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Speaking from the Heart - the power of Nonviolent Communication in practice

By Bridget Belgrave in Resurgence, Jan 2008, issue 246
, or read on Resurgence website. 

Total honesty/total heart: Fostering empathy development and conflict resolution skills. A violence prevention strategy.

PhD thesis by Marion Little
Marion used the NVC Dance Floors as her working method in her research with troubled teenagers in Canada. Her case study is very moving. The thesis also includes a thorough review of the theoretical underpinnings of NVC, and traces the evolution of the NVC model we use today.
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Needs as a Prayer for All People
By Bridget Belgrave, Journal of Interbeing, 2000
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Nonviolent Communication in Organisations: moving from a mechanistic to a systemic view.
By Gina Lawrie
This article outlines the ways in which Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can help individuals and organisations to be more connected and build the sort of communities we wish to inhabit. She describes how it supports increased connectedness in our flexible organisation structures and the inclusion of emotions in the workplace thus facilitating the move from the mechanistic view of organisations to a systemic view.
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Awakening Compassion: An introduction to Nonviolent Communication

By Gina Lawrie, SEAL 2003
How do we respond with compassion when faced with responses from others like: “No!” or “ Terrorists are just evil people”? It can be tough to see the divine energy in that person in the moment.
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