I considered writing a longer discussion explaining my reason for this post, but then decided otherwise as a short comment should suffice.
We are at, and have been at, a point where some people are having difficulty engaging in discourse, discussions and debate about pressing and sometimes very difficult issues, topics and disagreements, and, making matters worse or more difficult, some people are using this scenario to create divisions, or for power and control, or to encourage ongoing delay and deadlock, or to avoid, or to make, options, compromise or working together, and solutions more difficult, delayed or impossible to achieve.
A constructive, conscious decision and movement is needed to encourage the pendulum to swing back in the other direction when people are constructively interacting, discussing, debating and even proclaiming.
To be clear, I am not advocating for or even suggesting limitations on discourse, debate and disagreement – instead, I am advocating for just the opposite and for more debate and openness, just in a different manner, and for people to learn and to recognize when the discourse, debate and disagreement is based on or turns into fallacies, errors or mistakes, generalities, personal attacks or branding, or misrepresentations and even fraud – if you take notice, you might well see some of these daily – these situations seem to be feeding on themselves, and need to be constructively encouraged in the other direction.
Taking a risk management approach or process would help to focus on the issues at hand, possible options and solutions. It is my belief that taking a risk management approach or process is the only solution in some or perhaps many of these situations. Unfortunately, as an argument in opposition, by some people an effort toward a risk management approach or process would be labeled or branded as surrender or capitulation (hint: nothing in a risk management approach or process says surrender or capitulate – instead, strength always is or can be advantageous). The following is a slide for one possible risk and uncertainty management process approach – you might find it useful, or at least worthwhile for discussion purposes.
I have also provided below my slightly revised definition of governance slide.
I have also provided below Questions to Consider to Help Facilitate Dispute Resolution and Settlement – I hope that you find it helpful.
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Regards, and best to you,
David Tate, Esq.
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David Tate, Esq. (and inactive CPA)
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