The Peacebuilding Podcast : From Conflict To Common Ground
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep 49: Peter Coleman - Hurdles and Hope: Reflections on the Role of Gender
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Such a delight to re-connect to my colleague from many moons ago – Peter Coleman – who, just for the record, is not my relative. Our paths crosse...
Ep 48: Rabia Roberts - Herstory, Part B
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Podcast Friends, Happy 2021! We came so close in the United States of America. We came right up to the edge, looking into a very deep and blea...
Ep 47: Rabia Roberts - Herstory, Part A
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Podcast Friends, I took a hiatus this summer from high-speed internet and went to the “boonies” which was great for making progress on my b...
Ep 46: Susan Coleman and Dean Foster - Culture, Gender and Negotiation
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As you know, I believe that empowering women, getting gender right on the planet, is the most impactful peacebuilding initiative we humans can underta...
Ep 45: Kristina Lunz: A Feminist Foreign Policy
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If my country, the United States, were to adopt a feminist foreign policy, I believe there would be a major, positive shift on this planet. I tweeted ...
Ep 44: Deborah Heifetz and Martha Eddy: Reclaiming the Female Body for Power in Negotiation
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wow, what strange, nerve-racking and global times we are living in. This pandemic certainly underscores for me how interdependent we all are and how i...
Ep 43: Thomas Hübl: Healing Collective Trauma
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things I love most about doing this podcast is I get to spend time with, and really "tune in" to some amazing people. Thomas Hubl is on...
Ep 42: Riya Yuyada: Crown the Woman
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the more interesting assignments I have had in recent years have been with the United Nations peacekeeping missions -- four times in S Sudan ...
Ep 41: Riane Eisler & Douglas P. Fry: Nurturing Our Humanity
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Probably a deep reason I went into the field of conflict resolution long ago is that growing up as a girl in the heart of an affluent, male-dominated,...
Ep 40: Saba Ismail: From Northwestern Pakistan to Global Leadership
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I like to think of myself as fairly courageous. In fact, one of my mottos (adopted from Barbara Stanny (Huson — an earlier guest on the show) is to ...
Ep. 039: Stephanie Savell: The Costs of War
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I've been looking for somebody who could talk credibly about money. Of course, this podcast isn’t really about that. This podcast is about focusing ...
Ep. 038: Rob Fersh: Finding Common Ground in the Belly of the Beast
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A main focus of this podcast is to explore the best process interventions that build common ground and consensus in diverse and often polarized groups...
Ep. 037: Melanie Greenberg: Making Peace in a Polarized World -- And the US is No Exception...
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When I travel outside of the US I often think that American citizens have no idea what a “war zone” we are actually living in. Guns are rampant ev...
Ep. 036: Priya Parker: The Art of Gathering
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Priya Parker published her recent book, the Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, Susan and her colleagues commiserated that we hadn'...
Ep. 035: Barbara Huson: Becoming Your Own Prince Charming - Women, Money, Power & Peace
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan turns to the topic of money and its connection to women’s empowerment and building a more peaceful planet. If you really want...
Ep 34 Terry Real: Building Peace - From the Intimate to the Global
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the connection between what happens between people in their intimate relationships and what’s happening on the global stage? In this conver...
Ep 33 Dr. Catherine Barnes: Overcoming Our Addiction To Coercion
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in conversation with Catherine Barnes. I (Steve) first met Catherine at a dialog and facilitation retreat in rural Myanmar. I was struck by th...
Ep 32 Graeme Simpson: What Young People Can Teach Us About Building Peace
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in conversation with Graeme Simpson, US Director of the non-profit Interpeace, and lead author of the United Nation’s flagship Progress Repo...
Ep 31 Dr. Scilla Elworthy -- A Business Plan for Peace
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan speaks with Scilla Elworthy Ph D. three times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Oxford Research Group, ...
Ep 30 Joe Washington: Reflections on 10 Years in South Sudan with the United Nations
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations is a polarising institution. Some people look to the UN as a trusted expert and moral voice concerning issues related to the enviro...
Ep. 29 Prof. Peter Hawkins -- Gender, "WeQ" in Organizations and Peace
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gender, “We Q” and the Urgent Need for Collaborative Intelligence In Organizations with Professor Peter Hawkins It’s my contention, that, in sp...
Episode 028 -- Dr. Riane Eisler: Partnership or Domination-Whispers from the Past and a Way Forward
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In these darker days (we are fast approaching the winter solstice in the US), and with the darkness created by the Harvey Weinstein's of the world, Do...
Episode 027 - Charles Crawford: A British Ambassador's Reflections on Building Peace in Bosnia
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Charles Crawford, who was the British Ambassador for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996-1998, Serbia and Montenegro fr...
Episode 026 - Susan Coleman: Igniting Women - The Pathway to Planetary Peace
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a recording of the speech Susan delivered in Shanghai on May 14, 2017 to 1000 women at the International Elite Women's Forum -- a wome...
Episode 025 -- Dean Foster: Crossing Cultures
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Exciting News! We have a new feel, rythym and sound to The Peacebuilding Podcast. Please check it out in this episode. In this next podcast conversati...
