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Married Mediators: Audrey Yowell and Carl Schneider
An interview with Carl Schneider and Audrey Yowell about how they integrate their mediation carriers and their marriage. Recorded and shared as part of the Mediation 2020 Conference.
Concerns that COVID has Escalated into a Media Conflict
Covid, as it stands, is a serious disease but only the over-promotion of it in the media has elevated this strain from any mutation of the flu. This is preventing the nation from having a civil discourse about it.
Covid Exasperates Issues Between Co-parents About Agency
Covid-19 certainly does exasperate the challenge of co-parenting post-separation.
COVID Consequences: Slouching Toward Civil War
A COVID Screed on What it Means and What We Can Do.
COVID Mediations: Dialogue Tools Set Up Pandemic Mediations for Success
COVID has transformed typical workplace and family mediations to look more like emotional contentious community disputes and therefore, the tools used in a community dispute such as Reflective Structured Dialogue can help workplace and family mediations be more productive and positive.
More COVID PIEs and the Alice-in-Wonderland Supreme Court Decision Endangering Workers
This is a sequel to the post last week, My Covid Perceived Injurious Experiences (PIE). This is one author articulating their concerns and their approach to resolving a personal conflict with their COVID experience. While Mediate.com does not take a stance on the pandemic, we encourage authors to write in with their approach to resolving interpersonal pandemic conflicts.
A Conversation with People who Don't Want to be Vaccinated
Our country, and the world in general, is divided. This article gives an example of how to have a conversation with someone who has a different approach to the pandemic than you.
Dan Rainey on the Universal Disclosure Protocol for Mediation
Dan Rainey speaking about the launch of the Universal Disclosure Protocol for Mediation (UDPM).
The Blame-Shame Game in Mediation
Our legal system, which focuses on determining fault, liability and culpability, encourages parties to make accusations and to blame one another.
Married Mediators: Kim Kovach and Eric Galton
An interview with Kim Kovach and Eric Galton about mediation, being married to a mediator, and the future of mediation. Recorded and shared as part of the Mediation 20/20 Conference.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution Interview Series: Howard Gadlin
From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Howard Gadlin about his chapter in the book :"Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution."
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?
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.
Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution Interview Series: Lela Love
From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Lela Love about her chapter in the book "Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution."
Mediate.com Great Reads Book Club - Richard Moore, interviewed by Colm Brannigan
Another episode of Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: Richard Moore talking about his book "A REALISTC Framework for Enhancing Communication Relationship-building & De-escalation Skills," hosted by Colm Brannigan.
The Pendulum Has Swung
So, what does it mean to the recalcitrant lawyer when it comes to ODR resistance?
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?
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.
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.
Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution Interview Series: Howard Bellman
From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Howard Bellman about his chapter in the book "Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution."
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.