Conflict is normal, natural, and critical to the development of a community. While conflict can be challenging and uncomfortable, there are strategies to engage in conflict around hard issues that can create constructive outcomes.
Constructive conversation tips:
- Allow the speaker to share without interruption
- Show respect by listening deeply instead of forming a rebuttal
- When sharing, speak from your perspective and seek to understand rather than making assumptions
- When agreement is not possible, allow for multiple truths
- Reflect on intent and impact: what you mean to say is not always what the other person hears
For more information or resources related to conflict, please contact the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution at ConflictResolution@colorado.edu.
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