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Kjersti Fløgstad — Peacemaking & Diplomacy:
Governments exist to serve the people. {4:19}
8 core principles of good dialogue. {9:07}
Tips for talking about difficult topics. {19:04}
Forgiveness and love are acts to save relationships. {24:24}
About Lisa’s guests:
Kjersti Fløgstad is the Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, where she focuses on using the Nobel Peace Prize to inspire peace through dialogue, a principle central to many laureates' work. With a background spanning NGOs and business, Fløgstad was Secretary General of UNICEF Norway (2000-2011) and chair of Care Norway’s board. She later worked as a business consultant specializing in sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility before joining the Nobel Peace Center in 2020 after a role at DNB, the largest bank in Norway.
The Nobel Peace Center published a small book of significant importance about the power of dialogue entitled Those Who Listen, Change the World.
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