Communication, Conflict, and Consciousness

Interview Conversations Related to Society and Civilization

These conversations are between myself (John Kinyon) and people connected with the fields of consciousness, communication, and civilization/society as they relate to human evolution, shifting to a more ecologically-centered and holistic worldview, and how we can live in healthier, more sustainable and consciously interconnected and interdependent ways globally. How do human consciousness and mindfulness relate to empathic communication? How do these relate to the unconscious, spirituality, and unified physics/science? Where are we in terms of the cycle of rise and fall of civilizations and what is happening socially, politically, and environmentally (e.g. climate change, species loss, ecosystems collapse)? What is the role of "nonviolence" in social change and how this relates to empathic communication and community? What is the role of trauma work, reconciliation, and healing?

These conversations explore the relationship of the above with more specific topic areas such as politics, government, democracy, social justice/equity, ecosystem health, and economics (economy, financial systems, capitalism, consumerism). To what degree is it the role of government to ensure that all people have sufficient access to meeting fundamental human needs, such as healthy water, food, and environmental conditions, quality healthcare and higher education, labor rights and protections, human rights, and restorative justice? How much can we rely on culture change movements? To what degree is it the role of "enlightened businesses" or "conscious capitalism" to meet these needs? How can democracy be liberated and protected from adverse influences of economic power and inequalities? How essential is it to have a globally united democratic government of nations? How do we collaborate across such divergent political differences at this point?

The Conversations

 

Index of conversations (below) between John and guest, in order of most recent to less recent:

  1. with Cory Tyler
  2. with Robert Gonzales
  3. with Charles Jones
  4. with Lee Glickstein
  5. with Ike Lasater, parts I and II
  6. Newt Bailey

 

Conversation with Cory Tyler, recorded on November 23, 2020

In this conversation of the Consciousness, Communication, and Civilization series, John speaks with Cory Tyler. Cory is a communication specialist. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cory attended Agape International Spiritual Center starting in the mid 90s, became a licensed Spiritual Practitioner in the year 2000 and worked on staff in the Prayer Ministry for 9 years. The father of two boys, Cory is a trainer in Nonviolent Communication and currently co-facilitator of “Across The Aisle: Political Conversations” on Facebook live with John Kinyon. For more information about Cory, see https://www.corytyler.com.

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Conversation with Robert Gonzales, recorded on October 1, 2020

In this conversation, John speaks with Robert Gonzales. Robert has been a trainer of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) since 1986 and has developed over the years a body of work called Living Compassion that he offers in the U.S. and around the world. Living Compassion provides a deep integration of NVC, consciousness, and spirituality. Robert is one of the most highly respected and leading NVC trainers in the world. For more information about Robert and his work, see http://www.living-compassion.org.

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Conversation Charles Jones, recorded on September 29, 2020

In this conversation, John speaks with Charles Jones. Charles is co-author of the recent book Emotional Intelligence for Stress-Free Leadership: Turn Emotional Pain into Performance Gain with the TENOR Method. Charles has developed the TENOR Method over the past more than 30 years. He has been a trainer, coach, and consultant in business/corporate settings for over 20 years. For more information about Charles and his work, see https://www.tenormethod.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesmj.

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Conversation with Lee Glickstein, recorded on September 14, 2020

In this conversation, John speaks with Lee Glickstein. Lee is the creator of Speaking Circles International, which he started over 30 years ago to support people with public speaking anxiety. Over the years he has developed a unique and powerful awareness-based approach he calls "relational presence" — tapping into a creative, generative listening field between speaker and audience. Speaking Circles and the many facilitators Lee has trained offer this work around the U.S. and around the world. For more information about Lee and his work, see https://speakingcirclesinternational.com.

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Conversation with Ike Lasater, Part 1, recorded on August 14, 2020

In this conversation John talks with long time colleague and collaborator Ike Lasater about the role of awareness and consciousness in empathic communication/Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Towards the end of the conversation they get into the topic of responding to what is happening on the on larger social-political level.

Over a 15 year period starting in 2002, John and Ike created a body of work together that came to be called Mediate Your Life (https://www.mediateyourlife.com/training), which grew into an international year long training program that they and others who they trained have offered throughout the United States and in Australia and countries in Europe and East Asia. For more information on Ike's current work, see https://ikelasater.com.

 

Conversation with Ike Lasater, Part 2, recorded on August 25, 2020

In this conversation John continues the conversation with long time colleague and collaborator Ike Lasater about the relationship of empathic communication/Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to what is happening on the on larger social-political level.

Over a 15 year period starting in 2002, John and Ike created a body of work together that came to be called Mediate Your Life (https://www.mediateyourlife.com/training), which grew into an international year long training program that they and others who they trained have offered throughout the United States and in Australia and countries in Europe and East Asia. For more information on Ike's current work, see https://ikelasater.com.

 

Conversation with Newt Bailey, recorded on August 13, 2020

In this conversation of the Consciousness, Communication, and Civilization series, John speaks with Newt Bailey. John and Newt have been close colleagues since 2005. Newt has been a trainer and coach in the work of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) since 2005, and is a collaborative trainer of the Bay Area NVC organization (BayNVC). He specializes in working with organizations, and with couples, as well as offering programs for the public. He has developed a unique approach to helping people learn and practice empathic communication that he calls Communication Dojo. Newt is based in the San Francisco Bay Area but has offered his work in different parts of the U.S. and internationally. For more information about Newt and his work, see https://www.communicationdojo.com and https://www.newtbailey.com.

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