Provention: the Mantra of John W. Burton

John W. Burton coined the term "provention" in the 1990s. "Provention", to Burton, implied anticipation and avoidance of a potetial content, whereas prevention connotes suppression. In Dr. Burton's world conflict resolution is not the most important contribution to be made by analytical and problem-solving approach to conflicts. Decision making to provent conflict in the first place is more efficient.