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Jan 283 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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Dec 10, 20242 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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Nov 20, 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 4, 20244 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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Oct 15, 20241 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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Sep 30, 20243 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 23, 20242 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 5, 20243 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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Aug 28, 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 8, 20244 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 2, 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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Jul 29, 20243 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 19, 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 7, 20242 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 1, 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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Jun 24, 20241 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 16, 20242 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 10, 20243 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 3, 20243 min read
An organisation’s most valuable asset is its people – right? Wrong.
It’s often said that an organisation’s most valuable asset is its people – but that’s not strictly true. It’s in the spaces between...
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May 27, 20243 min read
Creative – moi?
I read a couple of articles recently about how to be more creative at work. They’re useful pieces, one focusing on how to increase...
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