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As regular readers know, I explore the use in dispute resolution of playing and making music, drawing, and other activities that access parts of our brains and minds not typically reached through usual conversation and negotiation. Whether these neural...
Yawning can affect the way we interact with each other. Read what neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg has to say about that mouth-opened-wide action. From "Yawn: It’s one of the best things you can do for your brain" (Penn Gazette): Several recent...
Dr. Tammy Lenski of making mediation your day job recently posted an interview of my friend and colleague Cinnie Noble. The entire interview is worth reading but I wanted to highlight one part for readers of this blog. Cinnie says: I love that all that...
I often talk about the importance of paying attention to what you are paying attention to in conflict resolution, and in life. Because I think it is so important, the A in the acronym of my CARVE Disputes Model™ stands for Attention. In case you have...
This fascinating blog on the intersection of cutting edge brain research and the power of persuasion is informative, lively and extremely well written. If your work or your life requires you to understand why and what other people are thinking and ways in which you can effectively influence their decision-making process, you must immediately add this blog to your news reader or RSS feeds.