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My COVID Perceived Injurious Experiences
This article details a mediator's experience with COVID, and vocalizing feelings of anger and perceived conflict.
Document Your Wishes: Divorce & Changing Life Insurance Beneficiaries
A surprising outcome that is noteworthy for Divorcing (or Divorced) Couples seeking to use Life Insurance Proceeds to assist their exes and or children.
SHOVEL 8 - Traditional Mediation and the Mirror….
A look back: have these articles been just a series of mind jostling thoughts about a tradition in the mediation world, a stirring up of the current culture, or was it something else?
Is the Mandatory Mediation Program in Ontario Still Viable?
When mandatory mediation was introduced in Ontario 27 years ago it was heralded as visionary as it offered many necessary benefits that could not be accommodated at the time, particularly a more efficient legal process. As with any reform, there is the need for revision over time.
Why Ethics Matter in Mediation
Is the legal profession in fact a noble profession?
Married Mediators: Joan Goldsmith and Ken Cloke
An interview with Joan Goldsmith and Ken Cloke about mediation, being married to a mediator, and the future of mediation. Recorded and shared as part of the Mediation 20/20 Conference.
Seven Steps for Effective Problem Solving in the Workplace
Problem-solving and decision-making. Ask anyone in the workplace if these activities are part of their day and they answer 'Yes!' But how many of us have had training in problem-solving?
Are You Really Ready for Divorce? The 8 Questions You Need to Ask
This article outlines what couples need to do in order to consider and face the numerous dilemmas that are inherent in divorce.
Confronting Stigma Around Mental Illness in Mediation
This article discusses the impact of stereotyping mental illnesses.
Using Stone Soup
Out of the blue, I got an email from Peter Phillips saying, “John, just a note to report how much fun Stone Soup is.
How To Have a Successful Mediation!
The last mediation I conducted in 2021 did not result in a resolution.
Exploring Agreement - Readiness for Divorce Mediation
This article describes a private reflective exercise that may be helpful in assessing your current state of readiness to mediate your divorce.
Eviction Mediation Q&A w/ Christina Wright
This article is part of a series of perspectives on eviction mediation program development that is being supported by the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation.
Why is the Pandemic Causing a Spike in Divorce?
At the outset of the Covid-19 outbreak, many experts predicted a sharp increase in divorce rates. This has played out a bit differently than expected.
Changing Landscapes of Mediation
The Indian Judicial System has sought recourse to Mediation for delivering the answers to which litigation has failed to provide. In this article, a comparison with the landscapes that the time portrays throughout the different parts of the day has been made with the Journey of Mediation in India.
Do We Understand Traditional Mediation?
It looks like we’re coming to the end of this dig. I can see a part of the canister holding the remains of traditional mediation.
Better Reflecting Mediation to the World
While mediators often assist in the creation of near miracles behind closed doors, our miraculous work and effective approaches are still not well-understood by general society. Might a more effective way of "reaching the masses" be to take advantage of "MEDIATION ART," be that in our physical and virtual offices, on our websites, and, perhaps in time, at bus stops and on highway billboards?
Previews of 2022: The Past, Present, and Future of (A)DR in England and Wales
For years jurisdictions around the world have embraced Cloud-based platforms to deliver Court services and ADR solutions. Meanwhile those of us in England and Wales (E&W) have looked on seeming helpless as initiative after initiative in the UK failed to deliver the benefits of that stalwart of 20th century technology: e-filing.
Interviewer or Volunteer? The best mix for difficult conversations
Are you naturally an interviewer or a volunteer in difficult conversations? A discussion on conflict and conversation styles.
The Law of Conformity - Conflict Lessons from 2021
Also known as the 95 percent law, Peter Sage calls it the law of conformity. If you hang out with nine motivated, go-getting, positive individuals you’re going to become the tenth.
[PODCAST] The Divided Community Project’s Commitment to Community Change Through Dispute Resolution
A podcast from JAMS featuring neutral Michael Lewis and Carl Smallwood and Nancy Rogers of the Divided Community Project (DCP) on the project’s goal of using dispute resolution tools to positively impact and empower communities across the nation.
The Pendulum Has Swung
So, what does it mean to the recalcitrant lawyer when it comes to ODR resistance?
Conflict Assessment and Management - Systemic Mediation
This article looks at how to address unconscious biases in order to tackle miscommunication and misbehavior. It begins with an examination of brain processes, and then looks at a practical understanding of how to tackle and change those processes.
How To Prepare For Your First Divorce Mediation Session
The decision to get divorced is often not an easy one. But what happens when you don’t want a full-blown series of court cases surrounding this experience?
How to Get Through The Holiday Season if You Are Getting Divorced?
When you are getting divorced or separated, a torrent of mixed emotions, such as anger, relief, and worry are likely to overwhelm you.
Mediate.com Great Reads Book Club - Grande Lum, interviewed by Colin Rule
Another episode from Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: Grade Lum talking about his book "America's Peacemakers: The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights," hosted by Colin Rule.
How to Have a Difficult Conversation with Your Boss
Have you wondered how to have a difficult conversation with your boss? If you'd like to know how to start a difficult conversation at work, whether it's difficult conversations with employees or bosses, this video is for you.