Your ability to properly analyze and respond in a conflict-related situation is foundational to
your success in personal and professional life.
This brief is designed to help you refine the art of communicating to maximize impact,
professionalism and constructive outcomes by considering the possibilities of “conflict
transformation.”
The integration of form and content is the same as in the first brief; it will push you to research
thoroughly and write for brevity and impact. However, the content of this assignment will
challenge you to consider the intersection of conflict, communication and technology for
practical, yet transformative outcomes.
You have been reading the Fisher & Ury book, and now you need to read Ledarach’s book and
watch his lecture. Once you have completed those things, then read the case study called The
Water Problem. Then apply what you’ve learned from the Fisher and Ury book and the Lederach
book to synthesize a strategic recommendation to solve the problem between the three groups.
The goal of this paper is to see if you can apply ideas from this class to a real-life problem
- Length of assignment: 1000 words
- Content of assignment. The Conflict Brief is to include the following components.
a. Cover Page (not included in word count)
b. Executive Summary that serves as a preview to the content found in the brief (250
words). An Executive Summary is NOT an academic abstract. The Executive
Summary previews the brief by giving away the key insights or findings in the
brief. Think of this as a one-page cheat sheet or as the “spoiler alert,” providing
the audience with the main ideas clearly stated in an easy-to-read format. Follow
the details below to prepare this part of your brief.
c. Professional, thoughtfully analyzed response to the case study (750 words)
i. This analysis includes the following sections - Two ideas from Fisher and Ury (you choose)
- Two ideas from Lederach (you choose)
- A suggested resolution to the problem
- A biblical integration section
