Interdependence Day calls upon you to take conflict out of hallway conversations and bring it into facilitated meetings. Develop the capacity for constructive conflict. Use the energy of differing views to fuel innovation rather than derailing teamwork.

Help us illuminate the value of constructive conflict.

Join us...

What you can do NOW.....

Everyone can:

• Resolve a conflict, heal a relationship
  
  
• Talk about Interdependence Day, invite friends, family, neighbors
• Give this web address to colleagues and community
• Share flyers.
• Refrain from "us against them" conversations, find common ground

Workplaces can:

• Begin planning for activities listed for September 12
  
• Inspire a committee to put Interdependence Day on your organization's agenda
  
• Incorporate the value and norm of constructive conflict into your workplace
  
• Provide resources to managers on mediating conflict resolution
  
• Create an organizational strategic plan for facing conflict
  
• Put a link to interdependenceday.NET on your website
  
• share a success or stuck story, exercise, activity idea, future vision...

What you can do on September 12:

Interdependence Day has resources to help you organize these activities

• find a mediator or facilitator to support:
• An in-house mediation booth
• A facilitated dialogue on Facing Conflict
• A mini-training on Facing Conflict

Other Ideas:

• Call a Community Mediation Center for coaching around a current conflict
• Have a brown bag lunch - invite staff and management to use the dialogue guide to have a productive conversation about Facing Conflict at the office
  
• Managers can share the intentions of Interdependence Day with their people
  
• Hold a company-wide dialogue on facing conflict with in-house facilitators
  
• Resolve a conflict within your organization