Path of Possible in Conflict

✨Key takeaways:

To navigate seemingly impossible conflicts:

Go to the balcony: Take a step back to gain perspective and self-mastery. Example: Hiking up a mountain and looking down at the valley below provides a broader view.
Build a golden bridge: Make it easy for the other side to agree by understanding their needs and fears, and by being creative and persuasive. This comes from Sun Su's Art Of War. Example: Instead of framing it as "leaving a way out," reframe it positively by asking "where's the way forward?"
Take the third side: Remember that there's always a surrounding community affected by the conflict, which is the "third side." Harness this power. Example: In a labor-management conflict, the third side includes the families of the workers and the local businesses that rely on the company.

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