Are you ready to transcend polarization and ensure thoughtful citizen participation in our political decision-making process? Democracy is struggling, but we already have the tools to make things better. Join conflict transformation catalyst Duncan Autrey as he reveals the skills and wisdom available to help us co-create the future of democracy. Listen to interviews and talks featuring the many people and concepts ready to help us move forward, including: conflict mediators, dialogue facilitators, philosophers, sensemakers, advocates for structural reform and guides for personal healing. The OWP podcast is recorded in both audio and video formats. For more information and resources, please come to www.omniwinproject.com.
In 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was inspired by a woman named Sarah Hale to create the Thanksgiving holiday as a way to unite all U.S. Americans. He gave a proclamation that is still remarkably relevant, now nearly 160 years later. In this video I share an updated version for 2022.
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Original Thanksgiving proclamation: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm
Many US Americans love to celebrate Thanksgiving and their traditions but it is also a time of mourning for Indigenous people. Discover the true history behind the Thanksgiving and how we can use this holiday as a way to co-create a better future for our nation. During this episode, Duncan will share with you three respectful ways in which we can celebrate Thanksgiving and reflect on this holiday to better ourselves and our society.
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“Trauma is the glue that holds polarization in place.”
In this classic Fractal Friends episode re-release, Duncan speaks with David Brubaker about the depth of polarization. They discuss the importance of honoring each others’ (and our own) dignity, even when we don’t agree with each other. Empathy is a valuable tool we can use to understand other perspectives and ask questions that produce profound answers.
David and Duncan delve deep into how trauma impacts polarization, including our epigenetics. That’s why it’s so important to know how to deal with trauma appropriately and recognize its wider effect on all of us.
David explains how people choose their side regardless of how much sense the other side makes. He tells an anecdote about Israel and Palestine where one side shunned their own idea because they thought it came from the other.
Polarization is real and dangerous, and it’s up to us to understand and fix the rift it creates.
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About this episode's guest:
David Brubaker is a Dean at the School of Social Sciences and Professions at Eastern Mennonite University. He’s also a Professor of Sociology, and the author of several publications, including a book called When the Center Does Not Hold: Leading in an Age of Polarization. David has consulted or trained with over 100 organizations worldwide. He’s served with several community development and conflict transformation organizations for over four decades.
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“We lose so much potential when we focus on our differences.”
You’ve probably noticed that our political landscape is dire. Everyone’s fighting, everyone has an enemy, and we’re no closer to solving society’s critical problems. How can we fix this?
In this episode with Kathleen Oweegon, discover amazing ways to start tuning in to the other side and understand your “enemy.”
Kathleen talks about the magic of using certain questions in dialogue to bridge the gap and bring people together. She tells incredible anecdotes about times she’s seen communities rise above their differences.
The more we positively interact with people who are different from us, the more we can work toward an omni-win future together.
Listen now to be inspired by this profound episode.
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About this episode's guest:
Kathleen is an educator, facilitator, mediator, communication coach, and the founder of Bridges of Peace, providing these services throughout the U.S. and around the world. She hosts the weekly podcast, “Co-creating Peace”, which focuses on conscious communication and conflict transformation.
The focus of her work is to help communities, organizations, and individuals become empowered to fulfill their greatest potential through dialogue, negotiation, and collaboration. This often involves bringing seemingly discordant voices together in collaborations that result in mutual understanding, wisdom and growth.
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Here are some resources mentioned in the show.
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“America belongs to everyone who lives here.”
This week, Guy and Heidi Burgess are back to finish their conversation with Duncan.
Check out the first part HERE
While it’s important to break down oppressive structures, we don’t have a concrete vision for what we’d replace them with. How can we ensure the replacement system doesn’t continue oppressing others? Duncan explains how important nonviolent protest is for being able to make real change.
Guy and Duncan talk about the importance of treating the “losers” of any political process fairly and respecting their views. We need to be able to empathize with people, even when we don’t agree with them.
We have to open up to new perspectives, and Heidi tells a moving story about the power of bringing different viewpoints together.
