The moment I truly understood conflict wasn’t in a training room, it was in my own home. Years of studying...
By Katy Harris
Applying the SPIRE model of wholebeing to healing and mediation When a marriage ends, it can feel as though the...
By Yanine Simpser
In this ICODR Podcast, Ian MacDuff interviews Jim Melamed, co-founder, in 1996, and former CEO of Mediate.com until 2020, at which point...
By Jim Melamed, Ian MacDuff
Welcome to Mediate.com‘s ‘Great Reads’ book club with authors of recently published books in both the popular and academic presses. Our goal...
By Colin Rule, Clare Fowler, Jim Melamed
Over 30 years, Mediate.com has now published over 15,000 articles, videos and podcasts from over 2,800 authors! This listing and...
By Clare Fowler, Colin Rule, Jim Melamed
Table of Contents Next Mediate.com Website History One way to appreciate the development of mediation on the Internet over the...
By Jim Melamed
These circulate heavily on TikTok, Twitter, and group chats: “It depends.” Used jokingly or seriously, this is now a default...
By Robert Bergman
Michigan is undergoing fundamental changes in its juvenile justice system. Driven by the 2024 legislative reforms and the dedicated efforts...
By Phillip Schaedler
John Paul Lederach discusses his reflections of decades of countless past dialogue experiences where what happened before, between and after...
By John Paul Lederach
In this special solo episode, Susan shares behind-the-scenes lessons from her appearance on The Oprah Podcast. Discover how years of preparation...
By Susan Guthrie
From Mediation Magazine In anticipation of the surge in consumer mediations involving self-represented parties (“SRPs”) there are procedures that can...
By Lori Sanford
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By Jim Melamed
It sounds absurd at first (or I just woke up in 2035)—an Ohio lawmaker proposing a bill that bans people...
By Robert Bergman
It is tempting to believe that artificial intelligence, this shimmering promise of progress, could one day be governed by a...
By Robert Bergman
As Mediate.com celebrates the publication of our 1,100th Edition of "This Week in Mediation," we are pleased to direct your...
By Jim Melamed
"While strength is the natural quality of an individual seen in isolation, power springs up between men when they act...
By Kenneth Cloke
More from Susan's Practice Playbook Series Copyright battles. Deepfake litigation. AI agent liability. These aren't emerging practice areas anymore. They're...
By Susan Guthrie
Editorial Note: This article was originally published in Conciliation Quarterly, Fall 2002, Vol. 21, No. 4. as "Peace and the...
By John Helie
Editorial Note: This article was originally entitled "Technology Creates Opportunities and Risks" by John Helie and originally appeared in the...
By John Helie
Imagine a mediation room: A woman sits across from her ex-partner, who interrupts her, dominates the conversation, and insists his...
By Ekaterina Ricci
Full information on the AAA AI Arbitrator is here. What does “AI arbitrator” really mean? At the American Arbitration Association®...
By Bridget McCormack
The American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (AAA-ICDR®) has launched Mediation Magazine at MediationMagazine.org, a year-round digital publication dedicated...
By Bridget McCormack, Larry Selby
In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Nelson Timken, founder of www.resolveourdispute.com, about mediating court referred cases and the specific challenges involved with...
By Ed Timken, Colin Rule
If you’ve been looking for ways to expand your services, stand out in a competitive market, and deliver greater value...
By Susan Guthrie
In this episode, Ian speaks with Rory Kingan, CEO of Eperoto, a legal tech company based in Sweden that helps...
By Ian MacDuff
Summary: This article provides excerpts summarizing the ISO/IEC 27701:2025 standard, which establishes the global framework for Privacy Information Management Systems...
By Robert Bergman
Source - AAA Press Release NEW YORK—Sept. 17, 2025—Furthering its commitment to deliver AI-driven solutions that transform how legal issues...
By Bridget McCormack
1. Introduction: Autonomy Versus Attrition in Dispute Resolution Mediation is fundamentally rooted in the principle of self-determination, an axiom that...
By Ed Timken
Nearly two years ago on this podcast, we discussed the American Arbitration Association’s innovation initiatives – and specifically its embrace...
By Bridget McCormack, Diana Didia
Human oversight. It sounds reassuring, doesn’t it? Like a steady hand resting on the wheel while machines hum in the...
By Robert Bergman
