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Optimizing Online Mediation:  Balancing Automation, AI & the Human Touch author.

Optimizing Online Mediation: Balancing Automation, AI & the Human Touch

Summary: This video captures a roundtable discussion featuring Jim Melamed, a pioneer in online dispute resolution (ODR). The discussion centers...

By Jim Melamed
The Case for Restorative Justice in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System – Risks and Benefits author.

The Case for Restorative Justice in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System – Risks and Benefits

Michigan is undergoing fundamental changes in its juvenile justice system. Driven by the 2024 legislative reforms and the dedicated efforts...

By Phillip Schaedler
The Mediate.com Story: Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Future author.

The Mediate.com Story: Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Future

Table of Contents Next Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Future Seven Keys Table of Contents The Seven Keys text is...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story:  AI at Mediate.com author.

The Mediate.com Story: AI at Mediate.com

Table of Contents Next AI at Mediate.com Writing Obituaries My first experience with AI was utilizing ChatGPT to help me...

By Jim Melamed
Scaling Access to Justice with ODR author.

Scaling Access to Justice with ODR

Imagine a court system that works for everyone, including those who can’t take time off work, can’t arrange childcare, have...

By Bridget McCormack, Colin Rule
How Technology Is Democratizing Dispute Resolution | Steve Andersen at The Hague FDR Hackathon author.

How Technology Is Democratizing Dispute Resolution | Steve Andersen at The Hague FDR Hackathon

Recorded live at the iconic Peace Palace in the Hague, at the Future Dispute Resolution Hackathon, this exclusive interview features...

By Janet Miranda, Steven Anderson
AAAi Podcast 14 with Podcast host and founder of Creative Lawyers Jennifer Leonard author.

AAAi Podcast 14 with Podcast host and founder of Creative Lawyers Jennifer Leonard

In Episode 14 of the AAAi Podcast, AAA President & CEO Bridget McCormack and Legally Disrupted’s Zach Abramowitz sit down...

By Jen Leonard, Bridget McCormack, Zach Abramowitz
FutureDR.org: AI is Here to Stay author.

FutureDR.org: AI is Here to Stay

On June 10, 2025 I was very fortunate to attend the AAA/ICDR’s second Future DR conference at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands (the...

By Colin Rule
Transforming the Judiciary: ODR and the Future of Court Systems In Africa-Lagos author.

Transforming the Judiciary: ODR and the Future of Court Systems In Africa-Lagos

Introduction Africa, the second-largest and most populous continent after Asia, spans approximately one-fifth of the Earth’s total land surface. Home...

By Morenike Obi-Farinde
Teaching Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) at a South African University: A Faculty Member and Mediator’s Perspective author.

Teaching Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) at a South African University: A Faculty Member and Mediator’s Perspective

Introduction This piece shares my experience as a teacher and mediator of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) at a university level....

By Monique Carels
The AI Revolution In Mediator Training author.

The AI Revolution In Mediator Training

Artificial intelligence offers fascinating possibilities. ChatGPT and other very powerful AI systems have found their way into almost all areas...

By Michael Lardy
Bridging the Divide: How Family Values and Conflict Resolution Shape Our Polarized World author.

Bridging the Divide: How Family Values and Conflict Resolution Shape Our Polarized World

In the midst of today's global political climate, it's becoming clear where we are headed and what our world is...

By Rahel Tesfaye
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
Mediate.com Celebrates 30 Years: Reflections on Mediation, AI and the Future author.

Mediate.com Celebrates 30 Years: Reflections on Mediation, AI and the Future

Summary Jim Melamed, co-founder of Mediate.com, reflects on the platform's 30-year journey, highlighting its role in the mediation industry's transition...

By Jim Melamed
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
Post-Humanism: Beyond the Human-Machine Boundary & Dispute Resolution with AI Podcast author.

Post-Humanism: Beyond the Human-Machine Boundary & Dispute Resolution with AI Podcast

Summary The author discusses post-humanism, a philosophical concept that challenges the traditional humanist view of humans as autonomous beings separate...

By Robert Bergman
Will You Become a California State Bar Certified Provider of Mediation Services? author.