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About This Episode's Guest:
Guy and Heidi Burgess are a husband-and-wife team of Ph.D. social scientists. They have been studying, teaching, and practicing conflict resolution for 40+ years. They co-direct the Conflict Information Consortium and its underlying project, Beyond Intractability, an online resource library about peace-building, strengthening democracy, and conflict resolution. Their current focus is the Constructive Conflict Initiative and The Hyper-Polarization Crisis: A Conflict Resolution Challenge
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Here are some resources mentioned in the show.
For more resources and content from this episode go to the episode page HERE
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“Everybody’s talking, but they’re not listening.”
This week, Duncan welcomes Guy and Heidi Burgess onto the show. They talk about how people have a moral obligation to get involved in solving our problems, and that our current way of thinking isn’t working for us. Climate change and conflict have many similarities, and Heidi explains what they are.
Uncover why our political system simply isn’t working for us, and how we can start changing that. We’re deeply polarized, and our media and politics play into this issue. It stops us from coming together to create lasting change, and we need to fight back against bad actors.
Are you ready to be a force for good in our world?
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About this episode's guest:
Guy and Heidi Burgess are a husband-and-wife team of Ph.D. social scientists. They have been studying, teaching, and practicing conflict resolution for 40+ years. They co-direct the Conflict Information Consortium and its underlying projects, Beyond Intractability and the Constructive Conflict Initiative. Their biggest focus is creating an online resource library on www.beyondintractability.org about peacebuilding, strengthening democracy, and conflict resolution.
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Here are some resources mentioned in the show.
For more resources and content from this episode go to the episode page HERE
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“Someone out there cares about you.”
In this inspirational episode, Duncan welcomes Benjamin Life to the show, where they discuss why our two-party system doesn’t work. Our political parties aren’t going to provide us with solutions, and our current system may well crumble. Right now, we’ve got a “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic” vibe going on.
Benjamin talks about the exciting possibilities of community currencies and blockchain. Our global currencies are inherently flawed and cause many of our problems. Discover why you matter in this episode, and why it’s important for everyone to know that.
Duncan and Benjamin talk about the danger of ‘othering’ people and how that dynamic threatens our future. How can we harness the tension between left and right to evolve and avoid everything collapsing? Listen now to find out.
Join Benjamin and Duncan and the Independent National Convention in Austin, TX Oct 29-30
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About this episodes guest:
Benjamin Life is an integral political organizer and civic innovator. He is an organizer of the upcoming Independent National Convention and host of RISE: The United Independent Podcast.
He considers himself an evolutionary alchemist, and he’s always looking for latent potential and synergy throughout the world. Benjamin believes we can develop and evolve through visionary leadership, relational healing, strategic consulting, and storytelling. Not only this, but he is also a friend and special ally of the Omni-Win Project.
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“People can’t imagine it can really be that good”
Are you ready to discover “choice-creating” and the power of leveraging and integrating our differences? Join Duncan and guest Jim Rough as they discuss finding win-win solutions for everyone with the Wisdom Council process.
Jim introduces the idea of “society’s breakthrough” and the four social innovations that support it. Our society is collapsing, and it’s time for transformation.
Duncan and Jim talk about how our current system cannot adapt to our problems, and how we need to switch to a new way of thinking. Facilitators can change the future: Find out how in this episode.
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About this episode's guest:
Jim Rough is a social innovator and Director of the Center for Wise Democracy. He is a speaker, seminar leader, and author of the book, “Society’s Breakthrough! Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People.” As a consultant, Jim developed “Dynamic Facilitation” and “The Wisdom Council Process.” He and others teach seminars on these tools all over the world. Jim's primary focus these days is on "Society’s Breakthrough," an additional social innovation for solving impossible-seeming problems nationally (e.g. healing the national divide) and globally.
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“It really takes visionary thinking to imagine what our democratic systems could look like.”
