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Breaking Through Gridlock

by Jason Jay, Gabriel Grant, Peter Senge

May 2017

Intermediate to advanced

240 pages

4h 8m

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Our journeyA note on our language

Serious playA note on the exercisesIntroduction summary
The power of conversationStart where you areFocus on real, live conversationsPower plays can’t help you strengthen relationshipsFraming breaks down in unfamiliar and polarized situationsStart with authenticityWhat’s possibleChapter 1 summary
Consistency with the past can lead to getting stuckDynamic authenticity is aligned with the futureDynamic authenticity is a team sportChapter 2 summary
Our way of being is tied with our background conversationOur ways of being are sharedUncover your background conversationsWays of being can be tricky to seeIs being in the eye of the beholder?Being and inauthenticityChapter 3 summary
You got yourself stuckPitfalls: Background conversations that get us stuckIdentifying the bait helps you get unstuckBait usually involves right, righteous, certain, and safeMap out your pitfallChapter 4 summary
Connect with internal motivationsExpress what you really wantEmbody your new way of beingChapter 5 summary
The power of apologyYou will encounter a variety of responsesResults require action, and action requires commitmentChapter 6 summary
Clarify valuesOwn the polarizationExpand the landscapeDance in the new terrainChapter 7 summary
Shared inquiry is required to change the collective conversationEach social movement has core tensions and pitfallsRealist-visionary tensions are present in all social movementsMovements can have collective bait and pitfallsFind the possibility at the heart of our movementsWe have only just begun to discover the pathways forwardChapter 8 summary

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To our children, Vikram, Uma, Ariana, and Madeleine

Struggling with others is the definition of war Struggling with oneself is the definition of peaceHAZRAT INAYAT KHAN

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