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Constructive Conflict Guide
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Intractable Conflict Threat and Opportunity

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Intractable Conflict Challenge
An overview of the three key ideas underlying Beyond Intractability--what intractability is, why it matters, and what's to be done about it.

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The Threat of Political Violence in the United States
The number of people supporting political violence is not nearly the 30% that has been often reported, but it is still much higher than it should be. We all need to try to calm down our rhetoric so things don't get out of hand.

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Mark Gerzon and Mesa Sebree -- Towards a Polycrisis Consciousness - Part 1
Gerzon and Sebree explain what the "polycrisis" is, and ten of the individual crises that interact to create it. In part 2, they will explain what can be done to constructively address this unprecedented challenge to human well being, even survival.

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Kenneth Boulding's First Law: If It Exists (or Has Been Done), It Must Be Possible
Reflections on the vital role played by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the fraught relationship between those organizations and governmental sources of support.

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Richard Harwood Talks With Heidi Burgess About His "New Civic Path"
Heidi Burgess talks with Richard Harwood, President and Founder of the Harwood Institute about how community members can work together to overcome even their most difficult problems

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The Nature of Intractable Conflict
A more detailed look at what we mean by "intractable conflict," the factors that distinguish these conflicts from more tractable disputes, and the role played by scale and complexity.

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Runaway Escalation and Hyper-Polarization
An explanation of how hyper-polarized intractable conflict, combined with runaway escalation, can be the most destructive force on the planet. It can destroy our personal lives and lead our societies toward a variety of dystopian futures.

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The Constructive Conflict Promise: an Engine of Social Learning and Progress
An exploration of the often neglected positive side of intractable conflict and the ways in which continuing tensions can force us to find constructive ways of responding to society's uncomfortable contradictions.

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Pursue the Opportunities Created by All Conflict Problems
All problems create opportunities for the people who can solve them. So instead of seeing problems as insoluble, if we try to figure out how to solve them, even if we fail, we are likely to make things somewhat better.

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Identifying Leverage Points and Opportunities
Conflict maps can help identify what aspects of a conflict system might be changeable, and which not. Then one can figure out what the leverage points for change are likely to be, and identify ways in which those leverage points could be accessed and affected.