How can we include everyday people in political decisions? Duncan welcomes Alex Renirie, Linn Davis and Kacey Bull from Healthy Democracy to the show to discuss democratic lotteries that empower citizens to participate in the political process with informed deliberative consideration of complex issues. In this episode, you can see how they’re making sure your voice matters.
Discover how profound it is for citizens to be genuinely included in democracy, where they can help policymakers form legislation and have an impact in your local community.
Learn how a healthier democracy that actually represents everyone’s voices is proven to increase trust in government. Voter apathy could be a thing of the past with these developments. Listen now to discover these awesome tools and how you can bring participatory democracy to your community.
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About this episode's guest:
Healthy Democracy is a US-based nonpartisan nonprofit that works to elevate everyday people in public decision making.
It uses democratic lotteries to empower new voices and guarantee representation across our many diversities. The organization designs deliberative processes that prove a more collaborative politics is possible. Healthy Democracy partners with governments, nonprofits, and other organizations to bring together Lottery-Selected Panels that tackle our most difficult policy issues.
Linn and Alex co-lead program development and process design at Healthy Democracy. They co-coordinate HD's complex public processes and consult on deliberative democracy projects in the US and abroad.
Kacey joined Healthy Democracy in June 2021 and manages various outreach and communication projects. She builds and maintains relationships with HD’s outside partners and leads educational programs about the work they do.
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“Win-wins are possible even in the most challenging situations”
In this episode with Paul Kahawatte, you’ll get a small taste of the power of convergent facilitation, a process created by OWP podcast guest Miki Kashtan, and learn how to find the non-controversial essence behind what people desire. Using these tools, we can discover what people truly need and find a way to incorporate that into a solution that works for all.
Paul explains how we can look toward something more transformational and visionary while addressing the practical steps to get there. By integrating different needs, we can create something much more powerful and creative than if we don’t.
After this conversation, Duncan was filled with hope that we can truly create a win-win future. Join us on that journey.
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About this episode's guest:
Paul is a mediator, facilitator and trainer, with a depth of experience in supporting people through conflict, collaborative decision making and the process of developing their systems and ways of working together. He draws on a number of approaches in his work, including Convergent Facilitation, Restorative Circles, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Aikido, Focusing, Relational Neuroscience and multiple others.
Paul currently focuses on supporting groups and projects working for social and environmental justice, and has also worked as a community mediator. He is currently exploring movement building and radical approaches to democracy. He is passionate about helping people to come together in transformative ways, to organize their collective power and find ways forward that genuinely work for all.
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If you have questions about how you can help heal our democracy? Click HERE
| Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy. “I wish people knew how critical it was to pay attention to the things they care about most.”Duncan welcomes Jordan Hall to the show, where they discuss the vision of an anti-rivalrous Game B civilization within the boundaries of reality. Get ready to understand why self-forgiveness and healing are a vital part of a better future, and the importance of understanding your values. Knowing what is and isn’t possible can be incredibly empowering, and Jordan explains the difference between imaginal and imaginary. Duncan and Jordan talk about the challenges we’re facing right now, and the clock is ticking. “Rome will not be unmade in a day.” We all need to pull together to fix multigenerational issues, and we can’t do it alone. Are you prepared to build an omni-win future with us? Episode Highlights: | | * Jordan talks about the importance of knowing and pursuing what is meaningful to you. * Discover how our socio-institutional frameworks affect the world around us. * Uncover why identifying the limits of possibilities can be incredibly empowering. * Duncan and Jordan discuss why the rules of our current Game A civilization will lead to catastrophe and what it will take to create a sustainable Game B reality * Understand why authenticity and self-forgiveness are vital to creating our future. * Learn the difference between the imaginal and the imaginary. * Jordan and Duncan ponder how we might bring our extraordinarily capacity for collaboration to scale. * Jordan talks about how we need to realize that we act as an egregore, not as individuals. |
About the episode's guest:
Jordan Hall is the co-founder and executive chair of Neurohacker Collective, a groundbreaking supplements company based on complex systems science. Jordan is a person who is endeavoring to support the emergence of a possible, maybe plausible but definitely necessary transition in the culture of humanity. This effort is something that he cultivates in himself, in his relationships and in the world around him.
