Cohousing-L Mailing List: Conflict Resolution & Training

[Mac Thomson (mac]

We're beginning to research conflict resolution procedures so we can have them
in place before we need them, as is constantly recommended.  Can any of you
share either good or bad experiences you've had with conflict resolution
techniques you've tried at your communities?

I was also wondering about instituting some sort of training program for
members in conflict resolution, facilitation, or whatever we might decide is
worthwhile for folks to learn about.  Maybe we'd make certain training
mandatory for someone that wants to perform a certain role; for example, for
a person to act as facilitator, she would have to complete the facilitation
training.

I was also considering the option of giving work credits if a person
completes certain training.  If someone completes consensus training, for
example, he would have to do 3 less hours of community work that month.

Has anyone played with any of these ideas?

*   Mac Thomson                         San Juan Cohousing
*   Mac [at] HappyValley.com           Durango, Colorado
*
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