Terry Wheeler explains his approach to mediation mostly using a facilitative style with elements of other approaches that weave into...
By Terry WheelerFrom John Folk-Williams's blog Cross Collaborate Facilitation is too often an underrated art. Both the practice and its practitioners are...
By John Folk-WilliamsThis article will appear as the centerpiece of a symposium in the Nevada Law Journal to be published in May...
By Leonard RiskinThings have changed at my alma mater, U.C. San Diego since I graduated with a degree in Literature and the...
By Victoria PynchonFrom Larry Susskind's blog on the Consensus Building Approach In their extraordinary new book, Planning With Complexity (Routledge, 2010), Judith...
By Larry SusskindFrom John Folk-Williams's blog Cross Collaborate This is the nightmare scenario for any consensus process: After months of hard work...
By John Folk-WilliamsFrom John Folk-Williams's blog Cross Collaborate Despite my share of disappointments with the latest “revolutionary” computer technology, I’ve become quite...
By John Folk-WilliamsFrom the Author: I'm grateful to Peter Adler, James Melamed, Samantha Hardy, Nikola Balvin and Claire Holland for their vital...
By Alex AzarovI recently came across Penn State's website and when searching "conflict resolution", I found this gem of a page. It...
By Jeff ThompsonFrom John Folk-Williams's blog Cross Collaborate The Future Search Conference is one of several collaborative planning methods that take a...
By John Folk-WilliamsExplosion of Comments! (updated 12:48pm with more comments) Is it ok to ask for age specific facilitators? Over at the...
By Jeff ThompsonNina Meierding explains a few different styles of mediation including transformative, facilitative, and evaluative. She mostly practices facilitative, but believes...
By Nina MeierdingJoan Kelly explains that while she used a facilitative model while doing her research, she now usually ends up using...
By Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.From Larry Susskind's blog on the Consensus Building Approach Population growth is increasing. Efforts to raise the standard of living...
By Larry SusskindCarrie Menkel-Meadow teaches negotiation highlighting four different models and she believes that it is important to teach all four models.
By Carrie J. Menkel-MeadowJohn Paul Lederach explains how mediators need to shift their focus from mediating a person to mediating a space in...
By John Paul LederachFrom Larry Susskind's blog on the Consensus Building Approach One response I often get to the idea of a taking...
By Larry Susskind“I’m a mediator, why do I need to worry about mindfulness?” Not an unusual response when we suggest how...
By Dr. Barbara T. Strahl, Tom MatyókIn a recently published paper, experts in decision making Dolly Chugh, Katherine L. Milkman, and Max Bazerman asked an important...
By Diane J. LevinWHO WE ARE [1] We are professionals who provide technical assistance to groups. Some of us work with communities. Others...
By Peter AdlerFrom Dr. John Windmueller's blog. There’s a common expression that “two heads are better than one,” and that may often...
By John WindmuellerThanks to WorkLifeBridge for including us on its resource page. We're happpy to reciprocate and pleased to find another good...
By Victoria PynchonAs a family-law attorney for over 35 years, I can tell you that the secret to a successful divorce is...
By Ed ShermanFrom Dr. John Windmueller's blog. I recently discovered a terrific tool for mapping concepts and group discussions: Compendium. Compendium was...
By John WindmuellerWhy diversity? Uh . . . . because that's how life successfully evolved on planet earth? Now a new study...
By Victoria PynchonDesde el nivel vecinal al jurídico, la mediación ha adquirido un auge enorme en los Estados Unidos y se ha...
By Josefina RendonPeter Adler, Ph.D., President of The Keystone Center in Keystone, Colorado is also an author who has written extensively in...
By Gini NelsonFacilitators are needed for California's state-wide health care conversation. Californians will come together on Saturday, August 11th, to evaluate proposals...
By Susan DupreA great resource today from Bill Waters' Campus ADR Tech Blog on the Dynamics of Group Decision-Making It's an animation...
By Geoff SharpMost of us would likely say that we do not care to be around disagreeable people. This choice of behavior...
By Dale Eilerman