Category: Academic

A Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation seminar taught late last year by William Ury picked up on his legendary negotiation practice and theory...

Do you often feel introverted, generally preferring to be in a small group of trusted friends than in a large...

“The only thing blame does it to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to...

I’m publishing this newsletter series to discuss the nuances of the four timeless topics for people and organizations: conflict, change,...

We don’t post a lot of scholarship updates here as there are many better outlets for that, but once and...

Most service businesses may not think that their efforts can move the needle in addressing the severe climate issues we...

If there’s a disagreement at work, what difference does it make whether it’s organizational or interpersonal? And what’s the difference...

Debt has been a problem for millennia. The roots of the modern insolvency law are in the “jus mercatorum –...

Most of us like to feel appreciated in the workplace, though we’re not always willing to admit that praise is...

This article is part of a series of perspectives on eviction mediation program development that is being supported by the American Arbitration...

In the last 6 years we have seen a rise in bullying in schools around the country. According to the...

I.      Into the Fray   The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem....

IndisputablyOut of the blue, I got an email from Peter Phillips saying, “John, just a note to report how much...

An interview with Donna Silverberg and Charles Wiggins about mediation, being married to a mediator, and the future of mediation....

From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Lela Love about her chapter in the book "Evolution of a...

As the first week of COP26 drew to a close, and fireworks lit the sky in celebration of Diwali and...

Professor Ian Macduff's July 29, 2021 interview as part of the Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution interview series offered by...

From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán about her chapter in the book Evolution of...

Well, I was ready to bring my shovel for the next dig, but when I looked down I realized my...

From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Andrea Schneider about her chapter in the book Evolution of a...

Originally published in: FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Vol. 59 No. 4, October 2021 831–839, doi: 10.1111/fcre.12612 © 2021 Association of Family...

Indisputably An article last week in the Wall Street Journal offered the headline, “Political Divisions in Cortez, Colorado, Got So Bitter...

Being retired from teaching and faculty meetings leaves time to do other things.  (Have you noticed that teaching and faculty...

After an unprecedented year of catch-as-catch-can learning, most students will feel a tad behind the eightball, which is expected. That's...

READ THE ENTIRE FINAL REPORT Introduction “Welcome to the online mediation revolution”  Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Task Force Chair What follows...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleJudge Irma Gonzalez has spent the last eight years at JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator,...

The Dance of Opposites, a new book by Dr. Kenneth Cloke, will change your life. You will never view conflict...

Recently, the Supreme Court of India, admitting that there is ‘a dire need to enact Indian Mediation Act..’ directed constitution...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesJean R. Sternlight, Founding Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict...

Someone called me today about her sister bullying, yelling at her, and feeling entitled. No matter who is bullying you...