Cognitive Bias, Communication, Conflict, Decision making, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Mediation Practice, Negotiation, Neuroscience

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The story of the blindfolded men who each approach an elephant from different angles (at the tusk it’s described as a spear, at the tail a rope, at the leg a tree etc.) is a good example of how multiple truths can exist depending on the perspective you take. Different views can often be the…

Brexit, Conflict, Creativity, Dispute Resolution, Europe, Mediation and Society, Negotiation

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On the face of it clarity and certainty would always appear to be preferable to ambiguity, in order that people know where they stand and can plan and act accordingly. However, in a recent article Fintan O’Toole reflected on the position of Northern Ireland in the Brexit negotiations and concluded: “…stopping the violence meant creating…