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So … looking through various workplace L&D topics, with a view to generating some stories as a means of linking them all coherently into an overarching, character-based learning experience … because people remember stories better than dry facts … I was reading through the Conflict Resolution material and came to the section on Risk Factors.

It was interesting — a fascinating glimpse into my own psychology.

Things to contemplate in a potentially (or already) escalating situation:

Risk Factor / My Thought Process

Weapons, actual / Yes, I look for those.

Weapons, makeshift / Yep, those too.

Substances / Yeah, caustic liquids and powders.

Environmental / Obstacles, trip hazards, yup.

I contemplate all the possibilities wherever I go … whether I’m anticipating conflict or not — it pays to be situationally aware.

Other things that could be used to harm you.

Wait.

What?

Things that could be used to harm me?

Oh!

No … I hadn’t thought of that.

Hahahahaha … in any situation in which conflict could arise, it seems that the biggest risk factor is me, not them 😀