BI ArticleTreat EVERYONE With Respect
This action is difficult to contemplate--and do--at times, but the payoffs almost always make it worth the effort.
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BI Article
Treat EVERYONE With Respect
This action is difficult to contemplate--and do--at times, but the payoffs almost always make it worth the effort.
BI Article
Respect
Treating people with respect is key to conflict transformation. When they are denied respect, people tend to react negatively, creating conflicts or escalating existing ones.
BI Article
Respect: "A Silver Bullet?"
An infographic explaining why respect is a is magic pill for conflict. (Better metaphor than silver bullet!)
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Marc Wong on How We Can Bring Out the Best in Others -- and Ourselves
Road rage is much like ideological rage. We don't accept the former; why do we accept the latter?
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Cultivating Respect for Identity Groups
Societies tend to be divided into competing identity groups with differing circumstances, values, histories, and priorities. Massively parallel problem-solving requires respectful coexistence, if possible, and constructive confrontation, if not.
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The Dignity Index
An eight-point scale that scores speech on its power to unite or divide. Start your own journey by taking the Dignity Pledge.
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Can Dignity Prevail in America's Polarized Landscape?
From More in Common, thoughts about the critical importance of treating one another with dignity and respect and strategies for encouraging such behavior.
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Getting Students (and Adults) to Respect One Another's Dignity - A Conversation with Tim Shriver (Ep. 36)
Tim Shriver joined Courageous Conversations About Our Schools to discuss The Dignity Index. Click BELOW to watch a clip, "From Scale to Skill"
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When We Were Senators There Was Respect Across the Aisle. Let's Get It Back.
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Desmond Tutu and Respect
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Desmond Tutu and Respect
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Reducing Political Polarization by Respecting Human Dignity
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Freedom Caps and the Pursuit of National Harmony