Carl and Amy decided that they wanted to start a regular forum for community members to discuss conflicts and disagreements in productive ways. They considered the idea of an informal community discussion night each month.
Amy said, "Before we do that, we should ask if Daniel and his mediation center can give us some training or facilitation help with meetings. I wouldn’t want a discussion group to become just another venue for arguments."
Carl agreed, adding, "We’ll need some formal rules, I think. In the best cases, the conflict resolution stuff alone will keep things calm, but we need a way of letting people know when they’re out of line. There are certain things that just can’t be tolerated in these types of meetings."
Amy said, "And if disputes come up that can’t be handled by the group, we can ask Daniel’s center to mediate."
"I agree," said Carl, "but I really hope we can keep things from getting that far in the future, just by changing the way we all deal with each other."

Amy and Carl have continued to consider the Third Side in their conflict. Select the statement that relates to the Third Side function of containing conflict.
• "...I really hope we can keep things from getting that far in the future, just by changing the way we all deal with each other."
• "...we should ask if Daniel and his mediation center can give us some training or facilitation help with meetings."
• "...we need a way of letting people know when they’re out of line."
• "...if disputes come up that can’t be handled by the group, we can ask Daniel’s center to mediate."