{"id":101,"date":"2020-03-20T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T10:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commonground-commonsense.eu\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2025-06-19T09:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:07:16","slug":"over-ons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commonground-commonsense.eu\/en\/over-ons\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Common Ground
Common Sense
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We are Common Ground Common Sense. We believe in constructive dialogue. As an organisation, we contribute to greater mutual understanding and a more beautiful world by enabling constructive dialogue in various forms of work and expression. We help people and organisations to start seeing conflicts and tensions as opportunities for constructive growth and development, so that we can reconnect with reason and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The gap between the systems<\/em> of governments, institutions and labour organisations and the lived experience<\/em> of residents, citizens and employees is getting bigger and bigger. The friction is visible everywhere; increasing polarisation, tension within teams, conflicts between organisations and employees, anger of those affected, resignation of drop-outs, these are symptoms of the same problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The established systems<\/em> of governments, institutes or work organisations turn out not to encompass the unruliness of reality. A reality that must be made negotiable, influenceable and manageable. The system world often lacks the human touch. Common Ground Common Sense helps to understand systems and change them where necessary and possible, so that people can relate to them. Not the system dictates, but a constructive dialogue between people brings the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being heard, seen, and connected to your environment is vital for both organisations and individuals. Common Ground Common Sense ensures that people find each other through better judgement. In this way, we contribute to greater understanding and a better world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oeds<\/span> Westerhof<\/span><\/div>
interim | managing partner<\/div>
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Ivo<\/span> Lochtenberg<\/span><\/div>
mediator | managing partner<\/div>
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Judith<\/span> van den Boogert<\/span><\/div>
mediator | trainer | partner<\/div>
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Brigitte<\/span> Spiegeler<\/span><\/div>
advocaat | mediator | dichter<\/div>
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Jellie<\/span> Tiemersma<\/span><\/div>
bestuur | consult | inclusiviteit<\/div>
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Sjoerd<\/span> Wagenaar<\/span><\/div>
creative director<\/div>
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Boris<\/span> Brink<\/span><\/div>
coach | consult | partner<\/div>
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Natasha<\/span> Herman<\/span><\/div>
moderator | creator<\/div>
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Alexandra<\/span> Van Lennep<\/span><\/div>
mediator | moderator<\/div>
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Hans<\/span> Broekhuizen<\/span><\/div>
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Suzanne<\/span> Peeters<\/span><\/div>
office manager<\/div>
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Een conflict omzetten naar een kans mediation: van escalatie naar oplossing Conflicten ontstaan vaak dooreen…\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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visielab onderwijsinnovatie Onder begeleiding van CGCS hebben de docenten en het management van een grote…\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Groepsmediation bij een gemeente met als thema vluchtelingenopvang De situatie rondom de huisvesting van grote…\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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