Workshop - "Bridging the Divide: Skills for Building Community & Addressing Challenges" Jan. 29th, 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST Jean Hower Taber Student Union

Looking forward to presenting this session for the University of Akron’s Bridges to Understanding Festival (Jan. 25 - 29th)

Ever leave a tense conversation wishing you’d handled it better? This interactive workshop gives you practical ways to de-escalate conflict, communicate what you need, and understand what other people need even when they can’t say it clearly. Expect hands-on practice you can use in classes, group projects, work, and real life.

In this workshop you will learn how to de-escalate difficult situations and bring people together in a community to develop collaborative effective solutions to challenging issues. Participants will practice identifying what other people actually need to move forward even when they aren’t saying it, articulating what you need in way that makes difficult people responsive, manage high emotions, and developing solutions that get implemented because they integrate the needs of everyone involved.

To register for the session and to learn more about the week at the University of Akron, click here.