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When A Prayer for Mercy Becomes a Fight: A Conflict Manager’s Thoughts author.

When A Prayer for Mercy Becomes a Fight: A Conflict Manager’s Thoughts

Kimberly Best RN, MA First, I have to say that I am not writing this from a political standpoint. I'm...

By Kimberly Best
AI’s Double-Edged Role in Dispute Resolution: Insights From a Simulated Mediation author.

AI’s Double-Edged Role in Dispute Resolution: Insights From a Simulated Mediation

Recently practitioners, scholars and enthusiasts of alternative dispute resolution gathered—virtually and in person—at a JAMS Resolution Center to examine one...

By Giuseppe dePalo
The Increasing Complexity of Disputes author.

The Increasing Complexity of Disputes

The modern world is increasingly complex because of the interconnectedness of systems, rapid technological advancements, and the constant evolution of...

By Robert Bergman
Lessons Learned From Jimmy Carter The Mediator author.

Lessons Learned From Jimmy Carter The Mediator

In Jimmy Carter’s book entitled “A Full Life” he describes the 13-day 1978 Camp David peace negotiations between Egypt and...

By Christopher Kane, P.E., J.D.
The Conflict Tipping Podcast 40: Violent Conflict “Disarmed” with Fleur Ravensbergen author.

The Conflict Tipping Podcast 40: Violent Conflict “Disarmed” with Fleur Ravensbergen

In this episode of the Conflict Tipping podcast, we welcome Fleur Ravensbergen, mediator, author, and co-founder of the Dialogue Advisory...

By Laura May
Best Practices for Mediating Across Borders author.

Best Practices for Mediating Across Borders

In an increasingly digital age, the need for effective cross-cultural mediation has never been more valid. Mediators frequently have to...

By Dakota Murphey

An Example of Religious Conflict and Resolution

The oldest and longest-standing Christian denominations are housed by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Each of these sects has...

By Talan Gordon
The Creative Solution:  Think Globally, Act Locally author.

The Creative Solution: Think Globally, Act Locally

The Creative Solution Table of Contents Summary: This chapter recounts Chip's experience at an ACR conference where John Paul Lederach's...

By Chip Rose
Making Friends Among the Taliban” with Ankur Delight author.

Making Friends Among the Taliban” with Ankur Delight

In this episode of the Conflict Tipping podcast, host Laura May is joined by returning guest Ankur Delight, mediator and...

By Laura May
Beyond Broken Hearts: A Message on Interconnectedness and Forgiveness author.

Beyond Broken Hearts: A Message on Interconnectedness and Forgiveness

Have you ever felt the lingering ache of a relationship long after the final goodbye? Even  when legal ties are...

By Yanine Simpser
Breaking Down the Five Steps of Effective Problem Management author.

Breaking Down the Five Steps of Effective Problem Management

Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash Every member in an organization can be viewed as a problem manager, the nature...

By Ralph Kilmann
Mediation in Modern China author.

Mediation in Modern China

Mediation has been part of China’s cultural fabric for thousands of years. The process of a respected neutral assisting parties...

By Rama Subramanian
Bring Five Percent more Compassion to Conflicts author.

Bring Five Percent more Compassion to Conflicts

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

By Lorraine Segal
How Can Psychological Types and Conflict Modes Impact Career Choices in Education? author.

How Can Psychological Types and Conflict Modes Impact Career Choices in Education?

Photo by Caleb Jones on Unsplash I’d like to comment on the organic relationship between the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®...

By Ralph Kilmann
Mediation and Leadership – Why I Wrote “Calming the Storm” (Video and Podcast) author.

Mediation and Leadership – Why I Wrote “Calming the Storm” (Video and Podcast)

From the Publisher: If you are a leader—in any sense of the word—or aspire to be an effective one, the...

By Peter Adler
Conflict Tipping Podcast #37: Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts and Gender-Based Violence with Dr Judith Rafferty author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast #37: Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts and Gender-Based Violence with Dr Judith Rafferty

In this episode of the Conflict Tipping podcast, host Laura May speaks with Dr Judith Rafferty, an expert mediator and...

