Hi, I'm Julie Tietz. And welcome to Conflict Resolution-- putting the pieces together. Today, we're going to talk about evaluating options in conflict resolution processes. So when we're evaluating options, we are looking at the parties' brainstorming list that they've come up with and having them decide whether or not the options that they have come up with for the solution of their conflict are really feasible. And so feasible is deciding whether or not the proposed solution is possible.
So when we're talking about feasibility and looking at the options that the parties have come up with for solution of their conflict, we want to ask ourselves, can the parties act on the option? Do they have the power to do the option that they've chosen?
So I'm going to use the example of Camille and Thomas who were having a conflict at work and sharing an office together. And one of their solutions is Thomas gets his own office. Well, what if Camille and Thomas don't have the power to decide to give Thomas his own office? So is that option really feasible? Is it possible?
Also, we want to ask, does the option that the parties want to choose involve other people? So going back to Camille and Thomas again, Camille switches offices with Mark. Well, Mark isn't involved in this conflict resolution process. So is this really-- is it an option? Maybe we can bring him in. But at this point, we aren't certain if that's a feasible option for Camille and Thomas.
And then finally, is the option desirable? So do the parties like it enough to put it into agreement and decide that that's the solution? So we want to make sure that the parties can actually go with the option to see whether or not it involves other people and, lastly, if they like it. Those are all really three important pieces that we need to consider in feasibility of evaluating options.
So what if all of the options that the parties come up with really don't seem to fit with them? And something seems a little bit off? Well, this could mean that there are possible unexpressed interests out there. And so this happens sometimes. And it's OK if it happens.
We need to go back then and reevaluate and ask those clarifying questions and go back a few steps in the conflict resolution process to see if there are those unexpressed interests. And if there are, then we need to address them adequately to make sure that the conflict and the parties in the conflict are really feeling like they're getting out what they need of this process.
So now that we've covered our evaluating options tutorial, let's go over some of our key points here. So when we're evaluating options for possible solutions of parties and conflict, we are looking at their brainstorming list, which is a list of all possible solutions out there for their conflict. We're also considering whether or not these options are feasible, if they'll work, and if the parties actually like the options.
And if not, then maybe we need to reexamine the interests. And that's OK. We just need to go back through a few steps in the conflict resolution process to address those interests and bring them forward and maybe come up with some more brainstorming lists, and then we can come back to our option evaluation step.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to view this tutorial. I'm going to leave you with our key term. And that's feasibility. Feel free to pause. And I can't wait to catch you again next time.