He is one of the originators of the idea of Game B, an infinite civilizational game where the goal is to continue playing. Game B is in contrast to our status quo Game A civilization, which is a finite game where the goal is to win.
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Learn More about Game B at https://www.gamebfilm.org/ or https://www.game-b.org
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“If you're not part of the problem, you can't be part of the solution”
Conflict is neutral, it is not bad nor good. It is an opportunity to evolve and better our connection and relationships. Because conflict is not binary, finding a solution to the problem now doesn’t mean every solution will never have another conflict. Conflict is inevitable and it is up to us to choose how we respond to it.
In this week’s episode, Olga and Duncan discuss the importance and use of mediation, dialogue and conflict transformation tools. In addition, they break down different ideas on how our system can change and approach conflicts.
The importance of change, letting go of blame, self-forgiveness, rewriting our idea of punishment and addressing change when problems arise before total unrest are key steps to help implement lasting change.
On the other side of the divisiveness, blame, fear and hate lies the path and possibility to create the world we actually want to live in.
Are you ready to use these tools and practices to help change our systems?
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About this episode's guest:
Olga Liapis-Muzzy is certified mediator with 10+ years of experience in training, leadership development and organization change. Combining nonviolent communication training with restorative justice practices, Olga helps people change their relationships for the better; at work, at home and in community. Olga is also an active member of the DPACE Initiative, the Democracy, Politics and Conflict Engagement Initiative to bring conflict literacy skills to organizations.
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If you have questions about how you can help heal our democracy? Click HERE
Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“We have to move culture forward without overthrowing the best of what’s come before.”
It’s time to discover conscious evolution. Carter Phipps explains how we can move forward while respecting and remembering our past. Learn why our cultural climate isn’t ready for solutions.
Duncan and Carter talk about the politics of pride and shame, and our feelings of grievance and gratitude. How do these influence our path forward?
Carter suggests a way we can support depolarization on a personal level. Are you ready to find out how you can play a part in creating a better world?
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About this episode's guest:
Carter Phipps is the author of Evolutionaries and coauthor of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller Conscious Leadership with John Mackey and Steve McIntosh. He is co-founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, which addresses political polarization though focusing on the cultural roots of America’s challenges. He hosts the Thinking Ahead podcast and is a former award-winning journalist who has been interviewed on BBC Radio, MSNBC, and NPR.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Developmentalist links:
https://developmentalist.org/engage-participate/
https://developmentalist.org/article/who-wants-to-skip-the-civil-war/
https://developmentalist.org/article/can-we-make-governing-great-again/
For more resources and content from this episode go to the episode page: omniwinproject.com/carter-phipps
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“We are not the only reasonable ones out there, even though it seems like it.”
Do you feel like people on the other end of the political spectrum to you are extremists? There’s a reason for that. Bill Shireman tells us how the media and politicians play us off against each other for their own benefit. Polar opposites can agree with each other, and Bill explains the process for creating consensus.
Bill doesn’t shy away from the tricky topics, and he tells us how pro-life and pro-choice supporters are far more similar than we’ve been led to believe. He talks about corruption throughout our system and how we all need to work as one to make it better. After all, we’re all in this together. If you’re a problem solver, this episode is for you.
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About this episode’s guest:
Bill Shireman is the founder of Future 500 and co-founder of In This Together. As a Republican and environmental activist, Bill may be considered a walking contradiction by some. However, he believes the left and right can learn from each other to break down our us-versus-them political culture.
He brings together people from all sides of the political spectrum including capitalists, activists, conservatives, and progressives, among others
With Trammell Crow (EarthX), Bill is the co-author of In This Together: How Republicans, Democrats, Capitalists and Activists are Uniting to Tackle Climate Change and More
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
https://www.fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/bill-shireman
Connect with Bill Shireman:
hello@inthistogetheramerica.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-shireman-117571/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFuture500/videos
https://www.instagram.com/bill.shireman/
https://inthistogetheramerica.org/
https://www.future500.org/bill-shireman
Where Else can you find this episode?
