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The Mediate.com Story:  John Helie author.

The Mediate.com Story: John Helie

Table of Contents Next John Helie The earliest seeds of what would become Mediate.com were planted in March 1988 in...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story:  ConflictNet & Digital Plumbing author.

The Mediate.com Story: ConflictNet & Digital Plumbing

Table of Contents Next ConflictNet & Digital Plumbing My first meeting with John Helie in Montreal in 1988 is also...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story: Mediation Advocacy Over Three Decades author.

The Mediate.com Story: Mediation Advocacy Over Three Decades

Table of Contents Next Mediation Advocacy Over Three Decades 200+ Conference Appearances Clare Fowler at NW Dispute Resolution Conference Announcing...

By Jim Melamed
ICODR Podcast 40: Jim Melamed, Co-Founder & Former CEO of Mediate.com author.

ICODR Podcast 40: Jim Melamed, Co-Founder & Former CEO of Mediate.com

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
The Mediate.com Story: Mediate.com Website History author.

The Mediate.com Story: Mediate.com Website History

Table of Contents Next Mediate.com Website History One way to appreciate the development of mediation on the Internet over the...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story: Providing Digital Answers for Mediators author.

The Mediate.com Story: Providing Digital Answers for Mediators

Table of Contents Next Providing Digital Answers for Mediators Our Mediate.com Dynamic Website Package, developed by "Queen Carol," was one...

By Jim Melamed
Is AI Sounding More Human or are Humans Sounding More like AI? author.

Is AI Sounding More Human or are Humans Sounding More like AI?

These circulate heavily on TikTok, Twitter, and group chats: “It depends.” Used jokingly or seriously, this is now a default...

By Robert Bergman
The Mediate.com Story: Assisting Mediation Associations author.

The Mediate.com Story: Assisting Mediation Associations

Table of Contents Next Assisting Mediation Associations Utilizing Mediate’s user friendly Dynamic Website System, where we trained our clients to...

By Jim Melamed
Providing Self-Represented Parties with an Outline for Pre-Mediation Statements author.

Providing Self-Represented Parties with an Outline for Pre-Mediation Statements

From Mediation Magazine In anticipation of the surge in consumer mediations involving self-represented parties (“SRPs”) there are procedures that can...

By Lori Sanford
The Mediate.com Story:  Mediate.com Website Resources author.

The Mediate.com Story: Mediate.com Website Resources

Table of Contents Next Mediate.com Website Resources All Topics at Mediate.com ALL TOPICS www.Mediate.com/All-Topics Most Popular Topics About Mediation Mediation...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story: AAA Purchases Mediate.com & ODR.com author.

The Mediate.com Story: AAA Purchases Mediate.com & ODR.com

Table of Contents Next AAA Purchases Mediate.com & ODR.com Notable also is that the purchase of Mediate.com and ODR.com by...

By Jim Melamed
AI, Law, and the Boundaries of Personhood author.

AI, Law, and the Boundaries of Personhood

It sounds absurd at first (or I just woke up in 2035)—an Ohio lawmaker proposing a bill that bans people...

By Robert Bergman
The Mediate.com Story:  Mediate.com Early Leadership author.

The Mediate.com Story: Mediate.com Early Leadership

Table of Contents Next SECTION 2:MEDIATE.COM LEADERSHIP Mediate.com Early Leadership Here are a number of projects that Mediate.com has led...

By Jim Melamed
The Uneasy Map of AI Regulation: A Mediator’s Glimpse into Global Fragmentation author.

The Uneasy Map of AI Regulation: A Mediator’s Glimpse into Global Fragmentation

It is tempting to believe that artificial intelligence, this shimmering promise of progress, could one day be governed by a...

By Robert Bergman
The 8 AI Ethics Trends Creating Unprecedented Practice-Building Opportunities in 2026 author.

The 8 AI Ethics Trends Creating Unprecedented Practice-Building Opportunities in 2026

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
Paths Forward for Online Mediation – Index of Resources author.

Paths Forward for Online Mediation – Index of Resources

This index of resources is intended to assist readers to conveniently identify and access specific portions of the Mediate.com Online...

By Clare Fowler, Colin Rule, Jim Melamed, Forrest (Woody) Mosten
Forum Video: Final Report of Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation author.

Forum Video: Final Report of Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation

This is a 90 minute video from the September 24, 2021 Forum sharing the Final Report of Mediate.com Task Force...

By Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story: Covid and the Mediate.com 25th Anniversary Conference author.

The Mediate.com Story: Covid and the Mediate.com 25th Anniversary Conference

Table of Contents Next 2020 - Covid Strikes Mediate.com’s 25th Anniversary Conference Goes Online! Things really changed for Mediate.com during...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story: Online Mediation Task Force author.

The Mediate.com Story: Online Mediation Task Force

Table of Contents Next Mediate.com Online Mediation Task Force READ THE ENTIRE FINAL REPORT “Welcome to the online mediation revolution”  ...

By Jim Melamed
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 New Digital Reality – Designing Effective Consensus Processes in the Digital Age: Beyond Email to AI, Platforms and Persistent Engagement author.

The New Digital Reality – Designing Effective Consensus Processes in the Digital Age: Beyond Email to AI, Platforms and Persistent Engagement

Editorial Note: This article was originally entitled "Technology Creates Opportunities and Risks" by John Helie and originally appeared in the...

By John Helie
Introducing Mediation Magazine: A New Voice for the Mediation Community author.

Introducing Mediation Magazine: A New Voice for the Mediation Community

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
Mediating Court Referred/Litigated Cases, with mediator Nelson Timken author.

Mediating Court Referred/Litigated Cases, with mediator Nelson Timken

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
Mediation Practice Playbook Podcast #545 – How Adding EDR Can Accelerate Your Practice Growth author.

Mediation Practice Playbook Podcast #545 – How Adding EDR Can Accelerate Your Practice Growth

If you’ve been looking for ways to expand your services, stand out in a competitive market, and deliver greater value...

By Susan Guthrie
The Mediate.com Story: Online Educational Forums & Mediate University author.

The Mediate.com Story: Online Educational Forums & Mediate University

Table of Contents Next Online Educational Forums & Mediate University Check out these and additional course offerings at www.MediateUniversity.com Check...

By Jim Melamed
Just Published: Global Standard for Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS). Summary for Legal and Dispute Resolution Professionals author.

Just Published: Global Standard for Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS). Summary for Legal and Dispute Resolution Professionals

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
The Mediate.com Story: Disruptive Internet Technologies Over the Years author.

The Mediate.com Story: Disruptive Internet Technologies Over the Years

Table of Contents Next SECTION 3:DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES & AIIN MEDIATION A Review of Disruptive Digital Technologies Along with ConflictNet’s and...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story:  How AI Can Help Mediators author.

The Mediate.com Story: How AI Can Help Mediators

Table of Contents Next There is a great summary article and set of resources on AI in mediation and dispute...

By Jim Melamed
The Mediate.com Story: AI and Mediation: Questioning and Prompting author.

The Mediate.com Story: AI and Mediation: Questioning and Prompting

Table of Contents Next AI and Mediation: Questioning and Prompting The quality of AI outputs depends on users’ skill in...

By Jim Melamed
The Meaning—and Illusion—of Human Oversight of AI author.

The Meaning—and Illusion—of Human Oversight of AI

Human oversight. It sounds reassuring, doesn’t it? Like a steady hand resting on the wheel while machines hum in the...

By Robert Bergman

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