Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication provides a way for us to acknowledge that it is our own interpretation of another's behavior which leads to our personal emotional response, not the objective behavior itself. "Owning" one's own emotional response is a first step in non-defensive communication to another in a conflict situation.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT This is the beginning of a new four week cycle. For four weeks, we practice an actual exercise in three different categories: An Instant "Ahah!" to…
Download complete instructions on using Intuitive Focusing and Focused Listening Turns to resolve interpersonal conflicts, turning conflict into creativity: Chapter Five: Interpersonal Focusing Capitulo Cinco El Proceso Interpersonal Order the…
Honoring "Subjectivity": "This flower is beautiful TO ME" We tend to use pseudo- objectivity, pseudo-factualism, pseudo-logic to assert our view of the world over others, to "win" arguments: "Mine…
COLLABORATION WITHIN HIERARCHICAL SITUATIONS Here is how I introduce these topics in my article explaining the Collaborative Edge Decision Making method (Metodo de Toma de Decisiones del Borde de Colaboracion )…
Caring Feeling Presence Inside This four weeks, while practicing a Complete Focusing Session, we are learning about turning a Caring Feeling Presence, the Focusing Attitude of friendly, curious, non-judgmental,…
DIFFERENT FORMS OF INNER CRITICAL VOICES AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THEM For this four weeks, we are working on perhaps the most essential aspect for successful Intuitive Focusing, creating…
"CARING FEELING PRESENCE" AT WORK As our "Felt Sensing" exercise these four weeks we are practicing turning a Caring Feeling Presence toward whatever arises inside during our Focusing and…
Collaborative Edge Decision Making makes space for access to right-brain, intuitive, pre-verbal creativity by stopping interruptions and argument, replacing them with Focused Listening. Shared leadership equalizes power and responsibility. Concrete rules for groups.
Creative Edge Focusing Meetings make space for intuitive, right-brain input into decision making by prohibiting aggressive interruption and encouraging Active Listening responses. Simple "How To's" teach Shared Leadership and Creative Impasse Resolution using Intuitive Focusing and Focused Listening.