Recent BI and Substack Posts

We must all worth together to address the pandemic--and all of the other complex, wicked problems we face.  #mbi_cci

It's time for those caught in the middle to take a more active role in limiting the many ways in which they are harmed by the fights of others. #mbi_fundamentals

We must respond to this pandemic by strengthening relationships, using curiosity and creativity, and taking risks to make things better.

In this pre-COVID-19 essay, Ken Cloke shares 10 steps needed to respond effectively to pandemics and other similar global threats. #mbi_knowbase

Looking for ideas on how, in the midst of the pandemic, to help people to create authentic, empathetic, and meaningful relationships with people who differ from themselves?

In one of the new, Coronavirus-era Zoom lectures, John Paul Lederach applies his theory of the Moral Imagination to COVID-19. #mbi_colleague

There is an alternative to all-out, us-vs-them politics. For those who want to learn about it, this is a good place to start. #mbi_knowbase

A first-rate, must-read analysis of larger social context of the COVID-19 crisis with realistic, concrete steps we can all take to minimize the damage. #mbi_context

A first-rate, must-read analysis of larger social context of the COVID-19 crisis with realistic, concrete steps we can all take to minimize the damage. #mbi_context

Please help us pool what we collectively know about working together to fight the virus (and resisting the forces of social disintegration). #mbi_cci

The time has clearly come to de-escalate the rhetoric, abandon us-versus-them thinking, and start doing all that we can to protect one another. #mbi_context

For a time when we are rightly worried about the threat posed by climate change, an argument that destructive conflict poses a similar challenge. #mbi_frontiers

An essay exploring what a more constructive (and more effective) strategy for confronting injustice might look like. #mbi_to_do

When I prepared this 2017 talk on the evolutionary choice between democracy and authoritarianism I was afraid I was overreacting. Not anymore. #mbi_frontiers

Today's culture wars are largely attributable to the fact that the different generations adapted their beliefs to very different social conditions. #mbi_fundamentals

Excellent, time-tested advice that's worth remembering as we struggle with the bunch of very difficult problems. #mbi_to_do

Today's most serious conflicts are, in large part, being engineered by those who seek power over the rest of the society. #mbi_frontiers

Something to think about on a day when the US seems more irreconcilable than ever -- what would reconciliation look like? #mbi_videos

Turn about is fair play: what if outside "experts" came to the U.S. to help us solve OUR conflicts? #mbi_activities

Most of us are so enmeshed in our own worldviews that we don't consider that we might be wrong. It helps to listen to outsiders and consider that possibility. #mbi_to_do

The destructive way in which we handle conflict is the biggest threat to our common future. Join our effort to help address the problem. #mbi_cci

For students (and everyone else) a strategy for unpacking our conflicts that illuminates common ground and constructively addresses differences. #mbi_activities

Enemy images deepen our socio-economics and political problems, while they make effective problem solving impossible. #mbi_fundamentals

Key to solving a great many problems is giving people a face-saving way to change their behavior and admit that they've learned things. #mbi_to_do

What would happen if we focused on meeting the fundamental human needs of our adversary and then asked them to do the same? #mbi_to_do