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Colin Rule Documentary Interview author.

Colin Rule Documentary Interview

This is the video recording of Colin Rule, CEO of Mediate.com and ODR.com, for the "Can ODR Change the World...

By Colin Rule, Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis
Hired Before Hello: How Legal and DR Professionals Use Podcasting to Win Clients with Dennis Meador author.

Hired Before Hello: How Legal and DR Professionals Use Podcasting to Win Clients with Dennis Meador

Imagine a potential client calling your office for a consultation, and before you can even finish saying hello, they say,...

By Susan Guthrie
What Are We Learning About the Effects of AI in Mediation – 3 Tips for Protecting Our Parties author.

What Are We Learning About the Effects of AI in Mediation – 3 Tips for Protecting Our Parties

https://youtu.be/jhz_QnI2ZNk?si=56hZZbugqSaoJZqq Dr. Clare Fowler, Exec VP at ODR.com‍ ‍and Mediate.com, here presents on: "What Are We Learning About the Effects...

By Clare Fowler
Can Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Change the World? (film review) author.

Can Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Change the World? (film review)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwiLG0hqrpU&t=2s Bill Glover was kind enough to do a review of the new documentary film on online mediation. Here's that...

By Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis
The Mediator’s Pen: Navigating the Ethical Boundaries of Settlement Drafting and the “Two Hats” Problem author.

The Mediator’s Pen: Navigating the Ethical Boundaries of Settlement Drafting and the “Two Hats” Problem

In civil mediations, one of the most critical boundary lines in the entire ADR profession revolves around a simple question:...

By Ed Timken
AI Is Not the Issue. Your Professional Judgment Is author.

AI Is Not the Issue. Your Professional Judgment Is

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the infrastructure of modern professional practice, and it is already reshaping the competitive landscape....

By Susan Guthrie
AI Just Changed Again. Here’s What Actually Matters with Susan Guthrie on Practice Playbook Podcast #564 author.

AI Just Changed Again. Here’s What Actually Matters with Susan Guthrie on Practice Playbook Podcast #564

If opening LinkedIn lately has made you feel like AI evolved while you were busy working, you are not imagining...

By Susan Guthrie
When Mediation.com and Thomas Pronesti Turned Adversarial: Reputation, Online Leverage and a Mediator’s Experience author.

When Mediation.com and Thomas Pronesti Turned Adversarial: Reputation, Online Leverage and a Mediator’s Experience

Eric Friedman is the founder of Mediation First NJ LLC, based in Livingston, New Jersey. He can be reached at...

By Eric Friedman
The Real Practice Systems (RPS) Negotiation and Mediation Coach author.

The Real Practice Systems (RPS) Negotiation and Mediation Coach

The Real Practice Systems Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach) is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help mediators, lawyers,...

By John Lande
When Mediators Don’t Walk Our Talk: The Gap Between Knowing Better and Doing Better author.

When Mediators Don’t Walk Our Talk: The Gap Between Knowing Better and Doing Better

The setup Succession was never just a TV show about which Roy child would inherit the corner office. It was...

By Sam Imperati
From Volunteer to Voice: How Leadership and Influence Are Really Built with Elizabeth Hill author.

From Volunteer to Voice: How Leadership and Influence Are Really Built with Elizabeth Hill

Most people think leadership happens because someone notices you. But real influence is built when people learn they can trust...

By Susan Guthrie
Another Niche for Mediators: Mastering the Franchise Mediation Landscape author.

Another Niche for Mediators: Mastering the Franchise Mediation Landscape

If you are feeling the squeeze of the 80/20 rule in the general commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) market, the...

By Ed Timken
I Knew Colin Rule Was Impressive.  But I Didn’t Know the Half of It. author.

I Knew Colin Rule Was Impressive.  But I Didn’t Know the Half of It.

I have known Colin Rule for more than twenty years.  During that time, I knew that he had done a...

By John Lande
The Power of Specialization: Carving Out a Substantive Niche in Modern Mediation author.

The Power of Specialization: Carving Out a Substantive Niche in Modern Mediation

For decades, the standard path for a mediator was to become a successful generalist. You hung a shingle, marketed your...

By Ed Timken
Mediate’s Statewide Banners Expand the Geography of Your Online Mediation Practice! author.

Mediate’s Statewide Banners Expand the Geography of Your Online Mediation Practice!

