The Center for Reconciliation and Thriving Rural Communities at Duke Divinity School are co-sponsoring a skills-building workshop: Facilitating Collaborative Processes. The free workshop begins with a boxed lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Conflict resolution and collaboration are often taught and learned as tools for intervention between individuals when conflict get too difficult for the individuals to handle on their own. When the practice of collaboration and conflict resolution is learned in this way, many of the benefits are lost.

Participants in this training will learn best practices for establishing productive and positive collaborative processes. The workshop will explore effective collaboration practices like establishing common vision, determining desired outcomes, clarifying individual roles, naming shared values, developing group norms, and managing conflict in the moment. Participants will practice these together in scenarios relevant to their experiences.  

During this workshop, participants will:

• Gain an understanding of frameworks for effective collaboration
• Practice working through the essential ingredients for productive collaboration
• Hone reflective listening skills for de-escalating conflict in the moment

Lead Trainer: Maggie Ellis Chotas, director of facilitation at Dispute Settlement Center

Chotas works with leaders, teams, and organizations to maximize collaboration and communication so they can do their best work.  A master facilitator with a background in education administration, Chotas joined DSC in 2019 after years of experience helping organizations succeed, most recently as principal at The Mulberry Partners, LLC. Chotas holds Emotional Intelligence/360 and Workplace Mediation Certifications and is a TeamSTEPPS advanced trainer. She is co-author of the awarding-winning book Power Through Partnership: How Women Lead Better Together.
 

Register by noon on Feb. 28  to secure a spot and a lunch.