Presented by Donna R. Ching, PhD, Pacific Center for Collaboration Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 12 Noon - 1 PM Anybody, from the newest office member, to the most tenured supervisor, will benefit from Donna’s lessons. This CADR Brown Bag session will provide tools, skills, and strategies to develop and enhance a safe space that embraces collaboration. Donna will focus on the commitment to really hear and understand diverse and sometimes challenging perspectives, and how that cultivated ability to listen to other people is what it takes to identify commonality and develop group goals people can own. It is in these collaborative environments that people are more motivated and willing to take the lead in areas where they have interest or expertise. Register by clicking here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CADRCollaborate  Call CADR (808) 539-4237 with questions. Who is the speaker?  Donna R. Ching, Ph.D. is a retired faculty member from UH-Manoa and founder of the Pacific Center for Collaboration.  As one of Hawaii’s premier practitioners of group facilitation, her workshops on leadership, facilitation, group process, and strategic planning are very popular with participants from non-profit, for-profit, and government organizations. She believes passionately that all people can lead if given the skills and appropriate opportunities … and has dedicated the last 30+ years to teaching facilitative skills for collaborative leaders. To request disability-related accommodations, call the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution at (808) 539-4237 or send inquiries to Cadr@courts.hawaii.gov. The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the speaker. Nor do the speaker’s remarks necessarily reflect the opinions of the Judiciary.

Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. HST $50 (individual needs-based partial scholarships available) Zoom link provided to registrants Register Online If you have recently taken one of Kimberly Dark’s trainings, YOU'RE INVITED!  Prior participation in one or more of these trainings is a pre-requisite: Brilliant Bystander, Unconscious Bias, or Linguistic Re-Framing. Let’s practice!!!  Knowledge without skills can be frustrating.  If you have attended Kimberly's trainings and want more time to try out the skills in a supportive environment, this workshop is for you!  In this interactive session, we'll use small group scenarios and large group discussion to practice the skills to re-route conflict into useful discussion, restore fairness in power conflicts, and encourage others to participate Kimberly Dark consulted in conflict resolution and facilitation for over 20 years.  She is an award-winning writer and storyteller who wants you to reclaim your power as a social creator to make the world a better place.  Her ability to make the personal political is grounded in her training as a sociologist, who teaches in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and Writing/Arts at Cal State Summer Arts.  Kimberly lives on Hawai'i Island. REGISTER HERE FOR WORKSHOP.  Or to register offline or inquire about a scholarship, contact Majidah at 935-7844 ext. 3 or majidah@hawaiimediation.org. Event web page: https://hawaiimediation.org/event/practicemakespermanent/

Thursday, March 18, 2021 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. HST Free (pre-registration required) Zoom link provided to registrants Free Registration "Mediation isn't just one thing; it's many.  Practitioners work in different domains, with different preferences, styles, and models in mind," says Peter.  "Some view mediation as a profession, others as a field, and still others as a philosophy of life."  In this talk, learn common cross-cutting principles worth exploring and some common ideas about moving toward mediation mastery. Peter S. Adler, PhD is a planner, mediator, facilitator, and a Principal at ACCORD3.0, a professional network of consultants specializing in foresight, strategy, and cooperative trouble-shooting.   He was President and CEO of The Keystone Center, Executive Director of the Hawai'i Justice Foundation, and founding Director of the Hawai'i Supreme Court’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Peter is the author of four non-fiction books and a forthcoming novel. REGISTER HERE FOR TALK.  Or to register offline, contact Majidah at 935-7844 ext. 3 or majidah@hawaiimediation.org Event web page: https://hawaiimediation.org/event/peteradler/