Solutions are often achieved through active listening and cultivating the strengths of the individual and the organization. Some of the best answers are not found outside and imposed from without but discovered and nurtured from the positive core within. 



Every person deserves to be listened to attentively in a safe place of acceptance and appreciation.  It’s been found that in this attentive listening, co-creation of meaning happens, solutions are generated, and behavior is positively transformed.  

As complicated as this sounds, such conversations can be simply between two people sitting down over a meal, on the phone, or in cyberspace as well as in small groups within a classroom, an office, or in the community. 

What makes the difference is the quality of listening and valuing of the humanity of each person
so that the differences serve as areas of learning, exploration, and creativity rather than conflict. 

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