by Margaret Anderson | May 24, 2012 | Blog
Here is a creative consensus-building skill that can also serve you in making your own individual decisions. Sometimes we want to think creatively, out-of-the-box, but don’t know how to get started. In fact, telling yourself “Think out-of-the-box!” Can feel like...
by Margaret Anderson | May 16, 2012 | Blog
Suppose you begin a conversation with someone and become so angry and upset that you ask for a break and agree to resume the conversation in an hour or so. If you think it’s a good idea to spend that hour on a treadmill “working off” your anger, think again....
by Margaret Anderson | May 9, 2012 | Blog
The same techniques that help us reach consensus with others can also steer us to satisfying individual decisions, the kinds of decisions that fit us like our favorite shoes and satisfy our needs. To persuade another person to agreement, or reach consensus with her,...
by Margaret Anderson | May 2, 2012 | Blog
Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? Questions every good journalist learns to ask. But you don’t have to be a journalist to benefit from asking these questions. We call them “open questions” because they can’t be answered “yes” or “no,” and that’s the reason they draw...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 26, 2012 | Blog, DADA
“Sign our petition to save the historic Potter Building.” “Add your name to our thank you note to Councilwoman Eager for supporting our city parks.” “Click here to join Citizens to Ban Texting While Driving.” Harmless and cost-free requests, right? Well, maybe, and...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 19, 2012 | Blog
Those who have read Bridges to Consensus know that the best way to inspire someone to address your interests is to try to address their interests, hand-in-hand with your own. During a recent presentation for a religious organization, I performed a demonstration of an...
