Flowing River Conflict Solutions
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​Why Flowing River?
Like a river, conflict isn't something to control. It's something to navigate. It winds through relationships, team dynamics, and moments of transition. Sometimes it's fast-moving and rough. Sometimes it's quiet and deep. But always, it's leading somewhere.
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At Flowing River Conflict Solutions, we specialize in helping organizations navigate and transform conflict effectively. Through tailored approaches and proven conflict management strategies, we empower your teams to embrace challenges as opportunities for connection and growth. Our expert coaching, training, and facilitation services are designed to meet your unique needs, ensuring constructive outcomes and stronger relationships.
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Our Approach
We don't hand you a one-size-fits-all solution. We walk beside you, offering insight, structure, and perspective, so your team can:
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Explore where they are
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Understand what's under the surface
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Identify shared goals
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Choose a path forward together
Interested in taking the plunge? Discover how we can guide you toward clarity and collaboration.
Set up a free Discovery Call.
Mission
Flowing River Conflict Solutions designs and delivers training and coaching experiences that empower people to navigate conflict with confidence.
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Vision
A world where conflict isn't feared or avoided, but embraced as a gateway to discovery, connection, and transformation.
Core Values
Relationships
We put our energy into sustaining relationships through life's transitions.
Solutions
We choose to focus on solutions, rather than fixate on the problem itself.
Transformation
We view conflict as natural, informative, and an opportunity for transformation on an individual, interpersonal, and societal level.
Fun
We believe the best kind of learning is fun and engaging.
Growth
We know that to grow, we have to challenge ourselves and continuously learn.
Impact
We aim to make a positive impact through our words and actions.
About Our Founder
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Valerie Polunas designs, facilitates, and coaches organizations and teams in need of conflict management and prevention frameworks, strategies, and tools. She has spent over two decades exploring how people grow through conflict, lead with purpose, and connect across differences. Her career has spanned workforce development, leadership, intercultural communication, and civic education programs rooted in the belief that relationships drive real change. Valerie holds a Master of Arts in International Relations, as well as an Associate Certified Coach credential (ACC), Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC) Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching Certification (ORSCC™), and certificates in Applied Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Kingian Nonviolence, bringing her passion for discovery, alignment, and transformation into every engagement.
Valerie Polunas
Founder & Chief Navigator