Collaborative Practice Section
New California Law Requires Informed Consent to Mediation
On January 1, a new California law will take effect; it will require a lawyer to make sure their client understands the implications of California's legal protections for mediation communication.
SOAS Arbitration in Africa Survey
This discusses the recently published groundbreaking SOAS Arbitration in Africa Survey, the first survey of its kind to take a pan-African snapshot of African arbitration practitioners—their expertise, experience, skills, and views on arbitration.
In Isolation Together
Ok, we’ve got a problem: Britain has announced a new Minister of Loneliness.
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.
The Force Present in a Truly Transformative Mediation
An unforgettable experience that facilitative mediators encounter is the experience of being part of a truly transformative mediation.
Language Patterns and Mediation
This article is a summary of techniques I use to identify when parties to a mediation use language patterns intended to avoid responsibility making it difficult to reach an agreement.
Overcoming Clients' Road Blocks in Conflict Management Coaching
As conflict management coaches it is common that we witness our clients encounter blocks during the course of our engagement.
The NFL Should Try Mediation First
Recently, 12 NFL players and 11 owners met privately to discuss the controversy over players kneeling during the national anthem, without any resolutions or results. What they need is a better technique: Mediation.
The Only Impartial Direction is Up
Here’s me trying to persuade another mediator that she’s not being impartial if settlement is her goal. I’m not going to be able to persuade her, but what do you think?
Interview with Chip Rose
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Chip Rose, a national leader in the fields of divorce mediation and collaborative practice, filmed as part of Mediate.com's 'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.
Doing Your Homework Before Mediation: Increasing the Likelihood of Success
When parents or a couple decide to pursue mediation, the mediation is more likely to be successful if the parties prepare mentally and practically.
IBA-VIAC CDRC Vienna 2017 - Where Mediation and Negotiation Cross Borders
Following two successful editions of the IBA-VIAC Consensual Dispute Resolution Com-petition in Vienna, Dispute Resolution literally went international again in its 3rd generation in July 2017.
Litigation vs ADR – Different Strokes for Different Folks
This article describes the cultural, economic and structural changes in the legal and business communities that have transposed “Alternative Dispute Resolution” (ADR) from a “cross-practice” which litigators engage in when they are contractually required or court-ordered to do so to a fully-integrated but increasingly separate and distinct set of dispute resolution services to be offered by law firms or other private “Dispute Resolution Firms”, “Groups”, and “Individual Professionals”.
Mediate.com Helps Divorcing Couples Resolve and Learn From Conflicts
Founded more than 20 years ago as a vehicle to connect professional mediators with individuals who need dispute resolution services, Mediate.com today presents more than 15,000 articles and top-tier resources for its 5 million annual visitors.
Prenup? That’s Good News!
Your wedding day is only a few months off and your fiancé nervously mentions that he would like a prenuptial agreement.
Model Standards of Mediator Conduct: Time for Revision?
Is it time to revise the Model Standards for Mediators?
Nesting a New Co-Parenting Arrangement
Divorce is a hard process and perhaps nobody knows this better than the children of divorced parents, who can find themselves caught up in a situation over which they have little control facing an uncertain future.
Collaborative Parenting Can Mend the Divide
Professionals writing about divorce too often reinforce parental fears by recounting, even exacerbating the negative consequences of divorce
What I Learned from Studying Neuroscience about the Future of Mediation
Individual differences matter. To be of value, mediation has to draw on these differences to elicit how the parties make sense.
A Tale of Two Boxes: Re-Visioning the Nature of Conflict
The nature of conflict has shifted from building understanding, connection and resolution between people to being in service, and pledging commitment to the grander evolutionary process, as nature “has its way” with humans experiencing conflict.
4 Things You Should Know About Civil Mediation
While you may already be familiar with the process and its benefits there are a few important facts those considering mediation for a legal issue their business is facing should know.
How Can We Build Common Ground Between Bubbles? Part 1 of 4
This article analyzes Republican and Democratic 'bubbles" and how we can build bridges between them.
A Collaborative Process to Resolve International Business Disputes: Mediation Policy as a Global Business Model
This is an editorial on real time updates on where we stand on significant policy initiatives affecting the cross border mediation process and what both the ADR and business community should be briefed on.
Making Mediation Sexy?!
It’s that time of year again! Mediation Awareness Week is about to kick off in Ireland, the UK and many other countries around the world.
What’s In It For Us?
The vast majority of people still have confusions, if not difficulties, in having a clear representation of WHO a mediator is, WHAT is it that a mediator aims to achieve, for WHOM, WHAT he or she does, and maybe more importantly, IF, WHEN and WHY would someone benefit from using mediation and mediators.