How Do You Rekindle Innocence in People?

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How do you rekindle innocence in people who are trying to bridge divide? So think you mention the example of having children be the journalists who are interviewing people in post conflict zones. If a child is asking the police sheriff or the minister of defence questions about these really awful things that are happening, they're coming from a space of just utter curiosity and openness. Another way is through trusted sources that can include young people. You can't divorce the information from the source. The source becomes really important. Is it a trusted source? Even the pre cable news days in the us, where there were three television stationsand or walter cronkite, that's actually the anomaly in human

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.