Episode 22: The Science of Depolarization (Interview with Gary Friedman)

An interview with global pioneer in mediation training, Gary Friedman, co-founder of the Center for Understanding in Conflict which has trained over 10,000 mediators.  Gary has taught at both Harvard and Stanford and for the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva and the American Bar Association and is the author of three books.  In this episode, Gary shares his 'understanding-based' model of mediation, providing strategies to help those in conflict better understand each other in their path towards finding resolution.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction
7:19 Owning the Conflict
10:48 The Loop of Understanding
13:33 Underneath the Conflict
16:05 Symphony Case Study
21:01 Confronting 'Self'
25:57 Qualities of the Mediator
29:45 Advice for Baha'is
38:18 Finding the Possible
42:07 How to Get Trained
43:25 Gary's Next Book
46:11 Closing Thoughts