Fixing the Problem Isn’t Going to Fix the Problem
Recognize the Story and Rewrite the Script The challenges are real and familiar. In the MindShifting Practice Lab, the goal is to explore real problems people are actually facing and connect them to practical tools that…
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From Fight-or-Flight to Flow
How school leaders can keep dialogue open when others escalate conflict Conflict is everywhere. While this article focuses on school leaders, the same pattern shows up in all workplaces, families, communities, and social interactions, with parents,…
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Conflict Escalation
This post is about an argument between a person who was responsible for following the rules of the system (while also responding to requests) and two people who felt the rules were being interpreted in a…
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How would you solve the AI Data Center problem?
As AI expands, we’ve seen how building data centers taxes the water and energy resources of communities. I figured, why not ask AI to solve this. Here was the suggestion: My solution would be “AI pays…
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Breaking the Win/Lose Cycle at Work, Home, and School
Why do so many everyday interactions turn into win/lose battles—where someone walks away resentful, misunderstood, or shut down? Whether it’s a parent arguing with a teenager about screen time, a teacher clashing with a student over…
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Feeling Frustrated? Feeling Used? Restore Your Resourcefulness
What do you do when you, or perhaps someone you know or work with, constantly gets stuck? Every time that you (or they) get into some recurring situation the anxiety or anger comes out. The problem…
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Shifting from Anger to Make Better Decisions
What do you do when you have a straightforward solution, and someone says no? The solution has measurable benefits, virtually no cost, virtually no risk. You have cleared it with the higher ups who have asked…
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I Felt Flooded with Joy
Many of you know I helped organize and run a seven-week cooking program for preteens at our local Hispanic center, the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Mamaroneck. Now that our first cohort has graduated, we and…
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