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By: Lisa Romeo, Vice President, AAA-ICDR Commercial Division As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its rapid integration into all aspects of...

You probably teach students or train practitioners about BATNA – everybody loves BATNA. You may think you understand it correctly....

How Can ChatGPT help participants in divorce mediation with their document review? Here is what ChatGPT said: ChatGPT can be...

In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Forrest (Woody) Mosten about his chapter in the new book Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice. Woody's...

The global community of mediators and dispute resolution professionals mourns the passing of Stephen B. Goldberg, a trailblazer in Alternative...

Summary: This 2022 online colloquium discusses the ethics of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in workplace mediation and arbitration. The discussion features...

In a world where conflicts are inevitable, finding effective ways to resolve disputes is more important than ever. Enter co-mediation—a...

The Creative Solution Table of Contents Summary: This chapter examines the revolutionary nature of the Collaborative Law movement. Rose traces...

If Shakespeare were a lawyer, he might have written, “To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether...

The Creative Solution Table of Contents Summary: This chapter discusses the relationship between mediation and collaborative practice in family law....

Pursuant to California Senate Bill 940 by Senator Tom Umberg, the State Bar of California will be  offering certification to...

Arbitration, traditionally viewed as a streamlined alternative to court, is widely used in commercial, construction, and international disputes. Its appeal...

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Bringing five percent more compassion can really make a difference in conflicts. What...

As the well-informed readers of Mediate.com blogs will know, in 1976 Professor Frank Sanders first advanced the idea of a...

Bridget and Zach talk with Adam Unikowsky, about his article “In AI We Trust, Part II,” where AI adjudicates every...

Summary from NotebookLM: This excerpt discusses the importance of cross-cultural awareness in international arbitration. The author, Nelson Timken, defines cross-cultural...

Technically Legal - A Legal Technology and Innovation Podcast Technically Legal is a legal tech podcast about legal innovation and...

Groupthink is a diversion from reality. It allows a group to think they are on the right path (effectively resolving...

At Legalweek in New York, Bridget and Zach talk about the power and limitations of large language models with LegalMation...

In its commitment to serving as an institution dedicated to preventing, de-escalating, managing, resolving, and transforming conflicts into opportunities for...

Introduction “In the midst of chaos there is also opportunity” -  Sun Tzu (The Art of War) “[Mediator secrets]…enables parties...

Since 2021, MH Mediate’s Mental Health Safe Project (MH Safe) has been providing resources for addressing stereotypes, stigma, and discrimination...

1) ANTICIPATE AN EMOTIONAL SLEIGH RIDE As local therapist, Alyson Jones, writes: “If we want to prepare for a meaningful...

Is an apology necessary before you can forgive someone?     Absolutely not. Of course, forgiveness is a decision that only you...

Do You Need a Framework or a Formula for Navigating Conflict? I spoke with someone recently who was looking for...

The rise of remote work has brought employees and employers an unprecedented level of flexibility, but also many new challenges....

Every year I train hundreds of professionals and university students on what I call “conflict competence,” or how to accept,...

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian speaks with Dr. Fahimeh Abedi, Research Fellow at the Centre for AI...

A person does not have to be particularly gifted to be able to make disagreements worse. On the other hand,...

There are many causes of constructive and destructive conflict, and we try to engage in conflict in meaningful ways. There...