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Edition 2027 · effective 1 January 2027

Global Neutral Dialogues

One question. Seventy-five minutes. No sides.

Each dialogue is moderated by a senior certified neutral. Three to five participants answer in structured turns; the last fifteen minutes are open to everyone registered.

§ 01Format

How a dialogue runs.

01

Framing

The moderator opens with a framing statement.

02

Turns

Three to five participants respond in structured turns.

03

Open floor

The final fifteen minutes are open to registered participants.

04

Record

A written summary joins the archive for certified neutrals.

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The 2027 programme.

Monthly themes for 2027 are set with the Fellow Users Council and published each January. Sponsorship of a dialogue or the full year is available through partnerships.

§ 03Archive

The 2026 calendar.

January 2026Ego, fear and escalation

Why do boards recognise conflict only after it becomes unavoidable?

What happens when denial persists longer than the conflict itself?

February 2026Power, dependency and control

Why does power imbalance distort decision-making long before disputes surface?

What happens when one party controls the other’s survival?

March 2026Process, timing and evaluation

Why do organisations persist with the wrong dispute process even when better options exist?

When mediation or evaluation fails, is it the process, the people or the timing?

April 2026Mediation: reality and theory

Why is evaluative clarity resisted even when it could prevent escalation?

Why do high-stakes disputes push leaders toward escalation rather than resolution?

How does power shape outcomes long before disputes surface?

May 2026Neutral evaluation: the discipline

How does dependency distort consent in commercial relationships?

How does economic fear reshape decision-making before disputes erupt?

June 2026Leadership under pressure

Why do organisations prioritise survival decisions that deepen conflict?

Why do cross-border disputes escalate faster than domestic ones?

July 2026Power imbalance

How do cultural assumptions silently shape outcomes in global disputes?

Why do professionals escalate disputes even when they know it is the wrong path?

August 2026Economic stress and crisis

Why do organisations choose silence even when escalation is foreseeable?

What decision errors repeat most often in high-stakes conflicts?

September 2026Cross-border and cultural complexity

Why is conflict prevention consistently undervalued despite clear warning signs?

What stops leaders from acting when early warning signs are clear?

October 2026Ethics, silence and courage

What global patterns in conflict became undeniable in 2026?

What must organisations confront if they want to handle conflict better?

Where do governance structures quietly fail before disputes become public?

November 2026Prevention: the final word

Why does organisational confidence often mask unresolved internal conflict?

What would change if conflict were treated as a leadership issue rather than a legal problem?

December 2026Year in review

Why do organisations confuse activity with progress when managing conflict?

What role does leadership ego play in prolonging disputes?