The Hyper-Polarization Challenge to the Conflict Resolution Field
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The Intractable Conflict Challenge
Our inability to constructively handle intractable conflict is the most serious, and the most neglected, problem facing humanity. Solving today's tough problems depends upon finding better ways of dealing with these conflicts. More...
Selected Recent BI Posts
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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.
- An Entreaty: An excerpt from The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and Our Nation by Richard C. Harwood -- The catalyst we need to heal ourselves and our nation must begin in our local communities. Rich Harwood's new civic path starts with turning outward toward one another, figuring out what we can agree on amid our differences, and getting in motion together to take action on what matters in our daily lives.
- Colleague, News, and Opinion Links for the Week of June 15, 2025 -- More interesting and important articles to share.
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