Conflict Compromise and Common Ground

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
• Topic notes: Conflict: a stated disagreement between preferences. Common ground: an interest the participants share. Compromise: an agreement incorporating concessions from different parties. Constraint: a stated limit on the available options.
• Original exercise cards: Fictional groups want different uses for the same room. / Fictional groups both want a safe park. / Fictional groups split available time between their activities. / Fictional park has only one pavilion. / Two groups both want access to a public room. / Two groups revise their preferred plans to accept a shared schedule. / A fictional room is available only until five o’clock. / Two fictional groups disagree on meeting time.

Learn the idea

A conflict can involve different priorities rather than bad intentions. Common ground is an interest participants share. A compromise includes changes or concessions by different parties. A constraint limits possible choices. The fictional park examples distinguish these features without assuming every disagreement can be solved instantly.

Conflict: a stated disagreement between preferences. Common ground: an interest the participants share. Compromise: an agreement incorporating concessions from different parties. Constraint: a stated limit on the available options.

Look for the disagreement, a shared interest, changes both sides accept or a limit on possible choices. Read the notes and the word cards. You can write, draw or say your answer.

1. Read the four notes. Find the words Conflict, Common ground, Compromise, Constraint.
2. Look for the disagreement, a shared interest, changes both sides accept or a limit on possible choices.
3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
4. Choose two different examples: one for Conflict and one for Common ground. Explain how their clues differ.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

New card: “Two fictional groups disagree on meeting time.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “Two fictional groups disagree on meeting time.” That matches Conflict. Conflict is a stated disagreement between preferences.

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