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OIC offers regular workshops to promote dialog through creating healthy conditions, emphasizing respectful and thoughtful listening, using mediation and conflict resolution, and building consensus towards outcomes.
This is an ongoing exploration, as none of us ever perfect these skills and can always learn from and practice with each other.
If you attended a conversation facilitated by OIC, this is a great session to attend to learn how to do it for yourself or your organization.
Our sessions typically cover one of the following topics:
Creating Healthy Spaces
- Preparing your brain and body
- Setting the intention and tone
- Choosing a good location
- Creating ground rules for good behavior
Next Session: Open Conversations: Creating Healthy Spaces 06-19-2019
Curating Information
- Creating an agenda
- Providing helpful resources
- Exploring opinions, facts, evidence, and analysis
- Recognizing Truthiness
Listening and Learning
- Active listening
- Checking in
- Body language
Next Session: Open Conversations: Listening and Learning 04-25-2019
Conflict Resolution
- De-escalation techniques
- Maintaining and recovering respect
Building Consensus and Outcomes
- Getting to agreement
- Creating actionable tasks
- Assigning responsible individuals
- Tracking and accountability
Next Session: Open Conversations: Building Consensus and Outcomes 05-22-2019