For your best mediation advertising coverage, get a Mediate.com Statewide Banner! When a visitor comes to Mediate.com, we are able...

By Clare Fowler, Colin Rule, Jim Melamed
The ICODR Podcast Episode 46: The 2026 ODR Forum, with Colin Rule author.

The ICODR Podcast Episode 46: The 2026 ODR Forum, with Colin Rule

In this episode, Ian speaks with Colin Rule, CEO of ODR.com, about the upcoming ODR2026.org conference taking place on June 11, 2026 (also...

By Colin Rule, Ian MacDuff
Business Development Without Feeling Salesy on the Practice Playbook Podcast author.

Business Development Without Feeling Salesy on the Practice Playbook Podcast

You can be exceptional at what you do, the best lawyer, mediator, consultant, or coach in the room, but if...

By Susan Guthrie
Combatting Overconfidence Bias in Mediation author.

Combatting Overconfidence Bias in Mediation

Overconfidence bias is one of the most common—and dangerous—psychological hurdles you will face in mediation. Overconfidence bias is a cognitive...

By Ed Timken
Bridging the Gap: Why Family Justice Cannot Stay As It Is author.

Bridging the Gap: Why Family Justice Cannot Stay As It Is

In March 2026, Bridging the Gap brought together professionals from across the UK, the United States and Australia, people who...

By Katy Harris
The 7 Fastest Ways to Grow Your Practice in 2026 with Susan Guthrie on the Practice Playbook Podcast #558 author.

The 7 Fastest Ways to Grow Your Practice in 2026 with Susan Guthrie on the Practice Playbook Podcast #558

Most professionals are busy, capable, doing good work and yet the practice is not growing the way they expected. The...

By Susan Guthrie
A Meeting in the Margins – The Early Days of ConflictNet and Mediate.com author.

A Meeting in the Margins – The Early Days of ConflictNet and Mediate.com

I first met Jim Melamed at the North American Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution in Montreal in March 1988. It was...

By John Helie
The Mediation Room: A Space for Professional Reflection and Dialogue author.

The Mediation Room: A Space for Professional Reflection and Dialogue

Mediation is, by its nature, a reflective profession. It asks practitioners to hold space for others, to manage complexity, and...

By Stuart Hanson
‘Susanne’ Emma Terry – July 1, 1937 to March 31, 2026 author.

‘Susanne’ Emma Terry – July 1, 1937 to March 31, 2026

“Susanne” Emma Terry, 88, passed away on March 31, 2026, with her loving family by her side at her home...

By Susanne Terry, Jim Melamed
Making Mediation Work in South Africa: Here’s What Must Happen Next author.

Making Mediation Work in South Africa: Here’s What Must Happen Next

Introduction The argument that mediation can expedite justice in South Africa and enhance access to it has already been made....

By Monique Carels
Some Commercial Mediators Will Be Obsolete: Here’s Who Survives author.

Some Commercial Mediators Will Be Obsolete: Here’s Who Survives

Artificial intelligence is no longer speculative in the legal profession. It drafts, analyzes, predicts. The question for commercial mediators is...

By Bret Geckeler
How Legal Professionals are Using AI author.

How Legal Professionals are Using AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the practice of law, from legal research and document review to case strategy and client...

By Angela Reddock-Wright
The Mediate.com Story – Table of Contents author.

The Mediate.com Story – Table of Contents

Copyright 2026 - All rights reserved - ODR.com, Inc. INTRODUCTION About this “Book" About the Author Acknowledgements The Most Informative...

By Jim Melamed
From Conflict Resolution to Collaboration Architecture: The Necessary Evolution of Our Field author.

From Conflict Resolution to Collaboration Architecture: The Necessary Evolution of Our Field

"What did you say? Meditation?" "You're saying that in the future there will be an academic degree in Alternative Dispute...

By Omri Gefen
The Implications of Rapid AI Adoption – Navigating Economic Challenges and Opportunities author.

The Implications of Rapid AI Adoption – Navigating Economic Challenges and Opportunities

In the past few years, artificial intelligence has moved from being a speculative buzzword to something that quietly hums behind...

By Robert Bergman
Introducing Mediator Dojo author.

Introducing Mediator Dojo

Mediator Dojo is here, and it marks a new chapter for our Mediate.com Member community. For decades, Mediate.com has served...

By Josh Remis, Colin Rule, Clare Fowler, Jim Melamed

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