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Find out what it means to take the Third Side and discover who the thirdsiders are in any conflict.
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10 Roles
Third Side Roles everyone plays
Discover the 10 roles that thirdsiders can play to help transform any conflict. Here you will find the descriptions for each role, actions often taken by the roles and resources to support each of them.
Roles
10 roles – Overview
• Provider
• Teacher
• Bridge-Builder
• Mediator
• Arbiter
• Equalizer
• Healer
• Witness
• Referee
• Peacekeeper
The 10 roles applied
Resources by Third Side Role
General stories
• Provider in action
• Teacher in action
• Bridge Builder in action
• Mediator in action
• Equalizer in action
• Healer in action
• Witness in action
• Referee in action
• Peacekeeper in action
Stories of the 10 roles
Stories are a powerful way to understand the roles thirdsiders play in transforming conflicts.
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Find tools that can help you teach and educate yourself and others on the Third Side; disseminate and share Thirdside information; and assess and work conflicts you are interested in looking at.
Take the test! See which roles can resolve a conflict situation you may be experiencing.
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Skills
Overview of skills
Listen from the Third Side
See from the Third Side
Speak from the Third Side
Teach about the Third Side
Actions
1. Change the story
2. Learn some skills
3. Start close to home
4. Mediate your own disputes
5. Do what you do best
6. Volunteer your services
7. Fill a missing role
8. Create a winning alliance
9. Urge your organization to take the Third Side
10. Support the Third Side in the wider community
11. Help build Thirdsider institutions
12. Help create a social movement
13. Disseminate and Share
Resources
The Third Side Forum
Connect with other practitioners and students to weave a web of inquiry, knowledge and experience. Help us develop a community of support for the development and mobilization of Third Side perspective and expanding our ability to face and transform conflict together.
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Read the book on the Third Side
The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop.
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unite they can halt even a lion."
"When spider webs
~ Old African Proverb
Stories
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Where is the Third Side Working?
In the family
In the workplace
In the community
In a warring world
Specific Studies
Teach about the Third Side
Case Studies
Book: International Mediation in Venezuela
An interview with Pablo Lumerman
The Ten Roles Applied
General Stories
The Provider in Action
The Teacher in Action
The Bridge Builder in Action
The Mediator in Action
The Equalizer in Action
The Healer in Action
The Witness in Action
The Referee in Action
The Peacekeeper in Action
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