Here is a different story about who we are, why we got here, and what we can do to move towards our longings for a different world. In her debut publication, Spinning Threads of Radical Aliveness, internationally known thinker and trainer Miki Kashtan puts forth the bold vision that we can live with integrity, even in a world that has betrayed our deepest hopes for the future. The key she offers for opening the door to deep changes at all levels is to embrace a major transformation in our relationship with our deepest needs and values. All aspects of relationships take on a new light when filtered through the lens of human needs. This profound book will help you discover the transformative power of shifting from evaluating, judging, and competing into an openhearted commitment to make things work for everyone. For the millions who long to “be the change you wish to see,” this book elegantly and thoroughly provides a roadmap – and nourishment for the spirit.

Spinning Threads of Radical Aliveness: Transcending the Legacy of Separation in Our Individual Lives

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Kashtan, Miki

Psychology & Counseling

Fearless Heart Publications

With grace, acuity, and humor, Miki Kashtan has shared with thousands of people on five continents how to live, in every moment, from love, courage, and truth - the three hallmarks of nonviolence. This little book contains 200 concise, evocative distillations of her wisdom, illustrated with powerful and original images. It is an invitation to you to begin to build your own courageous life.

The Little Book of Courageous Living

Self-Help

Motivational

Imagine: A future world in which we all value people and life and participate in a flow of generosity. A world where sharing our gifts and the mundane tasks of life are both done with wholehearted willingness, free of coercion. A world where attending to everyone’s needs is the organizing principle. Miki Kashtan weaves together vivid social science fiction stories that bring that world to life with compelling nonfiction about how to get there. She invites us to dream the future on a global scale and to bring this future into being by living and working for change as if that world already exists. In particular, her novel approach to dilemmas of leadership challenges us to align our use of power with our deepest longings and values. Miki Kashtan, PhD, is an internationally known teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication. She lives in Oakland, California.

Reweaving Our Human Fabric: Working Together to Create a Nonviolent Future

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

What if people -- even long-time enemies -- could transform conflicts into creative dilemmas they feel motivated to solve together in an atmosphere that builds connection and trust? What if employees could leave a meeting empowered and with a joint sense of purpose? What if the positive changes community activists are working so hard to see in the world could have a lasting impact? The traditional ways we make decisions are flawed. Majority rule, top-down orders, compromise, and consensus lead to people feeling disconnected, drained of energy, and unsatisfied. This book presents a better way to make decisions using Convergent Facilitation, the method Miki developed after years of working with groups in a variety of settings. Miki posits that collaborative decision-making, where people feel heard and their needs respected in a structured and trusting environment, maximises willingness and efficiency for all. This can lay the ground for breakthroughs for groups working on challenges, allowing decisions to be made at lightning speed. The process includes three phases that can bring groups to outcomes that are profoundly collaborative and genuinely supported by all. The book gives readers examples, tools, and processes to implement Convergent Facilitation. It includes vivid case studies and practical examples to explain how to guide people towards solutions that integrate everyone's needs and concerns and don't require compromise; provides tips on how to keep people on track with the task at hand; and encourages facilitators to invite dissent and engage with it productively. One case study explores the revision of child custody laws in Minnesota. Lawmakers had been struggling for years to write new legislation that would satisfy stakeholders. When Miki began working with them, many regarded each other with deep mistrust and believed no new laws could be created. The process ended with the creation of legislation that was passed near-unanimously by the state legislature. One of the participants later described it as "a transformative experience." In workplace settings, Miki explores how companies can truly achieve a collaborative culture, where employees feel heard and are motivated. Stuart Thorn, retired President and CEO of the Southwire Company, wanted to achieve a truly collaborative culture for his multi-billion-dollar company, all the while he was experiencing friction between division managers and leadership. After bringing Miki in personally to bring his own team toward convergence, he reflects that after reading THE HIGHEST COMMON DENOMINATOR, "I can see that her ability to draw out insights about the inner workings of organizations is not effortless at all, but rather based on a very conscious, thoughtful, and deliberate approach carefully developed over many years of practice and experimentation. This is good news. It means that Miki's skills are transferable." The procedures described in this book can be used in any kind of setting -- from grassroots social change movements to village councils to corporate boardrooms -- where people are having trouble collaborating effectively in a group, which is almost everywhere. With the mounting social, political, and environmental problems of our times, harnessing a group's energy for effective action is essential. And yet many people drift away from organisations they care about due to their inability to sit through meetings -- where tensions may remain unresolved, power differences are not addressed, and solutions that work for all do not seem available. Ultimately, this book is not just about working with groups. It is an entire re-examination and affirmation of the human heart. Facilitation involves transparency on the part of the one leading it, as well as a deep faith and hope in how even impossible-seeming differences can transform into unity.

The Highest Common Denominator: Using Convergent Facilitation to Reach Breakthrough Collaborative Decisions

BookBaby

Agreements, Conflict, and Communication Most of us didn’t grow up learning good ways to work with conflict or strong emotional expression. For most of us it’s just plain scary, and we bring that naivete and scarring into our community lives. Many groups mistakenly think that the frequency of conflict is a barometer of community health, but it isn’t. The litmus test is how you handle conflict; not how much you have. The Agreements, Conflict, and Communication bundle offers a handful of articles about working constructively with distress and conflict, as well as a smorgasbord of information about agreements and communication skills that are hallmarks of mature, healthy groups. You don’t have to make it all up from scratch! These pieces showcase some of the best things that intentional communities have to offer the wider culture. This Digital Issue about Agreements, Conflict, and Communication includes: 1. Trust, Connection, and Clear Agreements (including Wild Sage Cohousing’s Conflict Resolution Process, Shari Leach) Diana Leafe Christian, #128 2. When Some of Us Don’t Support an Existing Agreement by Beatrice Briggs, Laird Schaub,Tree Bressen, Caroline Estes, Karl Steyaert, #134 3. Problem Solving in Community: How a Group Addresses Issues Says a Lot about Its Cohesion . . . and Vice Versa Laird Schaub, #146 4. How Collaboration Falls Short:With Hints About How to Help It Go Long by Laird Schaub, #144 5. Conflict,Terrorism & Humility: The Cooperator’s Response Laird Schaub, #113 6. Ruth” or Consequences: Defining Tough Love for Groups Laird Schaub, #132 7. Once More With Feeling: Conflict as an Opportunity for Harnessing Emotional Energy by Laird Sandhill, Directory 2000 8. Working on Your Issues with Someone (Whether or Not They Join In) by Tree Bressen, #124 9. Nonviolent Communication: Transforming Conflict and Enhancing Connection by Miki Kashtan, #104 10. AAA for the Heart: Sometimes You Need a Map to Navigate Emotional Territory by Laird Schaub, #117 11. The Tao of Speaking & Listening Scott Shuker, #104 12. But Seriously Folks…When to Take a Joke and When to Give One by Laird Schaub, #113 13. Living ‘Naka-Ima’ at Lost Valley Larry Kaplowitz, #104 14. Using Email for Community-Wide Conversations? A Few Words of Caution . . . by Laird Schaub, #125 15. “No, It’s Not a Cult”: Relating to Your Family When You Live in Community by Mariana Caplan, #96

Best of Communities: VI. Agreements, Conflict, and Communication

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Christian, Diana Leafe

Caplan, Mariana

Briggs, Beatrice

Bressen, Tree

Schaub, Laird

Estes, Caroline

Kaplowitz, Larry

Steyaert, Karl

Shuker, Scott

Sustainable Living

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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