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Conflict style inventory gets upgrade, free review copy available

Diane Levin
November 11, 2008 20:13

Conflict resolution expert, mediator, and peacebuilder Dr. Ron Kraybill has asked me to let readers know that he has released a 2008 upgrade for Style Matters: The Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory through the company he founded, Riverhouse ePress. With over 120,000 users, Style Matters has helped...

Jumping to conclusions, part 2: correct answers to the Cash Register Test

Diane Levin
October 14, 2008 10:08

Last week I posed a challenge to my readers: to have a go at “The Cash Register Exercise“, an uncritical inference test. I promised to divulge the correct answers yesterday, but unfortunately circumstances intervened and prevented me from doing so, and so, with my apologies, I post them...

New blog Settlement Perspectives puts spotlight on resolving disputes and getting the deal done

Diane Levin
September 15, 2008 13:09

Attorney John DeGroote has hit the ground running with the launch of his blog, Settlement Perspectives. Although his blog is just five posts old as of today’s date, John has already demonstrated the exemplary writing and skillful storytelling that are the mark of the successful blogger. John...

Envision word peace with Wordle, a word cloud generator

Diane Levin
September 10, 2008 10:45

I was fascinated last week by the word clouds — graphic depictions — of the convention speeches of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain that appeared on so many web sites and blogs. Word clouds are visual representations of words. The larger the word in the image, the more frequently...

Paying attention: how much of it lies within your control?

Diane Levin
August 26, 2008 20:36

For those of you who enjoy visual games that play with perception and cognition, I invited you to have a go at The Color Test, a flash animation that demonstrates how challenging it can be to control your attention. It is one of many versions available online of the Stroop Test, a task in which...