For people to be willing to take risks, there has to be organizational support and rewards. Risk taking can be scary. It implies change and taking responsibility for one's behavior and the possibility of failure. The idea that it is all right to fail at a task or project was one that came up several times in different contexts during the workshop. Failure is not something that anyone likes to face, but we concluded that people grow and learn by mistakes.
Conflict resolution implies working with others.
Based on my experiences at work, with volunteer organizations, and at home, conflict resolution should be practiced more often. It is a way to establish a balance for cooperation without fighting. Sometimes validating common sense is not a bad idea Like other librarians, I probably do not give my professional organizations the attention they deserve. During our discussions, it occurred to me that yes, TLA is important as an advocate with clout for librarians and libraries. It helps to define our profession and what we do as librarians.