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Online Dispute Resolution (ODR): A Viable Solution to Speed and Efficiency Issues in ADR
Disputes generally are an integral part of human interactions arising from different human transactions
Mediation During the Coronavirus: Putting Things in Perspective
Learn about a cyclist's positive perspective during Covid-19. Mediation provides a place for clients to gain perspective and, eventually, resolution.
The Enugu State Multi-Door Courthouse (ESMDC)
The journey taken by the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) from when it first started till now is a clear indication that there is a buy-in from all stakeholders and disputants that ADR through the LMDC works because of its success story -with access to justice as some literature has revealed.
Trust Must Be Earned; Trust is Fragile
At the heart of any dispute resolution process is Trust.
Communication More Important Than Ever
What does one say which has any meaning at a time like this?
Mediation Practice in India: An Ineffective Regime
The reality of mediation practice in India is in stark contrast to mediation taught in theory.
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.
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.
In Their Voices: Video with Joyce Oddison
This article shares a video of Michael Lang interviewing Joyce Oddison about how to stay resilient through difficult times.
Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age - The Introduction
Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles and videos under the collective title Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age. The objective of the Seven Keys is to encourage discussion among all stakeholders on navigating mediation’s best future.
If a Crime is Admitted, What Then?
If a person during a caucus session tells the mediator that he committed a crime which had nothing to do with the case in mediation, what does the mediator do?
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.
Housing, Transforming Community in Times of COVID-19
Conflict Intervention Service: Transforming Lives, Transforming Affordable Housing, Transforming Community in Times of COVID-19
Conflict Coaching: Seven Essential Questions
This article presents Bungay Stanier’s seven essential questions to focus on in a conflict coaching situation.
1st Key-Leadership: Adopt The Edinburgh Declaration
At the conclusion of a recent conference, following superb presentations emphasizing the value of principled and interest-based negotiation by William Ury and Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, almost 100 mediators signed the "Edinburgh Declaration," an inspirational expression of belief and commitment. The Edinburgh Declaration explains why we mediate, something that is rarely publicly expressed.
1st Key-Leadership: Establish Strong, Collaborative, Mediative Leadership
Leadership is a skill. It is something everyone does at multiple points throughout their lives, whether they consider themselves leaders or not.
1st Key-Leadership: The Youth Shall Lead Us
Humbling as it may be for adults to admit, the sages who can unlock the Golden Age of mediation may actually be the youth.
The Conflict Iceberg
The metaphor of an iceberg has commonly been used as a metaphor about conflict.
Some Practical Considerations When Mediating Online!
This article discusses the practical considerations or the do’s and don’ts of conducting a mediation online.
Feedback, Hot Buttons, and White Fragility
Being open to difficult feedback, even about racism, can help you grow.
2nd Key-Data: Develop a Negotiation Index
Folklore was the class at university that fundamentally altered how I view the world.
2nd Key-Data: Bring Objective Science to Mediation
After 47 empirical studies, the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section’s Task Force report, “Research on Mediator Techniques,” was perplexing.
The Delhi Pact, 1950: Negotiating to Not Wage War
This article critically analyses the various flaws in the 6-day negotiation that took place between the Indian and Pakistani Government with respect to the Liaquat-Nehru Pact. It throws light on the fact that though this negotiation wasn't principally ethical or viable but was very much required to save the world from becoming a spectator to yet another war.
Conflict Resolution in the Time of COVID-19--Voices from Seven Continents of the World: Africa
Arbitral Community Mobilizes to Adapt to the COVID-19 Crisis through Increased Use of Electronic Proceedings
3rd Key-Education: Include Learning in Psychology & Brain Science to Enhance Mediator Practice
Fundamentally, mediators work with people’s psychologies and identities, their worldviews and self-views - everything that makes up what it is to be a human being.
REACH the Three Components of Self-Determination
Conflict is inherent and pulsating in every situation or aspect of life.