Joan Feringa
@conflictnavigator.bsky.social
Scholar/practitioner/founder filling the clear gap in conflict prevention: ⛑️ Conflict First Aid™.
Evidence-based de-escalation and prevention (equivalent to medical and mental health first aid).
📌 Follow to learn, help, or ask me.
Evidence-based de-escalation and prevention (equivalent to medical and mental health first aid).
📌 Follow to learn, help, or ask me.
February 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It makes me happier and feel safer seeing anchored policy (a la governance, politics, legislation, leadership) being raised to highlight ethics and representation of the intent of said policies. Phew. More please.
January 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It makes me happier and feel safer seeing anchored policy (a la governance, politics, legislation, leadership) being raised to highlight ethics and representation of the intent of said policies. Phew. More please.
I worked for “leaders” like this: disbelievers in laws, regulation, ethics and values. There are ways to handle them, even as a subordinate: all of which rely on the tenets of parenting. Patience. Deescalation. Distraction. They hyper focus: take advantage and map the terrain so they feel at peace.
January 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I worked for “leaders” like this: disbelievers in laws, regulation, ethics and values. There are ways to handle them, even as a subordinate: all of which rely on the tenets of parenting. Patience. Deescalation. Distraction. They hyper focus: take advantage and map the terrain so they feel at peace.
100%. Scanty and misinformation shouldn’t be the compass points directing how we feel or act.
January 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
100%. Scanty and misinformation shouldn’t be the compass points directing how we feel or act.
Love this!
Right now, I’m among the most lucky: about 100 people nearest me learned - we call it - Conflict First Aid. Like the swan’s or medical first aid, we know to help, fix and not interfere if personal, community, or even global or political fear (hurt, anger, even toxic thinking) affect us.
Right now, I’m among the most lucky: about 100 people nearest me learned - we call it - Conflict First Aid. Like the swan’s or medical first aid, we know to help, fix and not interfere if personal, community, or even global or political fear (hurt, anger, even toxic thinking) affect us.
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Love this!
Right now, I’m among the most lucky: about 100 people nearest me learned - we call it - Conflict First Aid. Like the swan’s or medical first aid, we know to help, fix and not interfere if personal, community, or even global or political fear (hurt, anger, even toxic thinking) affect us.
Right now, I’m among the most lucky: about 100 people nearest me learned - we call it - Conflict First Aid. Like the swan’s or medical first aid, we know to help, fix and not interfere if personal, community, or even global or political fear (hurt, anger, even toxic thinking) affect us.
I’m seeing it in Oshawa on Dec 27th! How fun!!
November 30, 2024 at 7:21 AM
I’m seeing it in Oshawa on Dec 27th! How fun!!
...that is, are we seeing the rise of the power system intended or potentially the underpinning of democratic global wisdom?
I saw the power of the A.I. summary now at the top of a Google page…rather than the usual ‘top result’ Google response.
And I Iiked it.
The times, they are a-changin’. e/
I saw the power of the A.I. summary now at the top of a Google page…rather than the usual ‘top result’ Google response.
And I Iiked it.
The times, they are a-changin’. e/
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
...that is, are we seeing the rise of the power system intended or potentially the underpinning of democratic global wisdom?
I saw the power of the A.I. summary now at the top of a Google page…rather than the usual ‘top result’ Google response.
And I Iiked it.
The times, they are a-changin’. e/
I saw the power of the A.I. summary now at the top of a Google page…rather than the usual ‘top result’ Google response.
And I Iiked it.
The times, they are a-changin’. e/
Genuine: is it possible A.I. will be - or is designed - as *the* saving grace?
If A.I.'s governance is 'humanities new law' a la ‘Jack Dorsey’ values (is there a term? Is Jack the icon to model what should be our belief?) we avoid the shit-show powers-that-be that skew universal values now? 2/
If A.I.'s governance is 'humanities new law' a la ‘Jack Dorsey’ values (is there a term? Is Jack the icon to model what should be our belief?) we avoid the shit-show powers-that-be that skew universal values now? 2/
November 21, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Genuine: is it possible A.I. will be - or is designed - as *the* saving grace?
If A.I.'s governance is 'humanities new law' a la ‘Jack Dorsey’ values (is there a term? Is Jack the icon to model what should be our belief?) we avoid the shit-show powers-that-be that skew universal values now? 2/
If A.I.'s governance is 'humanities new law' a la ‘Jack Dorsey’ values (is there a term? Is Jack the icon to model what should be our belief?) we avoid the shit-show powers-that-be that skew universal values now? 2/
I’d gotten so tired of using the term propaganda since 2015 only to have people look at me like I’d lost my mind.
Then, when I suggested, “never forget”, the eye rolls busted out made me queasy.
And here we are.
As a conflict prevention specialist, some leaned-in.
Most have no idea.
Then, when I suggested, “never forget”, the eye rolls busted out made me queasy.
And here we are.
As a conflict prevention specialist, some leaned-in.
Most have no idea.
November 19, 2024 at 9:38 PM
I’d gotten so tired of using the term propaganda since 2015 only to have people look at me like I’d lost my mind.
Then, when I suggested, “never forget”, the eye rolls busted out made me queasy.
And here we are.
As a conflict prevention specialist, some leaned-in.
Most have no idea.
Then, when I suggested, “never forget”, the eye rolls busted out made me queasy.
And here we are.
As a conflict prevention specialist, some leaned-in.
Most have no idea.
I very literally have lived for the past 8 years saying this *and* helping equip against it.
📌 The fix for fear, anger isn’t science or prayer: the fix is a vaccine, not unlike injury or disease do …we *have* First Aid for that, but few have the ease and calm pro-mention of *Conflict* First Aid ⛑️
📌 The fix for fear, anger isn’t science or prayer: the fix is a vaccine, not unlike injury or disease do …we *have* First Aid for that, but few have the ease and calm pro-mention of *Conflict* First Aid ⛑️
November 16, 2024 at 9:59 PM
I very literally have lived for the past 8 years saying this *and* helping equip against it.
📌 The fix for fear, anger isn’t science or prayer: the fix is a vaccine, not unlike injury or disease do …we *have* First Aid for that, but few have the ease and calm pro-mention of *Conflict* First Aid ⛑️
📌 The fix for fear, anger isn’t science or prayer: the fix is a vaccine, not unlike injury or disease do …we *have* First Aid for that, but few have the ease and calm pro-mention of *Conflict* First Aid ⛑️