By Laura May
Future Dispute Resolution Conference at Stanford Law School September 5 author.

Future Dispute Resolution Conference at Stanford Law School September 5

CONFERENCE WEBSITE CodeX - the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, the Martin Daniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, and the...

By Jim Melamed
Conflict Tipping Podcast #36: Reframing Peace Mediation with Dr Owen Frazer author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast #36: Reframing Peace Mediation with Dr Owen Frazer

Reframing Peace Mediation with Dr Owen Frazer: A Deep Dive into Conflict Transformation In this episode of the Conflict Tipping...

By Laura May
Conflict Tipping Podcast #35: Innovating ‘Peace’ with Stephen Gray author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast #35: Innovating ‘Peace’ with Stephen Gray

Innovating Peace with Stephen Gray: Embracing Inclusive and Adaptive Strategies Join host Laura May in this episode of the Conflict...

By Laura May
Conflict Tipping Podcast #34: From Conflict to Convergence with Mariah Levison and Rob Fersh author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast #34: From Conflict to Convergence with Mariah Levison and Rob Fersh

Bridging Divides: Conflict Resolution with Rob Fersh and Mariah Levison In this episode of the Conflict Tipping Podcast from Mediate.com,...

By Laura May
Cross-Cultural Awareness – International Arbitration – AI Podcast Added author.

Cross-Cultural Awareness – International Arbitration – AI Podcast Added

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

By Ed Timken
Building a Healthy Organizational Culture author.

Building a Healthy Organizational Culture

Why does one organization have a very adaptive culture while another has a culture that lives in the past? Is...

By Ralph Kilmann
Conflict Tipping Podcast 33: Amanda Ripley’s “High Conflict,” with Ankur Delight author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast 33: Amanda Ripley’s “High Conflict,” with Ankur Delight

Join special guest Ankur Delight and Laura May as we review Amanda Ripley's book, "High Conflict." Book blurb: New York...

By Laura May
Conflict Tipping Podcast #32: Mediating amidst crisis in Malawi with Brown Masingati author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast #32: Mediating amidst crisis in Malawi with Brown Masingati

Resilience in Adversity: Mediation and Climate Action in Malawi with Brown Masingati (Info on how to donate to Brown's work...

By Laura May
Schwartz Lecture: System Design for Contemporary Justice author.

Schwartz Lecture: System Design for Contemporary Justice

Professor Janet Martinez focuses her research on dispute system design; online dispute resolution; facilitation of public disputes, particularly in the...

By Janet Martinez
Conflict Tipping Podcast 31: Researching the End of the Peacebuilding World with Dr Julia Palmiano Federer author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast 31: Researching the End of the Peacebuilding World with Dr Julia Palmiano Federer

Peace, Conflict, and the Power of Inclusion: Insights from Dr. Julia Palmiano Federer What happens if you put two mediation...

By Laura May
League of Mediators of Ukraine, Reflective Practice Institute & AAA Foundation Combine to Elevate Family Mediation in Ukraine author.

League of Mediators of Ukraine, Reflective Practice Institute & AAA Foundation Combine to Elevate Family Mediation in Ukraine

Three organizations of conflict practitioners are announcing the launch of a singularly remarkable project to support family mediators in Ukraine....

By Michael Lang
Political Behavior Through the Lens of the TKI Conflict Model author.

Political Behavior Through the Lens of the TKI Conflict Model

Can the TKI Conflict Model (i.e., the five conflict modes along with the assertiveness, cooperativeness, distributive, integrative, and protective dimensions) shed some...

By Ralph Kilmann
Educating the Next Generation in Resolving Social Media Disputes  author.

Educating the Next Generation in Resolving Social Media Disputes 

Educating the next generation about conflict resolution skills--early in life--is essential on many levels. Personal happiness, strong friendships and relationships,...

By Gregg Relyea
The Hummingbird author.

The Hummingbird

The other day, I opened one of the French doors in our house to let the dog outside where he...

By Phyllis Pollack

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