Conflict Resolution Thumball™

Here is a truly unique tool to help organizations and individuals resolve a conflict. There are 32 different conflict resolution or peer mediation questions pre-printed on the panels of the ball.

• Invite your group to sit or stand in a circle.
• Ask participants to toss the Thumball™ to a teammate. This teammate should catch it, look under their thumb and respond to the question found there.

Participant responses can vary each time you play. Here are a few suggestions:

Respond to the panel under your thumb by answering for yourself.

Respond by asking another player to answer.

Predict the answer another player would give.

Once a group has played together several times you can add the challenge of recalling an answer provided by another player on a previous day.

Sample questions found on the Conflict Resolution Thumball™:

1. What is one thing you could have done differently?
2. How would you like to see the conflict resolved?
3. How did you approach the other party?
4. Describe your initial reaction to the conflict.
5. Is there old stuff you are using to fuel this fire?
6. In the grand scheme of things, how important is this conflict?
7. Are you trying to cast blame?
8. What are you doing that is blocking the resolution of this problem?