Use this POST DATE ORDERED BLOG for Colleague Activities posts. Individual entries can be drawn from links to information about colleague activities posted elsewhere on the web or from write-ups that we have done and posted on BI (see "MBI Core Content Basic Pages" coded as "Seminar/Discussion: College Activities") NOTE: Entries need to be made for all existing Colleague Activity posts using the same Title and Facebook-Length Summary. 

Peacebuilding and the Norms of Technological Change

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Peacebuilders need to help those closest to the development of new communication technologies understand the conflict implications of their work. #mbi_colleague

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Biden Must Mobilize Americans to Fight "Toxic Polarization"

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An article in Newsweek, featuring our friend and colleague Peter Coleman. #mbi_colleague

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Organizations Transforming Polarization & Division

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A categorized list, compiled by Columbia University scholars, of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in media, arts, technology, and education working in the U.S. to bridge our many divides. #mbi_colleague

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Are We One Country or Two? A Conversation about Reconciliation with David Blight

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What does civil war history tell us about our partisan divides of today? Historian David Blight says we have a lot to learn from looking at the past. #mbi_colleague

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Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution

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Personal histories of 23 highly experienced mediators, reflecting on their backgrounds, work, inspirations, and challenges. #mbi_colleague

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Otto Scharmer on the four levels of listening

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Generative listening goes beyond empathetic listening to foster new ideas formed between the speaker and the listener. #mbi_colleague

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The Power of Communities in Uncertain Times Part 2

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A sense of belonging and purpose, generative conversations, and power-with instead of power over are all tools to build resilient, thriving communities. #mbi_colleague

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The Power of Communities in Uncertain Times Part 1

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The power of communities — people coming together around a shared vision, passion, and purpose — can transform the world and take us toward an anti-fragile, resilient, and regenerative future. #mbi_colleague

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