Reconstructing the "unsolvable": working with conflict using polarity management

Have you ever encountered a disagreement that seemed to be solved, only to rear its head again later? Have you experienced a topic that seems to be an area of continual conflict in a personal relationship, in your work team, or entire organisation? If you have experienced any of these scenarios, they may actually be polarities in disguise. Good news is: they are more effectively managed than you might think. Ongoing conflict can occur when we apply a "problem-solving" approach to a situation that is actually not a problem to be solved, but is in fact a "polarity" to be "managed." The workshop will include:

• Identifying polarities in distinction from problems to be solved
• Using the "polarity mapping" technique - a powerful tool for managing polarities to experience more of the "up sides" of both poles, and less of the "down sides"
• Communicating effectively about the polarity in times of conflict
• Drawing upon Polarity Management techniques to deal with other forms of conflict

By the end of each session, participants will have a greater understanding of conflict and polarities as well as some concrete tools they can draw upon in the future.