Washington, DC Conflict Training Agenda
Analyzing and Transforming Conservation Conflicts to Create Effective Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainable Coexistence
Dates: October 18-20, 2011
Day One (9am-5pm)
- Introduction and workshop overview
- Team-building activity
- Introduction to the overarching course case study
- Overview of Third Party Neutral concept and approach
- Tools for Conservation Conflict Analysis
- Foundations of a Conflict Resolution Process
- Essential Skills of Conciliation
- Conciliation role play
Day Two (9am-5pm and Dinner)
- Overview of Mediation Process
- Advanced Third Party Neutral principles
- Mediation Role Play
- Improving Advocacy through Neutrality
- Building our Community of Practice: An evening together at a local restaurant
Day Three (9am-5pm)
- Managing our reactions to conflict
- Engaging in difficult conversations and role play
- Difficult conversation role play
- Principles for designing Immediate and Long Term Conservation Conflict Strategy
- Small group work: Developing a strategic vision and “next step” strategy for site-specific conflict situations
- Concluding Remarks and closing exercises