Canadian Center For Applied Insight Conflict Resolution

Name: Canadian Center For Applied Insight Conflict Resolution
Address: Whistler, BC, CA
Telephone: +14168446995

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(CCAICR) teaches professionals communication skills that reduce stress, build trust and turn conflict into cooperation.

Now the first accredited company to deliver Team Cohesion Workshops in BC using Play-Doh! Sabina Smith is the director and lead trainer for the Canadian Center for Applied Insight Conflict Resolution. She holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Management along with a Bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies. With over ten years of varied experience in law enforcement, she has undertaken numerous roles, including positions in Ontario Corrections, Corporate Security in northern Alberta, and as Senior Bylaw Enforcement Officer in Whistler, BC. Transitioning from law enforcement, Sabina accepted a Senior Adjudication position in 2023 for WorkSafeBC, where she was responsible for adjudicating complex mental health claims. In 2024, Sabina earned an appointment as Bylaw Adjudicator from the Ministry of Attorney General and currently directs the Canadian Center for Applied Insight Conflict Resolution, where she trains professionals on the practical applications of Insight theory, focusing on the importance of conscious and targeted curiosity to manage conflict and communicate more effectively. Her engaging public speaking style and ability to distill complex theories into memorable metaphors have garnered her praise in training sessions and workshops. Beyond her professional endeavors, Sabina is an avid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor across North America and has recently begun teaching the martial art in the Interior of British Columbia, with a special focus on empowering women through her classes.

10/26/2026

Earlier this year, I added team building workshops using Play-Doh to my course offerings- not realizing I was going to meet resistance with adults over their willingness to sign up for, or bring me in to facilitate a workshop incorporating 'play'.

I completed my first workshop last week with the Central Okanagan Teacher's Association for their Professional Development Conference. I had 4 teachers in the workshop and there were over 200 teachers at this PD conference in total.

Admittedly, I was disheartened with the low attendance, but the course was a hit with the teachers that were present. The small group and I had rich conversations using their Play-Doh creations, we talked about what makes play so important for adults, their strengths within their classrooms/schools, areas to grow, 5 components of effective teams as per the research, best practices in their field, and we developed action steps for them to take back to their schools/ classrooms.

At the end of the workshop, I asked the teachers to give me one word to describe how they were feeling. Here are the words they gave: Engaged, Invigorated, Satisfied, Inspired.

-It's the most fulfilled I've felt leaving a workshop in a while and I was asked by the organizers of the event if I'd consider coming back in the New Year for another workshop!

"Play is an integral part to learning. Thank you for reminding me of this fundamental concept"
-A testimonial I received from one of the teachers.

What makes play so important for adults in their professional development and team building? Please offer your thoughts below!⬇️

10/23/2026

What it looks like heading to my first Play-Doh Power Solutions Team Cohesion Workshop.

Off to Kelowna, BC to spend the day with a group of teachers for their professional development day! 🎨💃

09/29/2026

This started as a 1.5-hour anti-bullying workshop for kids at Sage Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu using Play-Doh, and quickly turned into an ALL-AGES session. 🤷‍♀️

The kids were creating, transforming, and exploring empathy, inclusion and the impact of our actions and the adults quickly got involved. Which confirmed my thoughts that your adult workplace probably wants this kind of fun, hands-on learning too!

We offer 1-day Play-Doh Power Solutions Team Cohesion workshops that are tactile, creative, engaging and definitely not another day of sitting through a slide deck.

Interested? Be in touch, I’d love to connect. 📨

09/24/2026

This course is a hit with Bylaw and Animal Control officers every year, and Insight Policing: Conflict Resolution for Law Enforcement and I have a fun time facilitating. Thanks to the Local Government Compliance and Enforcement Association of BC for offering this course to its membership for another year!

Here is what one of the participants said from our Spring course:

👉 "The Instructors are wonderful, very well spoken and come with tons of experience and knowledge. It's an absolute honour to get to learn these skills that can help anyone when it comes to de-escalation and dealing with the public in a professional manner while still being caring."

❓When: November 17-18
❓Where: Virtual over Zoom
❓Who: Bylaw Officers & Animal Control Officers

To Register: [email protected]

09/14/2026

Not your typical anti-bullying class! 🧠

Sage Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu owner, Shawna and I are both fairly well-versed in physical de-escalation… but this workshop is going to be a little different!

We'll be getting creative with Play-Doh!🌈Through creative prompts, kids will create, change and reflect as they explore how our actions, expressions, assumptions and choices can affect the way others experience us. They’ll create characters, transform them and think about what it means to: Include others, speak up, show empathy and challenge our assumptions.

📅 September 28
⏰ 5:15–7:00 PM
👧🧒 Target Age: 6–12 years old
📍 Ashcroft Hub – 711 Hill Street, Ashcroft
🎟️ FREE for Sage BJJ members | $25 for visitors

Please Join Us!

08/14/2026

Why ask your team to create something with Play-Doh? 🦑

Because people don't always do their best thinking when they are asked to express themselves only verbally.

Creative building gives participants time to reflect, organize their ideas, and explain their perspective in a different way (as well as gives their subconscious an opportunity to present itself! see my Jiujitsu purple belt from a couple posts ago on photo 2 😂)

The goal is not artistic talent. The value comes from the meaning behind what people create, and what the team learns by listening and observing.

08/07/2026

This popped up on my Facebook feed the other day and reminded me of myself before I got into conflict resolution work.

I avoided difficult conversations because I just didn't know how to start them without the other person freaking out.

One of the most rewarding things about the work we do now is seeing people realize they can navigate challenging conversations strategically, with confidence and skill.

Difficult conversations don't get easier by avoiding them. We get better by learning how to have them!

07/28/2026

I connected with fellow Play-Doh Power Solutions partner, Rita K. Garnto visiting from North Carolina, originally from , BC (what are the chances?!)

Although we facilitate in different places, we share a similar goal: helping teams communicate, reflect, and understand one another in a more active and engaging way.

07/21/2026

Like my purple sausage?

During our Play-Doh Power Solutions training, Starfish Synergies Inc. asked us to use our Play-Doh to create something we identify with.

I made my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt. And admittedly, it looked more like a thick purple sausage than an actual belt, but I don't think that was by accident- I think it was my subconscious revealing itself to express the magnitude of what the sport, and my belt mean to me? And explaining it in the workshop helped me reflect on what it represents to me: discipline, resilience, setbacks, community, and years of showing up to class.

That's part of the power of this process. Creating something tactile helps people express ideas and experiences that may not come out in a typical workplace discussion. 💁‍♀️

07/14/2026

Something colourful arrived at my front door! 📦
(Thank you Starfish Synergies Inc. !)

The second photo is my unopened welcome box after becoming British Columbia’s first accredited partner licensed to facilitate Team Cohesion workshops using Play-Doh.

The first is after opening it: my dining room table covered in everything needed to bring a different kind of team development experience to workplaces across BC.

These Team Cohesion workshops use Play-Doh to help teams build, reflect, communicate, and explore how they work together. It's playful, practical, and designed to create conversations that may not happen around a boardroom table.

The welcome box is officially open, and I am now booking workshops for fall 2026.

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Whistler, BC

Telephone

+14168446995

Website

http://insightconflictresolution.ca/

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