The link below is to a very dynamic and thought provoking article.. The Beauty of Conflict: Art Lessons, Lateral Thinking, and Creative Problem Solving, by Robert Benjamin. This article contains great pieces of art depicting conflict. The article is worth your review just to see and study the art. Robert Benjamin, using the depicted art, discusses how artists and mediators approach their craft similarly. Both artists and mediators seek to portray different approaches to reality. Because Benjamin believes "...virtually all conflicts are emotional at its core..." and resolving conflict is like interpreting a great piece of art requiring not only cognitive "vertical thinking", but also intuitive and creative "lateral thinking". I hope you find this article interesting, thought provoking and motivating!

The Beauty of Conflict: Art Lessons, Lateral Thinking, and Creative Problem Solving, by Robert Benjamin, is at:


www.mediate.com/articles/benjamin32.cfm