Margaret Thorsborne
Founder, Practitioner, Trainer (Master facilitators & practitioners)
Why they matter for gatherings
Margaret Thorsborne is a founder, practitioner, and trainer specializing in training master facilitators and practitioners. She focuses on restorative practices and conflict resolution through structured dialogue and community building.
Facilitators and event designers should know her work for its emphasis on resolving conflict and repairing relationships through participatory methods. Her training approaches help professionals design gatherings that prioritize accountability and collaboration.
She applies methods including Restorative Justice Community Conferencing (Baltimore/CCI model) and Restorative Practices (IIRP model).
Here is how those methods work in practice.
The methods, ready to run
Named methods, and the exercises in our library that put them to work.
Conflict Resolution Network Skills
Restorative Justice Community Conferencing (Baltimore/CCI model)
And here is where you can watch them run.
Where you can see them practiced
Gold-set agendas that visibly put these methods to work.
How gatherings across every category score
Authority profile
Six pillars, each scored 0 to 100 from published work and independent verification. A research signal, not an endorsement.
Evidence and receipts
Sources
- https://www.restorativepracticesinternational.com/about-us/our-history/
- https://openalex.org/A5011905217
- https://www.margaretthorsborne.com/
- https://www.iirp.edu/news/the-community-conferencing-center-restorative-practices-in-baltimore-maryland
- https://www.restorativejusticeinternational.com/affiliate-members-of-rji/
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Douglas Ferguson
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