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Just One Thing...
I first met Michael Mosley at university, many years ago. Michael Mosley – 1957-2024 We were on different courses, so our paths didn’t...
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Jun 72 min read
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Building Bridges, Not Walls
The Centre for Creative Conversation (TC3) is helping to lead two major peacebuilding initiatives in the Northeast of England, working...
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Mar 262 min read
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Understanding ≠ Agreeing
Back in 2019, as the arguments about exactly how to implement the Brexit vote were polarising the UK, I signed up to a scheme that...
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Jan 283 min read
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Letter from America
Jessica Grinspan reports on using creative conversation to help bridge political and social divides in her part of the USA. Hi Peter and...
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Dec 10, 20242 min read
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Are bots better listeners than us?
There’s no escaping them. AI bots are everywhere. Until recently they were just directing our calls to the right (or wrong) department....
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Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Buckle up – it's going to be a bumpy ride
After a week that saw devastating floods in Spain and angry crowds turn on the Spanish King and prime minister, we ask – how is the...
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Nov 4, 20244 min read
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Be a safe space
The special guest on our latest edition of The Talk Show, Dr Erin Thompson, shared some invaluable insights on helpful and not-so-helpful...
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Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Conversation, connection, community
The word ‘community’ gets tossed around a lot these days. ‘The Muslim community', 'the Jewish community', 'the gay community' – we hear...
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Sep 30, 20243 min read
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Hands up who likes conflict
You don’t? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, most people say they avoid it like the plague – and it’s easy to see why. Conflict can...
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Sep 23, 20242 min read
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We need a talking revolution
We’ve got a big problem, we human beings. Bigger than plastic in the oceans and toxins in the air, bigger even than climate change. It’s...
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Sep 5, 20243 min read
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We all need hope – so let's create some
I recently passed the thousand-hour mark as a crisis phoneline volunteer. It’s without doubt one of the best things I’ve done in my life...
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Aug 28, 20243 min read
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How to stop a civil war
‘Civil war is inevitable’ said Elon Musk the other day, posting on X about the recent violent disorder in the UK. But – as we saw in the...
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Aug 8, 20244 min read
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'We need a peace process.' (3)
So, there’s conflict in some aspect of your life and you want – need – to start a personal peace process, doing ‘what you can, with what...
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Aug 2, 20244 min read
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'We need a peace process.' (2)
Where is the ‘ordinary person’ in the peace process? And what can they do? Well, it depends on what you mean by a peace process....
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Jul 29, 20243 min read
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'We need a peace process.'
Were you shocked by the assassination attempt on Donald Trump? I wasn’t. I was surprised, certainly, as with any dramatic, unexpected...
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Jul 19, 20243 min read
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A Democracy of One
It’s easy to view democracy as being just about elections. But as we’ve just seen in the UK, democracy isn’t that straightforward –...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
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If I want to stop smoking, at least I know I smoke!
But if I’ve got a bad communication habit, chances are I'll be blind to it. I'm so used to it, it’s just part of who I am. Multiply that...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Forgiveness – Stories from the Front Line
Earlier this year, the BBC ran a series of radio programmes featuring stories of trauma and transformation from The Forgiveness Project,...
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Jun 24, 20241 min read
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You don't have to be mad to work here – just poison-proof...
A quarter of the UK workforce has suffered conflict in the past year, according to the CIPD's 2024 Good Work Index report. 'But those...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read
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'Let me be clear…'
Elections can be trying times for the keen creative conversationalist. Understanding first, being open, challenging well and meeting...
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Jun 10, 20243 min read
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