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These resources are relevant to a range of life stages 听鈥� whether you are looking for personal development to help your communication skills in the workplace, or in your private life with friends, family, or maybe it could help you in your leisure and volunteering pursuits? 听Or maybe it will help your confidence talking in or outside class if you are studying at school or in higher education.听
Disagreeing Well Skills Video Series
果冻影院鈥檚 Disagreeing Well Skills Series is written and hosted by Mia Forbes Pirie, international conflict mediator, coach and 果冻影院 alumna. This series will cover what it means to disagree well, including useful tips and advice听to help you learn.听
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Introduction to the Series
Welcome to 果冻影院鈥檚 Disagreeing Well Skills Series, with Mia Forbes Pirie, international conflict mediator, coach and 果冻影院 alumna. Mia鈥檚 introduction gives you an overview of the series and its aim to share the key skills to help you be able to disagree better as well as protect yourself emotionally and grow stronger and more able to have difficult conversations.
Ep 1 - Being empowered in conversation
This first episode explores being empowered in conversations. Mia walks through how to navigate challenging conversations with her top five tips. 听If you get to grips with these five concepts you will feel much more empowered in difficult conversations.听
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- About Mia Forbes Pirie
Mia Forbes Pirie (LLB Law with French Law 1998) is one of the UK's leading international mediators and winner of the UK Independent Mediator of the Year 2022 Corporate International Award.
Her work ranges from dealing with personal matters like divorce and neighbour complaints to mediating on a global scale for G7 countries, the Government of Mongolia, the EU, the Church of England and Members of Parliament. She has advised the US Department of Energy on using facilitated negotiation to develop legislation, enabling them to reach peaceful solutions and positive transformation.
The subject matters she has dealt with include space, chemicals, oil and gas, sustainability, refugees, same-sex marriage, race, competition law and property law.
Described as 鈥渁 quiet storm鈥�, Mia is trilingual, holds both a Masters of Law and Science, has spoken at Chatham House on Conflict Resolution and hosted the European Union Commission's Business Awards for the Environment.
Additional Resources
The听list below offers a comprehensive exploration of the art of disagreeing well, providing insights from various perspectives and mediums. Whether you prefer books, lectures, TED Talks, or podcasts, these resources aim to guide you in fostering constructive conversations and finding common ground in the face of disagreement. 听
Books
- 鈥淭his is not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter鈥�, Tomiwa Owolade, Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2023. 听
- 听鈥淲hat do you Think? 听How to agree to disagree and still be friends鈥� Matthew Syed, 听Publisher: Wren & Rook, 2022.听
- "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt听
- "Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most" by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen听
- "The Art of Thinking Clearly" by Rolf Dobelli听
- "Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High" by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler听
- 鈥淗ow to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide鈥� by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay听
- "How to Disagree. Negotiate Difference in a divided world." by Adam Ferner and Darren Chetty.听 Publisher: Quarto Publishing Plc, 2019.
- "Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration" by Teresa Bejan. Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2017
- "How to Argue with a racist" by Adam Rutherford.听 Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, 2021
Lectures
- , BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures 2022, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie听
- , BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures 2023, Ben Ansell
- by Bren茅 Brown (TED Talk)听
- by Robb Willer (TEDxStanford)听
- by Jonathan Haidt (TED Talk)听
- 听 by Margaret Heffernan听
- by Jonathan Haid听
- by Dan Gilbert
Podcasts
- "On Being with Krista Tippett" - Episode: "How to Love a Country" with Jos茅 Olivarez听
- 鈥淗ow to Talk To People鈥� series, The Atlantic 听
- "The Art of Charm" - Episode: "How to Disagree" with Julia Dhar听
- "Making Sense鈥� series, Sam Harris 听
- "Disagree Better" series, Tammi Lenski
- "How to Disagree: Lessons on Productive Conflict at Work and Home" audiobook, Ian Leslie
- "Mediation Matters" series, Adam Gersch
Articles and Online Resources
- "How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable" by Guy Harris (Harvard Business Review)听
- 鈥溾�� by Jared Henricksen, University of Utah听
- 鈥溾��, Positive Momentum, Julian March听
- "" by Dr Michael Spence, 果冻影院 (Check Chapter 9, page 113)
- "" by Emily McTernan, 果冻影院
- "Social media algorithms amplify misogynistic content to teens" by Chris Lane, 果冻影院
- by听Principal Investigator: Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, Co-Investigator: Professor Nicola Shaughnessy
Teaching Toolkits
Other resources
- Students' Union 果冻影院 on Disagreeing Well: The Students鈥� Union 果冻影院 Impartial Chairs programme aims to develop students鈥� key skills in debate and respectful disagreement. Watch Impartial Chair Conor Walsh interview representatives from the SU and 果冻影院 on Disagreeing Well.
- :听果冻影院 researchers studying how to improve the digital public sphere
- : 果冻影院 historian听Dr Michael Collins听talking all things India,听and the need to "Disagree Well"