Closing Keynote: How ‘Good Conflict’ Can Advance Your Advocacy Mission

In the world of political advocacy, we are often taught to fear conflict or treat it as a barrier to progress. But there is such a thing as good conflict. Good conflict feels alive, has traction, stretches you, and draws you in. Good conflict produces results, drives change, solves problems, creates value, and strengthens relationships. Unfortunately, good conflict is rare. And don’t write it off as a skills gap. Sure, we could all improve on our difficult conversation skills, but the real culprit here is your conflict system. Every organization has one, and it can push people in subtle ways to head down the path of bad conflict. In this keynote, I’ll shine a light on your conflict system, revealing how it operates, and showing you how to make concrete changes to the system that will start delivering good conflict right away. Stop trying to survive your conflicts, and start turning them into a strategic advantage.

Featuring:
Jamie Notter, Author of The Good Fight