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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


'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


'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


'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


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


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


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


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


'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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