Watch On Youtube: https://youtu.be/sAqDyg0PNJY
On Substack: https://omniwin.substack.com/p/bill-shireman
Episode Page: https://omniwinproject.com/bill-shireman
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
“No one would engage in violence if their needs were met.”
Do you understand the power of nonviolence? Discover one earnest change that could prevent violence with Miki Kashtan. She takes us on a journey through the history of nonviolence, demonstrating Gandhi’s lasting influence. We’re in the midst of a climate crisis, and Miki tells us how we can adapt our consumption to our resources.
You’ll also learn about the three pillars of nonviolence and hear a profound account of how we can leverage our sphere of influence to make a difference to those around us. We all need to be a positive force for good in our divided world, and Miki teaches us how.
Highlights in this episode:
About this episode’s guest:
Miki Kashtan is a practical visionary pursuing a world that works for all, based on principles and practices rooted in feminist nonviolence. Miki is a founding member of the Nonviolent Global Liberation community and has taught and consulted globally. She is the author of Reweaving Our Human Fabric and The Highest Common Denominator and blogs at The Fearless Heart.
Connect with Miki Kashtan:
Blog: http://thefearlessheart.org
Email: miki@nglcommunity.org
Where Else can you find this episode?
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xq8WaZuUw2c
On Substack: https://omniwin.substack.com/p/miki-kashtan
Episode Page: https://omniwinproject.com/miki-kashtan
Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
"We need to be able to use differences and disturbances creatively."
Did you know that activism can’t really contend with our current system? While we’re slowly improving our democracy with awesome technology and tools, they aren’t widely used. But when we use them, we see incredible results: Tom Atlee recounts a ground-breaking story about the power of dialogue. It’s time to improve our democracy and how we relate to each other.
You’ll also learn about pattern language and how it can lead to a wiser democracy. Duncan and Tom talk about the importance of everyone being included in a conversation. Are you ready to discover why climate deniers need to be included in the environment discussion?
Highlights in this episode:
About this episode’s guest:
Tom Atlee is the creator of the Wise Democracy Project and a lifelong advocate for co-intelligence. Tom researches and promotes ideas and approaches for generating collective wisdom about public affairs, which he presents in an encyclopedic vision called "Wise Democracy".
More from Tom Atlee:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeOMzv3eQZqdkUs671eDbZg
Contact Tom Here: https://www.co-intelligence.institute/contact-us
https://co-intelligence.institute
http://tomatleeblog.com
https://co-intelligence.org
https://wd-pl.com
https://www.wd-pl.com/prime-directive/
Where Else can you find this episode?
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0orktmeC-w4
On Substack: https://omniwin.substack.com/p/tom-atlee
Episode Page: https://omniwinproject.com/tom-atlee
Here’s a special bonus episode for listeners of the Omni-Win Project Podcast. Duncan welcomes Raye Rawls for an exclusive Q&A session with an audience from the Democracy, Politics and Conflict Engagement Initiative (DPACE). Listen to learn about the tips and tricks for Reflective Structured Dialogue from this award-winning mediator and dialogue facilitator.
Discover what motivates people to participate in tricky conversations and how they can benefit everyone, from law enforcement officials to families. Raye doesn’t shy away from difficult topics like guns and abortion. She talks about the pros and cons of social media for conversations, education, and information. She answers questions about the magic of reflective structured dialogue and shares a profound question that she asks participants to make them think more about their stance. Discover what motivates people to participate in tricky conversations and how they can benefit everyone, from law enforcement officials to families.
Here are some questions that Raye answers.
Raye is offering a training on Reflective Structured Dialogue
September 1st and 2nd, 2022.
Interested? Sign Up Here
About this week’s guest:
Raye Rawls is an award-winning mediator, arbitrator, and dialogue facilitator with decades of experience. Rawls has worked on thousands of cases in government institutions, court systems, corporations, and with private parties.
