El profesor Aaron Wolf (Program for Water Conflict Management and Transformation, Oregon State University) impartirá un taller intensivo sobre transformación y gestión de conflictos en Madrid los días 1 y 2 de marzo de 2018.

El taller está dirigidos a profesionales, investigadores y estudiantes universitarios interesados en adquirir técnicas aplicadas para la gestión de las relaciones interpersonales y dinámicas de grupo en contextos conflictivos. El Prof. Wolf tiene una experiencia de más de veinte años como mediador en el ámbito de la gestión de conflictos sobre aguas transfronterizas, pero los conceptos y técnicas impartidos en el taller tienen plena aplicación en ámbitos muy diversos.

El taller tendrá horario de mañana y tarde y se impartirá integralmente en inglés.

Más información sobre el taller

Rationale

In the West, we are generally trained to base our approach to managing conflicts on rationality: “People will agree when it’s in their interest to agree.” Tools typically focus on what is measurable and quantifiable. We “separate the people from the problem” and “insist on objective criteria.” If only we could see the tangible benefits of cooperating, we are taught, we simply would.

Over Wolf's 20 years as a facilitator and scholar working through and studying conflicts over shared water resources around the world, he has come to appreciate both the limitations of the rational models on which we in the West base our understandings of conflict and cooperation and the wisdom, constructs, and practical tools of the world’s faith traditions in working toward deep and healthy interactions around contentious issues.

Wolf draws lessons from a diversity of faith traditions to transform conflict. True listening, as practiced by Buddhist monks, as opposed to the “active listening” advocated by many mediators, can be the key to calming a colleague’s anger.  Alignment with an energy beyond oneself, can change self-righteousness into community concern. Shifting the discussion from one about interests to one about common values can be the starting point for real dialogue.  These and other practical lessons will be shared with participants.

Objectives

The two-day workshop will help participants to explore about the roots of conflict in different cultural settings and contexts and provide them with hands-on techniques to transform them.

Contents

1. Introduction to Conflict Transformation
2. Transforming Internal Conflict
3. Transforming Interpersonal Conflict
4. Transforming Group Disputes and Managing Group Dynamics

Schedule and Venue

March 1, 2018: 9.30am to 6pm

March 2 2018: 9.30am to 5pm

The course will be held at Fundación Botin, c/ Castelló, 18, Madrid

Registration fee

60 euros/person. Coffee breaks and lunches included. The course receives financial and logistic support from the Water Observatory of the Botin Foundation.