"Efficient Collaboration Through Convergent Facilitation" with Paul Kahawatte

Welcome to the Omni-Win Project Podcast.It's time to upgrade our democracy. If you're fed up with the status quo and want to catalyze political and societal change, you're in the right place. The Omni-Win Project Podcast is ready to shed light on the many opportunities we have to revolutionize our political culture. We’re all in this together, so join us in co-creating the future of democracy. “Win-wins are possible even in the most challenging situations”In this episode with Paul Kahawatte, you’ll get a small taste of the power of convergent facilitation, a process created by OWP podcast guest Miki Kashtan, and learn how to find the non-controversial essence behind what people desire. Using these tools, we can discover what people truly need and find a way to incorporate that into a solution that works for all.Paul explains how we can look toward something more transformational and visionary while addressing the practical steps to get there. By integrating different needs, we can create something much more powerful and creative than if we don’t.After this conversation, Duncan was filled with hope that we can truly create a win-win future. Join us on that journey. Episode Highlights: Duncan and Paul talk about how convergent facilitation can bring divergent voices to collaborative decisionsDiscover the power of convergent facilitation in creating win-winsUnderstand why we can’t get what we want without collaboration.Learn why binary choices force us to compromisePaul introduces the “non-controversial essence”, which helps us understand the why behind someone’s positionUnderstand the magic of incorporating everyone’s needs to create a better outcome.Uncover why it’s important to realize that everyone matters, and how this can lead to better solutions.Duncan and Paul ponder why people don’t use the process more, and how that could change. About this episode's guest: Paul is a mediator, facilitator and trainer, with a depth of experience in supporting people through conflict, collaborative decision making and the process of developing their systems and ways of working together. He draws on a number of approaches in his work, including Convergent Facilitation, Restorative Circles,  Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Aikido, Focusing, Relational Neuroscience and multiple others.Paul currently focuses on supporting groups and projects working for social and environmental justice, and has also worked as a community mediator. He is currently exploring movement building and radical approaches to democracy.  He is passionate about helping people to come together in transformative ways, to organize their collective power and find ways forward that genuinely work for all.Connect with Paul: WebsiteWebsite BioEmail :paul.kahawatte@gmail.comVisit the episode page for all the links and resources from this episode. Where else can you find this episode: YoutubeSubstackEpisode PageConnect with Duncan: FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInSubstackIf you have questions about how you can help heal our democracy? Click HERE