Category: Public Policy

This paper is based on a keynote speech delivered to the Nebraska Mediation Association on August 6, 2020. Nearly 18...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. Pollack On June 29, 2021, Harvard’s PONS posted a blog written by staff entitled,...

Global Mediation Development: Developing Cultures of Mediation             Chair: Tara Ollapally Members: Obi-Farinde Morenike, Bruce...

Global Growth Forum COMMENTS ON MEDIATION IN RUSSIA Background on Mediation Laws in Russia While a population that distrusts organized...

At the request of Mediate.com, a small group of US-based public policy and large group mediators/mediation trainers met online during...

Virtual Interpersonal Community Mediation Think Tank Report hosted by the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) Submitted by D.G. Mawn,...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. Pollack Recently, I discussed an empirical study conducted by University of Hawaii Professor Justin...

Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth. How do you respond to conflict?  It is very personal, and is based...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesKristen Blankley, Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of...

Indisputably FOI Alyson Carrel (Northwestern) and LCSW Jasmine Atwell (Loyola ‘JD22) recently discussed Sharon Press and Ellen Deason’s new article,...

RiverHouse Press Blog by Ron KraybillWith COVID19 cases rocketing once again, old questions return.    We are all inescapably affected...

CPR Speaks BlogEarlier this month, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law adopted the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules, the UNCITRAL Notes on...

As the fence grows larger, traditional mediation is further diminished by all the versions in the current culture. Diminishing self-determination...

Divorce Done Differently by Denise French After years of working with those going through divorce, we have found individuals with...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalBystanders can stand up and stop workplace gossip. Gossip is a very common problem at...

How to get parents on the same page - Even in the middle of divorce Divorce can be tough on...

“The function, the very serious function of racism, . . . is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you...

Recently I mediated a contract dispute between a health care provider and an insurer. The main issue concerned billing practices...

IndisputablySince writing my recent short article, Courts Should Make Mediations Good Samaritans Not Frankensteins, I have been thinking about how to...

I recently came across a 2019 book about poker that has given me new insights into how I can help...

Humans are social beings and our well-being depends upon connection to one another (Cook, 2013).  However, the COVID-19 pandemic has...

  It’s generally true in conflict that “it takes two to tango.” In the world of divorce, the fundamental problem...

This article summarizes the Young Minds, Global Voices Conference. This conference was sponsored by mediate.com in May 2021 in an effort...

I’ve always thought of mediation as a process more akin to art than to science. Yes, there are important techniques...

This article was published in the Detroit Legal News on March 2, 2021.In last month’s ADR Spotlight my PREMI colleague,...

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation by Dan SimonWhile debriefing immediately after a co-mediation, an interesting question arose: “Does...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackOne of the most important things a mediator must do- if not the most...

2020 has been a year of too many upsets, too many uncertainties, and too many confusions. Adding to this unsettling...

In preparation for the next international meeting on climate change in Glasgow in November 2021, it is important to begin...

IndisputablyWe already started this week talking about creative ways to persuade and I want to continue this week focusing on...