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Exciting ADR Developments in China and Hong Kong
Navigating the United States’ approach to mediation can be tricky for international firms as there is no uniform approach.
Not Just Another Set of Lamb Chops!
Someone once said to me that while to a butcher a pair of lamb chops is just another set of lamb chops, to a person who has not eaten in a long while, it will be the best meal ever. In sum, it is all a matter of perspective.
Building a Golden Bridge and Other Lessons from Dr. William Ury
Dr. Ury says that in modern day conflict, where we seek to win at the expense of our adversary. In doing so, we invariably ensure mutual loss. “Instead,” he said, “The aim of modern day conflict resolution must focus on finding mutual gains.”
I’m Not Neutral About Neutrality: I’m Partial to Multi-Partiality
Embarking upon the journey of becoming a mediator led me into learning a new language, one that would be spoken both internally – (in how I would think about the mediation participants and their circumstances) - and externally – (in how I would interact with them).
The Gang of Fourteen
These are dark times, especially if you are part of the loose community of people who by virtue of nature and/or nurture, are of a mediative persuasion.
Online Dispute Resolution: the “New Normal”
It may come as a surprise that online dispute resolution has been around for more than twenty years.
Reflections on North and South Korea
As I write these words, a meeting is being organized in Singapore between the US and North Korea, and it is worth reflecting for a moment on how it happened that the world suddenly changed.
The Mann Gulch Fire
I follow the choroeographies and patterns of the craft we call conflict management, but every once in a while I help people really step out of the proverbial box they are in and discover (or stumble on) a peculiar new solution that seems to fit perfectly. Those are the golden moments I live for.
Embodied Conflict - Chapter II. The Neural Encoding Function
Embodied Conflict presents the neural encoding function in layman’s terms, outlining seven key characteristics and exploring their implications for communication, relationship, and conflict resolution.
Introduction to Embodied Conflict: the neural roots of conflict and communication
Embodied Conflict presents the neural encoding function in layman’s terms, outlining seven key characteristics and exploring their implications for communication, relationship, and conflict resolution.
ADR Pilot Schemes and Programs
What are pilot programs, or pilot schemes, in ADR?
How to Lead with Less Anger
Do you use an angry voice to communicate or give instructions when a firm, even voice would do the job just as well?
What All New Leaders Should Understand
Coming into a role where you are expected to get others to work together efficiently and effectively to create the best possible product or service isn’t an easy task.
Figuring Out George Mitchell’s Real Contribution to the Good Friday Agreement
On Tuesday 10th April 2018, I was in Belfast to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) with all the great and the good who took part in those negotiations.
Does Your Practice Include Church and Synagogue Mediation?
Within the church or synagogue setting, mediation can be very useful if individuals or groups are having disputes or differences of opinion.
The Ghosts of Melos
Intermediaries, honest brokers, and would-be peacemakers have much to learn from warfare. In fact if you want to understand mediation, learn about war.
Tragedy, STAND UP Movement, and You
In the aftermath of the Parkland crisis, the surrounding community and mediators/peacebuilders have been called to assist in efforts with the Crime Commission, law enforcement and even SWAT to work in the area of youth violence prevention.
Splitting America Redux: Implications for Keeping our Kids Safe
After 911, our lives changed seemingly forever. No longer a safe, secure, innocent society, Americans have come to a tipping point.
Teaching Social Justice on Campus for Self Awareness, Community Sustainability, and Systems Change
This article addresses the relevance of teaching social justice on campus - in the classroom and in student affairs - and the challenge of maintaining a balanced and reasoned approach.
Mediators and Interpreters: A Team Approach
This article will examine suggested conditions that should be examined by the mediator prior to asking the interpreter or translator for their professional service in the mediation session.
How Turkey Went from Virtually Zero to 30,828 Mediations in Just One Month
Mediation and the “Snowball” Effect in the Mediterranean: How Turkey Went from Virtually Zero to 30,828 Mediations in Just One Month (and Greece is Next!).
Reflections on Parkland, from a Broward County Parent / Conflict Resolution Practitioner
The author, a parent of a child in Broward County Schools (where Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School is located), reflects on possible usages of ADR, mediation, facilitation, and consensus-building in the seemingly never-ending national struggle over guns.
Talking Stick Breaks Impasse
Divided Democrats and Republicans found a way to talk this week, and actually listened to each other, using a talking stick!
Make Mediation a Life Skill and a Core Value
Mediation is not neutral. The process itself is full of implicit principles and valuable life lessons.
Eye of the Storm Leadership: The Quirky Art of Mugwumps
If you read the articles and blog pieces at www.mediate.com, you stand on ancient shoulders. The impulse to manage conflict constructively goes back 40,000 years and spans 4,000 cultures and language groups.