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
Imagine a potential client calling your office for a consultation, and before you can even finish saying hello, they say,...
By Susan Guthrie
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
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
In civil mediations, one of the most critical boundary lines in the entire ADR profession revolves around a simple question:...
By Ed Timken
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the infrastructure of modern professional practice, and it is already reshaping the competitive landscape....
By Susan Guthrie
If opening LinkedIn lately has made you feel like AI evolved while you were busy working, you are not imagining...
By Susan Guthrie
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 Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach) is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help mediators, lawyers,...
By John Lande
The setup Succession was never just a TV show about which Roy child would inherit the corner office. It was...
By Sam Imperati
Most people think leadership happens because someone notices you. But real influence is built when people learn they can trust...
By Susan Guthrie
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 have known Colin Rule for more than twenty years. During that time, I knew that he had done a...
By John Lande
For decades, the standard path for a mediator was to become a successful generalist. You hung a shingle, marketed your...
By Ed Timken
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
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
You can be exceptional at what you do, the best lawyer, mediator, consultant, or coach in the room, but if...
By Susan Guthrie
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
In March 2026, Bridging the Gap brought together professionals from across the UK, the United States and Australia, people who...
By Katy Harris
Most professionals are busy, capable, doing good work and yet the practice is not growing the way they expected. The...
By Susan Guthrie
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
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, 88, passed away on March 31, 2026, with her loving family by her side at her home...
By Susanne Terry, Jim Melamed
Introduction The argument that mediation can expedite justice in South Africa and enhance access to it has already been made....
By Monique Carels
Artificial intelligence is no longer speculative in the legal profession. It drafts, analyzes, predicts. The question for commercial mediators is...
By Bret Geckeler
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the practice of law, from legal research and document review to case strategy and client...
By Angela Reddock-Wright
Copyright 2026 - All rights reserved - ODR.com, Inc. INTRODUCTION About this “Book" About the Author Acknowledgements The Most Informative...
By Jim Melamed
"What did you say? Meditation?" "You're saying that in the future there will be an academic degree in Alternative Dispute...
By Omri Gefen
In the past few years, artificial intelligence has moved from being a speculative buzzword to something that quietly hums behind...
By Robert Bergman
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