Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I A new level of complexity -- 1 Polarization greatly expands conflict -- Short story: a polarized Russian- Ukrainian household -- The rise of polarization -- Divergent realities -- 2 A practice case - polarization in society -- Case study: the Swedish hospital - a new type of conflict -- Case analysis -- Case learnings -- 3 The challenge of finding agreement -- Short story: James and the meta-level challenge -- Personal rights versus common interest -- Needing to overcome polarized conflicts -- 4 Embracing a new level of complexity -- Short story: Anja's journey back from conspiracy theories -- Working together in a polarized world -- Comparing classic with polarized conflict -- Part II From transaction to transformation -- 5 Finding a shared purpose -- Short story: the pre-competitive space -- Multistakeholder co-creation as a lever for change -- From transactional to transformational -- 6 A practice case - trans-sectoral stakeholder collaboration -- Case study: PRISMA - a business-led multistakeholder project -- Case analysis -- Case learnings -- 7 Dedicated to a higher cause -- The "we" mindset of leaders -- The co-creation mindset of organizations -- The mindset transformation -- 8 Co-creation resolving societal issues -- Short story: a Swiss city brings co-creation to government -- Keeping the dialogue going -- The shared higher vision -- Part III The individual and the organizational challenge -- 9 The transformation from "me" to "we -- Short story: the Swedish activist finds the courage to trust the enemy -- Opening up to be connected with all that is -- Embracing a larger purpose -- 10 Unpacking the individual mindset transformation -- Short story: U.S. NGOs find pathways to bridge polarization.