According to CNN, the bipartisan group of U.S. Senators who developed the compromise that funded CHIP and ended the federal government shutdown used a talking piece (three different objects over the course of the negotiations) as part of their deliberations.
Read the story here and notice how members commented about the power of the talking piece and how they adjusted when one member didn’t honor it. Let’s hope we see other examples of the restorative paradigm at work in Washington in the coming months!