characteristics of effective peacebuilders

• Adaptability: Prepared to change directions and delve into issues participants are most concerned with rather than strictly following your pre-planned agenda. 
• Non-defensiveness: Being able to hear people’s critical comments without defending yourself and your actions as soon as the criticism is expressed. 
• Empathy: Putting yourself in another’s shoes and understanding what they are experiencing. 
• Creativity: Building a just peace requires everyone’s creativity. 
• Modeling good conflict resolution skills and relationship behavior:
• We teach by what we do as well as what we say. 
• Be comfortable with ambiguity: We don’t have to know exactly what direction the group is headed at each moment.

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