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Community Conflict: Finding Middle Ground

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Through this video series, explore the dynamics of community controversies and learn strategies to engage your audience, prepare for public meetings, and effectively deal with barriers to civil dialogue – tips that can be valuable for any leader.

Details about the video series

Everyone has different opinions or information when it comes to community issues. These issues can be divisive, often involving some degree of controversy and public discourse. How can community conflicts be handled to have a positive outcome for all?

As a community leader or educator, it is important to create a civil environment to explore the issues at the heart of polarizing conversations, whether they may be around community planning, resource development, or other ‘hot button’ topics. This video series "Community Conflict: Finding Middle Ground" will help you facilitate and build trust in the community and have productive conversations.

Twelve short videos explore the dynamics of community controversies and offer strategies to engage your audience, prepare for public meetings, and effectively deal with barriers to civil dialogue – tips that can be valuable for any leader. The twelve videos include:

  • Community Conflict: Finding Middle Ground
  • Effective Engagement
  • Social License
  • The Role and Importance of Trust
  • Public Meetings
  • Understanding Risk
  • Framing the Issue
  • Anticipating Public Response
  • Difficult Audiences
  • Myths and Misinformation
  • Combating Misinformation
  • Building a Network

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