Peter gave two presentations at 'kon gres.

The strong mountain problem

A rolling exploration of the similarities and differences in how we do our work?

Audio recording: Listen to part 2 of this session (1 hr 25 mins) >>

Paper: the Strong mountain problem >>
(Read the scenario.)

Eye of the storm politics

How mediators and facilitators can apply their skills to the challenge of "sustainability".

Audio recording: Listen to this session (35 mins) >>

Powerpoint >>

Peter explores aspects from his book "Eye of the storm leadership" (see below) around how we as mediators can contribute to consensus within challenging environmental disputes to help "build trusting communities and agreements that strengthen places".

Podcast: Listen to an interview with Peter about what he will be sharing at 'kon gres 2009 (20 mins) >>

Eye of the storm leadership

Eye of the storm leadership is billed as 150 ideas, stories, quotes, and exercises on the art and politics of managing human conflicts.

To read an excerpt from Eye of the storm leadership, click here >>
To find out more about the publication, go to www.eyeofthestormleadership.com

To read a review of Eye of the storm by John Sautelle, published in Update April 2008, click here >>

Peter has authored numerous other publications in the field of conflict management, among them:

• Shadows of the future: Anticipating what happens before it happens or a primer on identifying problems and tools to address them, with Jeremy Kranowitz, National Energy Technology Lab, U.S. Department of Energy, 2005;
• Building trust: Twenty things you can do to help environmental stakeholder groups talk more effectively about science, culture, professional knowledge and community wisdom, with Juliana Birkhoff, National Policy Consensus Center, Portland State University. 2003; and
• Beyond Paradise, Oxbow Press, 1993.