In a world beset by deepening divides and accelerating change, our ability to constructively navigate conflict may be the single most important skillset of the 21st century. But all too often, leaders and organizations get trapped in cycles of crisis management, missing crucial windows to mend tensions before they combust.

Preventive Mediation: The Transformative Power of Early Conflict Engagement is the essential primer for flipping this script. Drawing on decades of experience brokering peace in the world's hot spots, celebrated mediator David Hoicka delivers a revolutionary framework for proactively engaging conflict as a creativity catalyst.

Through compelling stories and evidence-based strategies, Hoicka shows how even the most intractable disputes can be transformed when we change the question from "How can we stop the fighting?" to "How can we leverage friction for positive change?" You'll learn to:

Brimming with practical tools and counterintuitive insights, Preventive Mediation equips you to become a conflict alchemist in any context - from the boardroom to the bedroom, the community center to the UN. You'll discover how to use tensions as a springboard to deepen connection and unleash hidden possibilities in teams and systems.

Whether you're a leader determined to future-proof your organization or a concerned citizen yearning to mend our social fabric, Preventive Mediation is the roadmap to building conflict-resilient cultures where creativity can thrive. A world where we solve problems collaboratively, before they solve us.
David Hoicka
Singapore