Reconciling "Incompatible" Positions

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Abstract
A recent paper (Eiseman, 1977) gave the author's overview of an approach to the problem of helping parties trapped in deteriorating patterns of interaction change to self-enhancing patterns. One step in that process, Integrative Framework Construction (IFC), consists of constructing an integrative conceptual framework which builds upon each party's "theories-in-use," demonstrates that everyone's desires are compatible, and provides a way of thinking about the conflict which all parties can support. This paper examines this process more thoroughly, surfacing the values underlying the author's advocacy of IFC, outlining its theoretical basis, describing some operational principles, and giving illustrative applications.

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