The team of
people who are engaged in the conflictineering process should be
diverse. It is important that a person who is an expert in understanding
strategy is on the team. At least one person on the team must have
superior knowledge of all aspects of the law. This process is not one
that can work without the involvement of skilled legal talent. Another
person on the team should excel in the skills of oral and written
persuasion. The team needs an innovative and creative person; people of
high energy and a strong commitment to the project are also mandatory
members of the team.
It is an
advantage to have access to a person who has a friendly working
relationship with the judge, prosecutor and law enforcement in the
community. Thinking you can always have a person of this status on the
team is not realistic. If this type of person is on the team, you must
use the utmost care to insure this person does not neutralize the
polarization aspect of the conflictineering process.
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