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Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary "Mediation 20/20" Online Conference
"Mediation 20/20: Navigating Mediation's Best Future" is the theme of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Online Conference taking place online September 30 to October 2, 2020. This conference is both a focused think-tank conference dedicated to defining the best course for mediation's continued growth and a celebration of Mediate.com's first 25 years.
Separating the People from the Problem - Colin Rule and the Rise of Online Dispute Resolution
This article from Harvard's "The Practice," shines a light on ODR and its evolution using Colin Rule’s career as a guide. In building ODR systems for the world’s largest online marketplace and for court systems across the country, Rule’s career offers a window through which to observe and understand the larger ODR movement—a movement that is all the more important as the world grapples with the continued impacts of COVID-19.
Housing, Transforming Community in Times of COVID-19
Conflict Intervention Service: Transforming Lives, Transforming Affordable Housing, Transforming Community in Times of COVID-19
The Dead End of Confrontation Can Be Overcome
I read an article about Why Do We Become Confrontational and it intrigued me to the point it acted as a catalyst to reach out to the author to request an interview. They accepted.
Conflict Coaching: Seven Essential Questions
This article presents Bungay Stanier’s seven essential questions to focus on in a conflict coaching situation.
Conflict Resolution in the Time of COVID-19--Voices from Seven Continents of the World: Antarctica
In this time of plague, there is a renewed sense of the value of connection and cooperation.
Humor, Rapport, and Experience
Sid Lezak describes how he uses humor to lighten the mood of parties coming in and help them focus on what is in their best interests. He also talks about his vast experience and how his responses can be somewhat automatic.
Mediation is a Field
Juliana Birkhoff explains how her dissertation demonstrates mediation is in fact a field and that what is uniting among experienced mediators is the concept of power.
Mediating Families Are Closer Post-Divorce
Joan Kelly describes a research finding which concluded that families who mediated during the divorce had father's who were significantly more involved in their children's lives twelve years post-mediation.
Concerns and Optimism for Future
Frank Sander reflects on his concerns within the field, which include the tension of quality vs. quantity of the practice, the lack of studies of cost effectiveness, disappointments with the court system fees, and the difficulty of getting more young people/apprentices into the field. However, he's optimistic about the future of mediation.
REACH the Three Components of Self-Determination
Conflict is inherent and pulsating in every situation or aspect of life.
Therapeutic Alliances in Organizations
This article discusses therapeutic alliances in organizations: fostering collaboration, mitigating conflict, and improving performance.
The Seven Keys Conclusion: Many Paths, One Way
The likelihood of conflict and conflicting ideologies makes effective resolution of disputes and the negotiation of sustainable deals crucially important.
The AAA-ICDR Foundation and How to Apply for Current Grant Funding
The Foundation’s 2020 funding cycle is intended to make contributions in two important areas: 1) making ADR processes more accessible and available; and 2) creating innovative ways to engage citizens in meaningful dialogue with one another and/or with government authorities, including the police, to address long-standing racial discrimination.
In an ODR World, Is the Time Right to Switch to Multiple Shorter, Staggered Mediation Sessions?
I believe it is time to start a conversation about whether shorter, staggered sessions ought to be considered a best practice when mediating civil and commercial cases via videoconference.
John Lewis Speech and Interview
From April 2006: Video of Congressman John Lewis, long-time Georgia representative and national civil rights leader, receiving the ABA Dispute Resolution Section's Lifetime Achievement Award at the Section's annual meeting in Atlanta. See both John Lewis' powerful presentation and Mediate.com's following interview.
7th Key-Usage: Forge a User-driven Vision for Mediation; Then Fund It
Today the mediation field needs to go further. It needs to articulate a new, mature, vision. One that unlocks its Golden Age.
Reflective Practice - Observing Mediator Language
The art and craft of mediation, like many other skills, mainly matures from the myriad mistakes mediators make on their way to meticulously mastering the process.
Recent Court ADA Case Review for Conflict Resolution Practitioners
This paper discusses the emphasis of Alternate Dispute Resolution in the field of ADA and Disability Discrimination and then provides a more detailed review of recent Title I and Title III cases.
The Second Mediator? The Role of Mediator’s Assistant
This article examines possible ethical implications of using a mediator’s assistant considering current mediator obligations.
7th Key-Usage: Invest to Generate Instinctive User Recognition and Demand
How can an appreciation of mediation be developed in the marketplace?
7th Key-Usage: Expand the Value of Mediation Into Deal-Making
Mediation is a malleable process that parties and neutrals adapt to different areas of practice, cultures, and practitioner demands.
Use Mediators and Police as Conflict Resolution Partners
In recent efforts to improve law enforcement’s role in serving our communities, a major issue is whether police departments can be assisted or replaced by professionals better suited to handling citizen calls on some issues.
ABA Presents Mediate.com with Institutional Award
The 2010 American Bar Association (ABA) Lawyer as Problem Solver Award was presented to Mediate.com on April 9th at the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Awards Dinner in San Francisco.
6th Key-Government: Make Mediation a Prerequisite to Civil Litigation
Buckminster’s Law derives from the futurist and inventor, R. Buckminster Fuller, who dedicated his life to “making the world work”.
6th Key-Government: Sign, Ratify, and Implement the Singapore Convention on Mediation
The Singapore Convention on Mediation can have a significant influence on the international appetite for mediation.
6th Key-Government: Actively Support UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, & Security
Resolution 1325 marks the first time that the UNSC affirmed the critical role of women in conflict resolution and peace building.
6th Key-Government: Help Governments Lead Mediation into the Mainstream
Governments play a vital role in the advent of a Golden Age of mediation in three critical areas: generating robust data; mobilizing public and professional engagement; and, most visibly of all, inspiring uptake and demonstrating that they “walk the talk”.
Conflict Resolution in the Time of COVID-19--Voices from Seven Continents of the World: Asia
This series examines how the 7 continents are dealing with conflict during COVID. This one examines the view from Asia.
Conflict Resolution in the Time of COVID-19--Voices from Seven Continents of the World: Europe
This article examines how the 7 continents are dealing with conflict during COVID. This one examines the view from Europe.
5th Key-Technology: Take Advantage of ODR’s Full Potential
Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) is now universal, especially since the Coronavirus pandemic began.