Will You Become a California State Bar Certified Provider of Mediation Services?

Pursuant to California Senate Bill 940 by Senator Tom Umberg, the State Bar of California will be  offering certification to...

By Ron Kelly
In Memoriam: Michael Leathes 1948-2024 – Visionary Founder of the International Mediation Institute author.

In Memoriam: Michael Leathes 1948-2024 – Visionary Founder of the International Mediation Institute

Add Your Thoughts to Michael's Memorial Page It is with profound sadness that Mediate.com announces the passing of Michael Leathes,...

By Michael Leathes, Jim Melamed
American Arbitration Association® Acquires World’s Leading Online Dispute Resolution Company author.

American Arbitration Association® Acquires World’s Leading Online Dispute Resolution Company

AAA Partnership with ODR.com and Mediate.com promises faster and fairer resolutions NEW YORK (May 30, 2024)—The American Arbitration Association (AAA®)...

By Bridget McCormack, Colin Rule
ODR Cyberweek 2023: Best Practices in ODR System Design and Deployment  author.

ODR Cyberweek 2023: Best Practices in ODR System Design and Deployment 

Danae Hanes shares her framework for ODR System Design and Deployment (which are serving as the base for a new...

By Colin Rule
ODR Cyberweek 2023: What’s on the Horizon for ODR? Roundtable Discussion author.

ODR Cyberweek 2023: What’s on the Horizon for ODR? Roundtable Discussion

In the opening session of Cyberweek 2023, a panel of Online Dispute Resolution experts look back at the ODR's development...

By Leah Wing, Colin Rule, Morenike Obi-Farinde, Mirèze Philippe, Daniel Rainey, Pablo Cortés, Noam Ebner, Aura Esther Vilalta
The Future of Post-Pandemic Mediation – Mediate.com Panel Discussion (Video) author.

The Future of Post-Pandemic Mediation – Mediate.com Panel Discussion (Video)

Mediate.com Chief Data Scientist Oladeji Tiamiyu and his distinguished panelists (Cassie Lively, Missy Greathouse, and Helen Winter) discuss the lessons...

By Oladeji Tiamiyu, Whitney Trumble, Helen Winter, Missy Greathouse, Colin Rule
Mobilizing Mediatively author.

Mobilizing Mediatively

Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation's FutureTable of Contents  Recently, Mediate.com serialized a jigsaw of 23 pieces by 40 authors in...

By Michael Leathes, Manon Schonewille
Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age – Introduction with AI Podcast author.

Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age – Introduction with AI Podcast

Seven Keys Table of Contents Listen to the AI podcast of this article and videos: Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published...

By Lela Love, Nadja Alexander, Michael Leathes
1st Key-Leadership: Establish Strong, Collaborative, Mediative Leadership author.

1st Key-Leadership: Establish Strong, Collaborative, Mediative Leadership

7 Keys Table of Contents   Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles and videos under the...

By Alan Limbury, Joan Goldsmith, Kenneth Cloke, Rosemary Howell, Valeri Primo-Lack
1st Key-Leadership: Adopt The Edinburgh Declaration author.

1st Key-Leadership: Adopt The Edinburgh Declaration

Seven Keys Table of Contents Listen to the AI Podcast of this article and video: Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a...

By John Sturrock, Tim Hicks
1st Key-Leadership: The Youth Shall Lead Us author.

1st Key-Leadership: The Youth Shall Lead Us

Seven Keys Table of Contents  Listen to the NotebookLM AI Podcast of this article and video:  Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published...

By Aloysius Goh, Megan Tay, Samantha Lek, Sean Lim
2nd Key-Data: Run the Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series Every 5-7 Years author.

2nd Key-Data: Run the Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series Every 5-7 Years

Seven Keys Table of Contents Listen to the AI Podcast of this article and video: Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a...

By Danielle Hutchinson, Emma-May Litchfield
2nd Key-Data: Develop a Negotiation Index author.

2nd Key-Data: Develop a Negotiation Index

Seven Keys Table of Contents Listen to the AI Podcast of this Article: Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series...

By Michael McIlwrath

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