Blog: Consider This | corevalues

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My epiphany was really so simple.

I came up with the idea for CVN in 2001 when I realized there were certain types of people with whom I seemed to always be in conflict. I...

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All conflict is global

All core human values matter. Listen a bit deeper every day. "One World" means problems can’t all be resolved only locally anymore. I...

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The Oatmeal

I received this from a friend and enjoyed it immensely. Sometimes art and humor can guide us to deep listening better than reason. If...

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What's your hierarchy of values?

Try a fun experiment to better understand why you have conflicts with certain individuals or groups. I have noticed an interesting...

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Inter-cultural insults, Part Deux

Part 2: Imagine what it would be like if a fireman were not allowed to speak about his experience of fighting fires because we lived in a...

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A guaranteed inter-cultural insult

(Hint: You might want to avoid this.) Part 1 Do you sometimes feel as if you are ‘walking on eggshells’ in inter-cultural situations? ...

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Conflict has a one-track mind

What happens when we are in conflict? If you think about it you'll notice that your entire identity becomes concerned with a single...

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Think you're better than me?

How do you disconnect from a sense of inferiority and superiority? Be honest with yourself a moment and consider how you behave when...