{"product_id":"little-book-of-cool-tools-for-hot-topics-group-tools-to-facilitate-meetings-when-things-are-hot-9781561485437","title":"Little Book of Cool Tools for Hot Topics: Group Tools to Facilitate Meetings When Things Are Hot","description":"\u003cb\u003eSome subjects seem too hot for a group to discuss sanely. Let Ron Kraybill, professor of Conflict Studies, show you how to help people hear each other when they feel like shouting.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is how to focus on the issues at stake rather than having a war of personalities; how to employ actual practices for better understanding (interviews, small-group discussions, role-reversal presentations); and how to move a group toward making a decision that all can honestly support. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLead author Ron Kraybill is a professor of Conflict Studies in the Conflict Transformation Program at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. During the years of the South African political transition, he trained local, regional, and national leadership in negotiation and mediation skills and served as a training advisor to the National Peace Accord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCool Tools is rich in anecdotes and practical how-to for any group faced with tension-filled decision-making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA book in the Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Good Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781561485437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.56w x 0.34d","brand":"Ron Kraybill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251426328757,"sku":"9781561485437","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9935b8ae-0190-4d2b-a9f0-101d7ae3765d.jpg?v=1699372627","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/little-book-of-cool-tools-for-hot-topics-group-tools-to-facilitate-meetings-when-things-are-hot-9781561485437","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}