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Last month’s article “Want to Build Peace? Understanding Trauma is Key” introduced Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and provided an...

While mediators often assist in the creation of near miracles behind closed doors, our miraculous work and effective approaches are...

Competing, accommodating, and compromising all fall on the distributive dimension — on the diagonal from the upper-left mode to the...

To most people, negotiation is a battle of words. They are all about reaching an agreement. They get blinded by...

This session, from Cyberweek 2022 (http://odr.info/cyberweek2022) features Stacie Smith, Jan Martinez, Gina Bartlett, and Colin Rule discussing how technology has...

Debunking common Myths about Mediation and Asserting how Litigators can help with the process Mediation has rightfully earned a reputation...

In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Shannon Wheatley Hartman of the Interactivity Foundation.  Listen if you are interested in...

Undoubtedly for centuries the word mediation has been tied to conflicts. Mediation is considered a form of dispute resolution. And...

Spouses who are planning to get a divorce in New Jersey in 2023 are in for a very unpleasant surprise....

In previous posts, I have discussed the benefits of small talk. It is crucial to building trust and rapport at...

Lynn Merle Johnson, 75, of Corvallis, Oregon, died on January 28th, 2023 after complications following a heart procedure. Lynn was...

Are you required to negotiate your salary? No, but it is a good idea. Here are 3 reasons why you...

I had come up with an idea: what if I get Jane to agree to have us try a process...

Most of my family mediation clients need a separation agreement and they understand this. They do not always understand all...

The call came in at 2:05 a.m. The 911 operator who took the call was a veteran of many years....

The 2022 World Cup pageant is being staged in Doha of Qatar, and all interests and attentions are riveted to...

What is the balance in business vs. values in negotiation? Watching this years World Cup has been different but the...

An age-old inquiry in ADR is under what circumstances must a party’s legal claims be dismissed from court and heard...

On three occasions in the past, I have written about a case in Saginaw, Michigan in which the issue was...

In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Judge Sherry Klein Heitler and Judge Richard McDermott give listeners a deeper look into the...

Even though we know that name-calling is infantile, sometimes in the heat of anger, we realize we have resorted to...

In my 20 years as a judge, I’ve watched as many attorneys tried to resolve their cases through mediation. Now,...

Doni, a friend of mine since high school, sidled up to me in the supermarket one day and said he...

There appears to be a rapid increase in the use of email exchanges for resolving all kinds of personal and...

Since the early 1970s, two dimensions of the TKI have been used to plot the five conflict modes: Assertiveness and Cooperativeness (my...

I’d like to share some of the work I’ve done with applying the TKI in groups in order to improve conflict-handling behavior...

2022 APFM Conference Workshop Takeaway Tool, with Kimberly Cavanaugh, Dan Berstein, Alice Shikina, Nicole, and Beth Aarons PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH...

Being a facilitative mediator and mediator trainer has exposed me to intense situations and forced me to rethink my Christian...

University of California, Davis, Professor Donna Shestowsky and I recently had the pleasure of conducting the first neutral evaluation of any family...

The Marvin E. Johnson Diversity and Equity Award was established as a tribute to Marvin Johnson, a long-time SPIDR and...