research-l Mailing List: Working Constructively with Conflict in Community (Laird Schaub) :: 5-Week Online Course | Starts October 25th

[Neil Planchon (neil]

Hello everyone,

I hope this finds you and yours well. I now have details for FIC’s October courses. The last round this year! Space is limited, so don’t delay. 

Thank you to those of you who emailed to remind me to share here. I invite you all share this event announcement with your future neighbors in your forming communities and with those in the community where you are currently a resident. And beyond! Thank you. 

I will post each course individually, here’s the first….

Working Constructively with Conflict in Community (Laird Schaub)
5-Week Online Course | Starts October 25th

Read more and to register visit https://www.ic.org/working-constructively-with-conflict-in-community/

Early bird discount through October 9, 2022: $199

Regular price: $299

Classes are recorded if you miss one.

Overview :: Learn where to anticipate conflict, how relationship damage intersects wit problem solving and how to establish a care team to work with conflict. Classes and topics in the Working Constructively with Conflict in Community syllabus include:

1st Class: Why working with conflict is awkward, yet needs to be done

• working with feelings
• emotions and how they relate to conflict

2nd Class: How relationship damage intersects with problem solving

• distress and distortion
• clearing the air
• intersections of diversity, ambiguity, leadership and conflict

3rd Class: How and when to work with conflict

• working a dyad
• working conflict in plenary

4th Class: The case for establishing a care team and how to do it

• recommended care team mandate

5th Class: Necessary conversations that you can anticipate conflict in

• limits of diversity
• accountability and critical feedback
• personal choice and participation

“Laird is an amazing resource in terms of experience, presentation and facilitation style, and ability to effectively connect with individuals under challenging circumstances. This is a great opportunity for thinking about how to handle conflict in community. Laird offered very practical suggestions for the kind of agreements that need to be in place for a community to tackle this in a way that ensures both accountability and safety for all members. Talking about conflict can sound scary, but having it organized into concrete steps made it seem not only possible, but absolutely worth doing.” Leslie T.

Read more and to register visit https://www.ic.org/working-constructively-with-conflict-in-community/

FIC’s Program Director, Lauren, receives email at events [at] ic.org. Please reach out to her with any questions you have.

Cordially,

Neil Planchon

Swan's Market Cohousing, Oakland CA 

FIC, Coho/US, Coho-L, …