This Conflict Resolution Sheet is based upon work of AORTA and The Icarus Project. Our collective is going to start using this as a tool to help us deal with conflicts and have better communication. Each member fills out this sheet, and we store that information in our online documentation, enabling us to start conversations about difficult issues in ways that work better for us as individuals.
Chatting is best when possible. I appreciate knowing at the very beginning of a conversation whether an issue is a big or small one.
(ex. bring it up for the first time in an in person group meeting, chat with me, call me)
(ex. interrupting others, trying to close the conversation prematurely, avoiding talking about it, raising my voice, being silent)
(ex. take time away from the issue, take a walk, eat or drink)
(ex. break down the issue into smaller parts, use formal consensus process, propose putting off making a decision)
(ex. phone calls, taking a walk, talking someone down)