that the "awake" people know.
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Sanda Kaufman: Back to Basics: Making Sense of Current Events - Can Framing Help?
Better framing can contribute to depolarization, mutual understanding, and productive dialogue. Why don't we work on that?
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Finding Common Ground / Constructive Addressing Differences: a Discussion Guide
An exercise to help people find common ground where none seems to exist and constructively address remaining differences.
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Adapting Information Feeds to Support the Great Reframing
If we are going to succeed at the Great Reframing, we need to reclaim our "information agency" and alter our business-as-usual information feeds.
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Framing / Reframing
A shorter "core-knowledge" essay drawn from the longer essay on Frames, Framing, and Reframing.
Colleague Activities
Strengthening Social Connection and Opportunities in Rural Communities
This report illustrates the benefits of including a broader array of voices in determining needs among residents of rural communities.
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The State of Public Discourse on Campus
Episode 9 of Areas of Agreement, a podcast featuring students and faculty discussing the need for viewpoint diversity and constructive disagreement on campuses.
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Amplifying Sameness and Damping Difference
Though a search for common ground is useful, it can be taken too far. Disagreement and difference are essential for learning, change, and growth. Ideas should be challenged before they are accepted.
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Heterodox Academy wants to 'lovingly' push viewpoint diversity at colleges
A description of Heterodox Academy's new Campus Community Network, starting at 23 colleges where its members will host events aimed at remolding "campus culture and institutional practices."
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Bridge USA
BridgeUSA is a multi-partisan student movement that champions viewpoint diversity, responsible discourse, and a solution-oriented political culture.
News and Opinion
How Diverse Should Viewpoint Diversity Be?
A look at the tough challenges associated with building a free society that fairly and wisely accommodates a diverse array of cultures, values, and perceptions of objective truth.
News and Opinion
FAIR News: Championing Viewpoint Diversity and Women's Safety
News and Opinion
Now Is the Time for Viewpoint Diversity to Shine