Since the early 1970s, two dimensions of the TKI have been used to plot the five conflict modes: Assertiveness and Cooperativeness (my...
By Ralph KilmannI’d like to share some of the work I’ve done with applying the TKI in groups in order to improve conflict-handling behavior...
By Ralph Kilmann2022 APFM Conference Workshop Takeaway Tool, with Kimberly Cavanaugh, Dan Berstein, Alice Shikina, Nicole, and Beth Aarons PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH...
By Clare FowlerBeing a facilitative mediator and mediator trainer has exposed me to intense situations and forced me to rethink my Christian...
By Charlie YoungUniversity of California, Davis, Professor Donna Shestowsky and I recently had the pleasure of conducting the first neutral evaluation of any family...
By Jennifer ShackThe Marvin E. Johnson Diversity and Equity Award was established as a tribute to Marvin Johnson, a long-time SPIDR and...
By Colin Rule, Arkansas Community Dispute Resolution Centers, Inc., Marvin E. JohnsonThe New York Times published a fascinating account of the plea bargaining of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization CFO. This was...
By Cynthia AlkonIn May 2019, I posted a blog about a plaintiff who challenged a parking ticket on the grounds that chalking her tires...
By Phyllis PollackThe culture of a family, community, or organization partially determines whether a given conflict mode (particularly collaborating) can be used...
By Ralph KilmannThis article is part of a series of perspectives on eviction mediation program development that is being supported by the American Arbitration...
By Eric SlepakVictor Herbert died at home in Berkeley on June 26, aged 96. Herbert helped establish Berkeley Dispute Resolution Service in...
By James Melamed, J.D.In this episode of The Tipping Point Podcast, Laura interviews Rob Fersh and Monika Glowacki of the Convergence Center for...
By Robert Fersh, Monika Glowacki, Laura MayMany of us cannot count the number of times we have looked at the day’s news, been saddened, discouraged and...
By Antoinette Raheem"Resolution through Mediation for Community Mental Health." Please consider joining us to hear more about this and many other mental...
By Charity BurkeThe Book Review How do mediators do what they do? How do you approach conflict, and what can you do...
By John DeGroote'America’s Peacemakers: The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights' is authored by Bertram Levine and Grande Lum America’s Peacemakers is...
By Janet ChanceTo cover pickleball news these days, it helps to pay attention to what’s going on in local government chambers, community...
By Marlon SchulmanAs you likely know, when we use the metaphor – an elephant in the room – we mean there’s an...
By Cinnie NobleAccording to Harvard’s Joint Center on Housing Studies, rental housing is home to more than a third of American households.[1]...
By Phyllis RoestenbergI’m publishing this newsletter series to discuss the nuances of the four timeless topics for people and organizations: conflict, change,...
By Ralph KilmannEven though the collaborating mode sounds ideal to most people, it can only be used successfully under the right conditions....
By Ralph KilmannA chance encounter In 2014 Greg Pollock was attending a conference in the USA when he met a person he...
By Keri MorrisEncourage Early-Stage Mediation to Build Your Practice and Help Families. For those attorneys who thrive only when they are enmeshed...
By Lisa TaylorPensions have almost become a benefit of the past, having been replaced by 401(k) plans. However, they still exist for...
By Mary SalisburyPeople often ask me to clarify collaborating and compromising, especially since these two modes involve both people getting their needs...
By Ralph KilmannMore than two years since COVID-19 first broke out stateside, the U.S. housing sector remains in a state of flux. Various...
By Eric SlepakEven if you choose to avoid for the right reasons, does it make a difference what you actually say to...
By Ralph KilmannSometimes, the relationships in our lives can become toxic over time. Whether it’s in the relationships we hold with our...
By Sophie BishopMediation is not a new concept in the Kenyan culture. It was traditionally used to settle disputes. It was used...
By Njoki NyanjuiHow a Mediation highlighted the Joys of Human Interaction We’ve had over two years of virtual mediations, arbitrations and court...
By Lynn Duryee