Episode 024 – Bob Stains: The Dialogue Approach of The Public Conversations Project
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the current political climate in the United States, there is a heightened interest in bringing people who don’t agree together for dialogue. One...
Episode 023 - Elizabeth Rabia Roberts: Bearing Witness
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Rabia Roberts, Ed.D, is an internationally known citizen activist and women’s advocate. She is MaShieka — spiritual guide and teacher—...
Episode 022 - Sandra Janoff: Future Search to Build Common Ground
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Janoff is really in a class by herself. No one that I know of has so systematically created a design for building common ground in a multi-stak...
Episode 021 - Thomas Hill: Peacebuilding in Iraq & Creating NYU’s Peacebuilding Program
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How do you create the conditions for peacefulness in a place like Iraq that has been in such intense, destructive conflict for so long? How do you us...
Episode 020 - Elvira Maria Restrepo: A WebApp for Building Peace in Colombia
05 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Are there ways to use technology to build peace? How much is misinformation from social media impacting an electorates’ thinking about what they wan...
Episode 019 – S. Coleman: Working with Senior Women’s Leadership Teams to Build Peace in Afghanistan
29 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
THIS IS A CROSS-POST FROM THE TEAM COACHING ZONE PODCAST: Is empowering women, especially in conflict-ridden societies a peacebuilding initiative? Ca...
Episode 018 - Jim Zimmerman, NASA: Space Exploration: A Powerful Symbol of Global Cooperation
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews James Zimmerman (“Jim”), a retired National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) official, who describes ...
Episode 017 – Kamal Mouzawak: Making Food Not War in Lebanon
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Kamal Mouzawak, an Arab world social innovator whose business card says it all “Make Food, Not War”. Kamal cre...
Episode 016 - David Gage: Mediating Business Partner Disputes, and the Partnership Charter
08 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Dr. David Gage, a clinical psychologist, business mediator, entrepreneur and author. Twenty-five years ago, David fo...
Episode 015 - Andrea Bartoli: “Seek What Unites, Not What Divides”.
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Dr. Andrea Bartoli, someone who takes important professional risks to get good work done. Dr. Bartoli is currently D...
Episode 014 – Aldo Civico: Working in the Fire
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Aldo Civico, cease-fire negotiator, peacebuilder and, in the words of George Mitchell, “one of the most innovative...
Episode 013 - Harrison Owen: Opening Space for Peace and High Performance
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Harrison Owen the celebrated creator of Open Space Technology which was “channeled” through him, he claims, beca...
Episode 012 - Gabrielle Kluck: Ombudsing In UN Peacekeeping Missions in the Sudan Region
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gabrielle Kluck is now the Ombudsman for the UN’s World Food Programme in Rome. I caught up with her in this episode as she was winding down her ten...
Episode 011 - Mel Duncan: “Third Side” Interventions into the Heart of Deadly Conflict
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews Mel Duncan, the Founding Director and Director of Advocacy and Outreach of Nonviolent Peace Force (NP) which provide...
Episode 010 - John Horgan: The End of War
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan interviews longtime Scientific American writer John Horgan who, drawing from the scientific evidence, counters the conventional...
Episode 009 – Loretta Raider: Interventions to Quell Election-Related Violence in Sierra Leone
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susan interviews Loretta Raider, a seasoned practitioner of organization development, conflict resolution and large group processes. In response to s...
Episode 008 – Zachary Metz: Peace Writ Large, Peace Writ Small
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zach describes his extensive experience in different conflict-affected societies from Iraq to East Timor. Our conversation focuses o...
Episode 007- Gay Rosenblum-Kumar: An Insider’s View of the Evolution of UN Peacebuilding Initiatives
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susan interviews Gay Rosenblum –Kumar, a seasoned United Nations veteran, about her early career as a U.N. peace observer in South Africa and her la...
Episode 006- Ava Bynum: Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Public Schools
04 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Susan Coleman as she interviews Ava Bynum, the 23 year-old Executive Director of Hudson Valley Seed (and Coleman’s daughter). Ava talks ab...
Episode 005 - Krister Lowe: Peacebuilding Approaches, Training to Team Coaching
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Susan Coleman as she interviews Krister Lowe, an organizational psychologist, Leadership and Team Coach, and the Creator of the Team Coaching Zo...
Episode 004 - Naghmeh Sobhani : Peacebuilding Through Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join global consultant and host, Susan Coleman, as she talks with Naghmeh Sobhani about a 15 year program Naghmeh ran in post-conflict Bosnia to build...
Episode 003 - Lindsay Cornelio: Peacebuilding in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Global Coach and Mediator, Susan Coleman and special guest Peacebuilder, Lindsay Cornelio, as Lindsay describes her master’s degree program in ...
Episode 002 - Pablo Restrepo Saénz: Reflections from a Seasoned Practitioner
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Susan Coleman as she interviews Pablo Restrepo, a premier negotiation, leadership and strategy consultant. They reflect together on Pablo’s 20...
Episode 001 - Susan Coleman: Overview and Introduction
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of The Peacebuilding Podcast, Susan Coleman, host of the podcast, provides an overview of the podcast and her life and career. ...