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Author Jay, Jason.

Title Breaking through gridlock : the power of conversation in a polarized world / Jason Jay, Gabriel Grant.

Publication Info. Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (241 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Using enlightening exercises and rich examples, this book helps us become aware of the role we unwittingly play in getting conversations stuck and empowers us to share what really matters so that together we can create positive change. -- Edited summary from book.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Exercises; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface: How this book came to be; Our journey; A note on our language; Introduction: How to use this book; Serious play; A note on the exercises; Introduction summary; 1 How We Get Stuck: Breakdowns in conversation; The power of conversation; Start where you are; Focus on real, live conversations; Power plays can't help you strengthen relationships; Framing breaks down in unfamiliar and polarized situations; Start with authenticity; What's possible; Chapter 1 summary; 2 (In)Authenticity: The key to getting unstuck
Consistency with the past can lead to getting stuckDynamic authenticity is aligned with the future; Dynamic authenticity is a team sport; Chapter 2 summary; 3 Know What You Bring: The hidden baggage of conversations; Our way of being is tied with our background conversation; Our ways of being are shared; Uncover your background conversations; Ways of being can be tricky to see; Is being in the eye of the beholder?; Being and inauthenticity; Chapter 3 summary; 4 Locate the Bait: What we gain when conversations lose; You got yourself stuck; Pitfalls: Background conversations that get us stuck
Identifying the bait helps you get unstuckBait usually involves right, righteous, certain, and safe; Map out your pitfall; Chapter 4 summary; 5 Dare to Share: Moving past the talking points; Connect with internal motivations; Express what you really want; Embody your new way of being; Chapter 5 summary; 6 Start Talking: Bringing conversations back to life; The power of apology; You will encounter a variety of responses; Results require action, and action requires commitment; Chapter 6 summary; 7 Embrace the Tension: How our differences can make a difference; Clarify values
Own the polarizationExpand the landscape; Dance in the new terrain; Chapter 7 summary; 8 Widen the Circle: Building inclusive movements; Shared inquiry is required to change the collective conversation; Each social movement has core tensions and pitfalls; Realist-visionary tensions are present in all social movements; Movements can have collective bait and pitfalls; Find the possibility at the heart of our movements; We have only just begun to discover the pathways forward; Chapter 8 summary; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T
UV; W; Y; About the Authors
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Subject Interpersonal communication.
Interpersonal communication.
Interpersonal conflict.
Interpersonal conflict.
Conversation.
Conversation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Grant, Gabriel, 1980-
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