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Mediator

Handles interpersonal conflict when — inevitably — it comes up in the community.

Role type
Social
Level of effort
Light

Responsibilities

  • Address friction before it becomes fracture
  • Facilitate hard conversations between members
  • Keep confidentiality where it's warranted
  • Help the group develop conflict norms

Skills & traits

  • Well-regarded across factions
  • Genuinely comfortable with conflict

Bonus

  • Formal training in mediation or conflict resolution
  • Restorative justice background

Good fit if:conflict in a room makes you lean in rather than shut down.