Some examples of topics that she has covered in her dialogue work includes: confederate monuments on campus, guns on campus, gender issues (what bathroom should people use), defining freedom of speech on campus, evolving roles of organizations or institutions (e.g., chamber of commerce), climate change, human trafficking, intergovernmental cooperation, immigration and police community relationships.
Raye Rawls is a Senior Associate with Essential Partners. She is also a Senior Public Service Faculty at the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, where her practice area is in conflict transformation and dialogue. Raye is also a member of Mediators Beyond Borders International and the DPACE Initiative.
Connect with Raye Rawls:
Email: raye@whatisessential.org
Where Else can you find this episode?
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJT_l7bLRKc
Episode Page: https://omniwinproject.com/raye-rawls
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Discover reflective structured dialogue, an extraordinary tool for deepening our understanding of other's perspectives, rather than solving problems. Duncan and Raye Rawls talk about how this process, created by Essential Partners, can humanize our enemies and bring us together.
In contrast, Raye raises concerns that our current tools for healing differences, are actually pushing us further apart. In particular, Raye discusses what we're missing in the “privilege walk” and why how it's unfortunate that the slogan, “defund the police” doesn’t represent what the concept actually means.
You’ll also hear a great story from Raye where she highlights how we can become blinded to consequences and reason when we let fear rule us.
Raye asks how we can create spaces to connect across our differences, deepen our mutual understanding, discover the deep meaning beneath our actions and strengthen our democracy. Let’s discover the answer.
Highlights in this episode:
Discover the power of reflective structured dialogue.
Duncan talks about how our political conversations are unnecessarily adversarial.
Raye explains why we’re at war with the people who are supposed to protect us.
Raye's shares her concerns about the ways that people are currently teaching about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Raye talks about how we can work together despite our differences.
Discover how questions of genuine curiosity can enrich our lives and understanding.
Raye recounts a powerful story about how getting caught up in our emotions and fears can stop us from thinking rationally.
Understand the power of nuance in our conversations and opinions.
Find out why people are so scared of understanding other perspectives.
About this week’s guest:
Raye Rawls is an award-winning mediator, arbitrator, and dialogue facilitator with decades of experience. Rawls has worked on thousands of cases in government institutions, court systems, corporations, and with private parties.
Some examples of topics that she has covered in her dialogue work includes: confederate monuments on campus, guns on campus, gender issues (what bathroom should people use), defining freedom of speech on campus, evolving roles of organizations or institutions (e.g., chamber of commerce), climate change, human trafficking, intergovernmental cooperation, immigration and police community relationships.
Raye Rawls is a Senior Associate with Essential Partners. She is also a Senior Public Service Faculty at the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, where her practice area is in conflict transformation and dialogue. Raye is also a member of Mediators Beyond Borders International and the DPACE Initiative.
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Episode title: "Combating Polarization and Extremism with Meta-Ideological Politics" with Ryan Nakade
Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast. (or a similar greeting? Quite like the idea)
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
Welcome to part two of Duncan’s conversation with the founder of the Meta-Ideological Politics podcast, Ryan Nakade. In this episode, Duncan and Ryan talk about ways to find higher ground in a deeply polarized world, so we can move forward and develop omni-win solutions to our problems. You’ll also learn about Ryan’s unique “titanium man” approach. Prepare to level up your debates and understanding of new perspectives!
You’ll also hear a fascinating discussion on how changes in democratic elections could take an omni-win approach. Ryan tells us how politicians could make a huge difference in their community, regardless of the vote outcome. It's time to push politicians to be better.
Want to start with part one? Find it here.
Highlights in this episode:
About this episode’s guest:
Ryan Nakade is the co-founder of the podcast Meta-Ideological Politics, catalyzing transformative civic engagement. He leads workshops teaching communication and dialogue skills, emphasizing political depolarization and conflict prevention. He also works with violent extremists, employing unique deradicalization techniques. Ryan teaches diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workshops with a complexity theory perspective.
