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Jan 2024
39m 44s

Navigating Conflict in a Polarized World...

Kwame Christian Esq., M.A.
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In this episode, we explore the role of negotiation in managing conflict in today's polarized world. Grande Lum and Kwame Christian will share valuable insights and tools for navigating challenging conversations, building consensus, and finding common ground. Discover the power of negotiation to resolve conflict and create positive change in your personal and professional life.


In this episode you will learn:


-The importance of cooperation in conflict resolution.

-How to be vigilant as we cooperate

-The role of Artificial intelligence in today's world


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Grande Lum is a senior partner at the Rebuild Congress Initiative, a program of the Harvard Negotiation Project and Issue One. The Rebuild Congress Initiative (RCI) creates opportunities for cross-partisan stakeholders to explore and act on the conditions necessary to strengthen Congress and our democratic institutions, and ensure a resilient America.


He also serves as a research fellow at Stanford Law School's Gould Center for Conflict Resolution. Grande currently serves as an advisor to University of San Francisco's Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice and as a board member of Not In Our Town, an organization dedicated to stopping hate and bullying. Previously he was Director of the Divided Community Project (DCP) at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where he continues to serve as chair of the steering committee. 


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