John Kinyon and Matthew Rich examine the ways in which people’s worldviews can be different and why this often creates conflict. Access this complete 4 session course In this four session telecourse recording, John and Matt examine the ways in which people’s worldviews can be different and why this often creates conflict. John and Matt use a number of tools to support your learning, including mediation maps developed by John Kinyon and Ike Lasater and tools from Spiral Dynamics and the emerging field of integral studies. The following topics are covered: Self empathy – understanding and accepting your view of the world Empathy – understanding and connecting with other people’s worldview Expression – learning to express your perspective in a way that resonates with others, even when they see the world in a radically different way Transformation – discovering and getting beyond your hidden (i.e.”shadow”) thoughts and feelings that are part of the “story” from which you view yourself, others and the world, and that create barriers to connection Keywords: exercises/practices feelings self empathy strategies conflict resolution families integral studies mediation relationships enemy images 4 quadrants Spiral Dynamics John Kinyon Matthew Rich