Facilitators - What Can We Learn From Facilitators?

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What could we learn from the skilled facilitators in your group who can prompt even the most offended person to listen? What we have right now is a lot of people across divides, all of whom feel they're the victim. And that's a real challenge to bridge,. because they all need to have that experience of bing heard and have kind of a safe space. Another way is people find folks across those dividing lines with whom you can work this problem.

How many technologists have traveled to Niger, or the Balkans, or Rwanda, to learn the lessons of peacebuilding? Technology and social media are creating patterns and pathways of conflict that few people anticipated or even imagined just a decade ago. And we need to act quickly to contain the effects, but we don't have to reinvent the wheel. There are people, such as this episode’s guest, Shamil Idriss, CEO of the organization Search for Common Ground, who have been training for years to understand human beings and learn how to help them connect and begin healing processes. These experts can share their insights and help us figure out how to apply them to our new digital habitats. “Peace moves at the speed of trust, and trust can’t be fast-tracked,” says Shamil. Real change is possible, but as he explains, it takes patience, care, and creativity to get there.