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The GFunnel Methodology

Conflict Resolution Algorithm

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The steps

  1. Locate the polarity. Conflict is two parties operating from opposite poles of the same axis. Identify the axis.
  2. Recognize that opposites are degree variations along one axis, not different things. The parties want the same thing in different forms.
  3. Match frequencies before introducing change. Lower the temperature before resolving content.
  4. Run pure discovery on each party’s actual interest, not their stated position.
  5. Identify what shared interest exists beneath the conflict. There almost always is one.
  6. Locate the dynamic middle. Where does each party’s interest find legitimate expression?
  7. Frame the resolution as expanding the field of solution rather than splitting the existing one.
  8. Confirm acceptance through behavior, not just words.
  9. Document the resolution and the principle behind it. The principle is what generalizes to future similar conflicts.

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From the GFunnel Methodology v5.1 by Cameron Garlick, licensed CC BY 4.0. Steps are reproduced word for word.