Links Mentioned in this Episode:
LINK TO PART I
Why I’m a Pessi-Optimist
More from Ryan Nakade:
Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
Our relationships are in jeopardy due to our divisive political culture. In part one of this two-part discussion, Duncan talks with Ryan Nakade about ideology and how it impacts our connection to each other. You'll learn about extremism, cultural humility, and how modern society has demonized ideology.
Extreme views and toxic polarization in society and politics make connecting with those with differing opinions harder than ever before. But developing an advanced understanding of other people's perspectives and ideologies can build mutual respect. Are you ready to delve into what ideology really is?
Highlights in this episode:
About this episode’s guest:
Ryan Nakade is the co-founder of the podcast Meta-Ideological Politics, catalyzing transformative civic engagement. He leads workshops teaching communication and dialogue skills, emphasizing political depolarization and conflict prevention. He also works with violent extremists, employing unique deradicalization techniques. Ryan teaches diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workshops with a complexity theory perspective.
More from Ryan Nakade:
Website: https://www.ruminantresolutions.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NakadeRyan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-nakade-a7b07821b/
Medium: https://greenteaji108.medium.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/meta-ideological-politics/id1580668474
Meta-Ideological Politics (Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIuhGOD1cknRPV3HymQQhpA
It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
Host Duncan Autrey continues his thought-provoking conversation with mediator Ken Cloke in this episode. Our current political system only allows citizens to say yes or no. The problem? Having a binary voting system ignores the nuance. It excludes perspectives, and it disenfranchises voters.
The more perspectives we have in a situation, the deeper our understanding of the solution. Duncan and Ken discuss the impact of a deliberative decision-making process on our democracy. How can we ensure citizen participation to make sure we all win?
Video Version available here: https://youtu.be/G32z8mUV690
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It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy.
In this inaugural episode of the Omni-Win Project Podcast, Duncan welcomes Ken Cloke, a mediator and conflict resolution practitioner with nearly 40 years of experience. As Duncan's mentor, Ken has inspired the creation of this engaging podcast.
This is part one of a powerful two-part conversation with Ken Cloke. Duncan and Ken discuss the relationship between conflict and politics, introducing new lenses through which we can view our political culture. Are you ready to see conflict in a new light?
Highlights in this episode:
Video Version Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qFcjlHjRNn8
About Ken Cloke:
Ken is a tireless advocate for combining conflict resolution and interest-based mediation with our politics and culture to create change. Ken is the author of many books, including Mediating Dangerously, Conflict Revolution, and Politics, Dialogue and the Evolution of Democracy. He's also the founder of Mediators Beyond Borders International and one of the founding leaders of the Democracy, Politics, and Conflict Engagement Initiative (DPACE).
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Website: https://www.kencloke.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-cloke-4b66433
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Our democracy is having a hard time, and there’s pretty much an international consensus that things aren’t working. Our global system is ineffective and divisive.
People don’t believe that this system represents their voices because it doesn’t. We’re not making an effort to include everyone’s voices. Decisions aren’t collaborative, even when it comes to really important things. There’s no consensus on how to integrate things from our past, how to deal with current issues, or how to handle the long-term stuff coming down the pipe.
We have rivalrous win-lose systems, paradigms, and thinking that ensure we’re constantly in a divisive world. It seems to be getting worse. We’re not just organizing ourselves geographically, but by us and them, right and wrong, good and bad.
This rivalry has prevented diversity from being the boon that it can be. Instead, it’s a source of challenge and frustration. We desperately need to evolve our democracy and develop a political culture that understands our interconnectedness and aims to meet everyone’s needs.
We need to ensure that everyone has a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. In other words, we need an omni-win political culture and democracy.
I decided to dedicate my life, or at least for the foreseeable future, to supporting this evolution of democracy.
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Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.
In this message your host, Duncan Autrey, shares with you what you can expect from The Omni-Win Project Podcast.
The goal of the Omni-Win Project is to facilitate the healing and evolution of our democratic systems and political culture, so that we can co-create a future that works for everyone.
The first couple of episodes will be released on July 18th, so subscribe to the show so that you know when we release the first episodes.
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