How Understanding Conflict Can Help Improve Our Lives | Robin Funsten | TEDxTryon

Robin Funsten has a knack for conflict—more specifically, in its successful resolution. She challenges us to look at the inevitable conflicts we face as opportunities for providing positive and lasting change.

Robin is a Mediator, Conflict Consultant, experienced Educator, Life Coach and Public Speaker. She has been committed to working with community, youth, and families for her entire career helping guide groups and individual clients through difficult life challenges encountered during conflict. Robin has facilitated hundreds of mediation sessions and individual problem-solving sessions. Robin also has presented for thousands of people on the opportunities that can be created from engaging intentionally in our conflicts. She the CEO of Community Conflict Solutions, a business based on the idea that teaching conflict resolution skills can guide long term and positive transformation for individuals, our communities and the world. Robin is happily married and has a young son.

[bomberdude]

Anyone doing this for their CMST class?

[benisrael]

do not forget to say that conflict starts smaller but grow bigger than one can imagine. so conflict become an opportunity for new constructive resolutions when it treated well as soon as possible. however, it becomes a real fight when concerned parties neglect it and keep silence like nothing is happening. pls, handle your conflict before it handles you.

[elainemartin]

You incorporated many great principles into this talk! I will be sharing it!

[rimiaya]

I agree with you about what you said especially the idea of conflicts can do a positive change, and since a while now I started to analyze my problems, and it's very effective, it's a little bit annoying at first because you don't want to admit your mistakes, but it's very helpful, and yes it's good to solve your problems at first before they grow bigger and ruin your life and relationships

[denisemedved]

Beautiful job Robin! Hope you are proud of the good work you are doing in the world!

[brianvanderjack]

WOW! 100% Awesome - very useful material.

[gavinkillen]

More people really need to watch this. Superb snippet.

[jkentholden]

Conflict Resolution...there is much we can learn from Robin....what a great talk!

[ChadLittlefield]

Lovely talk and really enjoyed seeing the 3 "roots of conflict." Amazing to "react" and respond to those rather than our emotions and what is on the surface.

[brd]

As in why it is if any if all need their world to be as it is.