Jay Rothman, Ph.D. founded the ARIA Group 30 years ago to enhance creative engagement with conflicts in nations, organizations and communities. He is an educator, mediator, facilitator, consultant, public speaker and author. He and his team help organizations and communities in conflict to undertake "creative conflict engagement." "We help our clients find out and articulate what is most important to them in a conflict situation – often a window on important life matters – and how to constructively engage others over these core concerns."