We envision a world in which people consciously live to be of benefit to one another. This vision includes justice and business systems that foster individual and organizational creativity, and the implementation of collaborative, co-creative processes and instruments to facilitate dialogue, address conflict, make decisions, and support community.
Read MoreRestorative Dialogue (RD) is a key component of Restorative Justice (RJ). RJ is a collaborative, co-creative system of jurisprudence that uses time proven processes combined with age-old values and principles to facilitate personal and relational healing and wholeness. RJ approaches an offense as a wound, and considers the healing of that wound to be justice.
Read MoreAt last count the population of Earth is over 7,000,000,000 human beings and growing. All those people, in one way or another, live in community. Community can be a wonderfully exuberant and satisfying experience.
Read MoreIn most of the liberal discussions of the recent police killings of unarmed black men, there is an underlying assumption that the police are supposed to protect and serve the population. That is, after all, what they were created to do.
Read MoreJustice has been a concern of humans since the beginning of recorded history. From religious manuscripts, such as the Bible and the Hindu Laws of Manu, to the secular statutes of The Code of Hammurabi and the ius privatum of Roman law, civilizations have sought to define and administer justice.
Read More
