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Difficult Conversations: The Art and Science of Working Together
"OFFERS TOOLS AND INSPIRATION TO HEAL OUR NATIONAL DIVIDE." DAVID BORNSTEIN, NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST. Based on a successful workshop that has engaged diverse audiences around the country, Difficult The Art and Science of Working Together explores a powerful set of research-based principles and strategies that will allow you to engage in meaningful dialogue with anyone. Unleash your natural capacity for compassion, collaboration, and creativity, and help create a nation—and a world—that works for all of us.
121 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 4, 2019
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About the author
Kern Beare
1 book1 followerKern Beare is a former Silicon Valley communications professional with deep roots in the fields of interpersonal communication and conflict resolution. He leads non-profit seminars and workshops on how to heal relationships and unleash our capacity for creative collaboration.
Kern’s work in this field began in the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, when he received a two-year fellowship from the Beyond War foundation, a fellowship that led to running educational programs on the obsolescence of war in the nuclear age and the imperative of learning to resolve conflict without violence.
In the 1990s, Beyond War became the Foundation for Global Community, extending its mission to include social and environmental issues. He served on the board of the new organization and helped to develop an expanded offering of educational workshops.
In the early 2000s, Kern co-founded Global MindShift, a nonprofit enterprise that offered facilitated online workshops on the essential skills we need to survive and thrive in today’s interconnected and interdependent world.
In 2016, following the U.S. Presidential election, Kern launched the Difficult Conversations Project, an initiative to help address our national divide.
Kern holds a BA in psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles. He and his wife Amy have two grown sons — Joseph and Will — and live in Mountain View, California.
Kern’s work in this field began in the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, when he received a two-year fellowship from the Beyond War foundation, a fellowship that led to running educational programs on the obsolescence of war in the nuclear age and the imperative of learning to resolve conflict without violence.
In the 1990s, Beyond War became the Foundation for Global Community, extending its mission to include social and environmental issues. He served on the board of the new organization and helped to develop an expanded offering of educational workshops.
In the early 2000s, Kern co-founded Global MindShift, a nonprofit enterprise that offered facilitated online workshops on the essential skills we need to survive and thrive in today’s interconnected and interdependent world.
In 2016, following the U.S. Presidential election, Kern launched the Difficult Conversations Project, an initiative to help address our national divide.
Kern holds a BA in psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles. He and his wife Amy have two grown sons — Joseph and Will — and live in Mountain View, California.
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February 18, 2022
Extremely well written. Much of it applies more widely than to conversations and can be used to have a fuller life.
March 26, 2021
Concise, Knowledgeable, Helpful
I was able to read the book one day. It was written in an organized action item way. The benefit of his recommendations was backed up with research, stories, and videos. Although the book is short, the ideas are big, detailed, and wise. They are based on knowledge of the brain and human nature.
I was able to read the book one day. It was written in an organized action item way. The benefit of his recommendations was backed up with research, stories, and videos. Although the book is short, the ideas are big, detailed, and wise. They are based on knowledge of the brain and human nature.
January 22, 2021
Navigating difficult convos
Many times we tend to shy away from conversations that are tough or difficult. Kern offers a roadmap to communicating with people, who are different from you. Having known Kern from Feelgood, I think Kern is the best person to teach this topic.
Many times we tend to shy away from conversations that are tough or difficult. Kern offers a roadmap to communicating with people, who are different from you. Having known Kern from Feelgood, I think Kern is the best person to teach this topic.
January 9, 2022
Taut arguments and effective strategies.
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