Category: Reflective Practice

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project Chuck Crumpton founded Crumpton Collaborative Solutions in 2014 and concentrates on mediation...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project In this episode, Tim and Michael Lang talk about Tim’s book, Embodied Conflict:...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project Ava and Ken apply behavioral analysis in order to understand what communication...

Is an apology necessary before you can forgive someone?     Absolutely not. Of course, forgiveness is a decision that only you...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project In a turn-around, Cinnie Noble talks with Michael, asking how he became...

An uncomfortable listening level can guide a difficult conversation. Are there topics or deep conversations that feel uncomfortable to you?...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project John talks with Michael about his efforts to assist local and regional...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project Effectively training mediators requires both a thorough understanding of the knowledge and...

As I wrote The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution, I wondered whether I could include the voices and...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

Conflict analysis is often taught to be an outward-looking process.  In a mediation, the mediator attempts to objectively analyze a...

Michael Lang and Susanne Terry have established The Reflective Practice Institute – See: www.reflectivepracticeinstitute.com. Reflective practice, as a process for learning...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

Preparing yourself for a mediation is challenging. No one likes conflict, and no matter how well you prepare or how...

I’d like to comment on a seven-day workshop I once attended in Westminster, Colorado. This experience is called “Ultimatum” and...

As I have previously mentioned, I am in a book club which reads and discusses books about conflict resolution. The latest...

During a mediation, one or more parties will often bring up the topic of managing expectations- usually in reference to...

The January 2023 edition of Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: "Self-Determination in Mediation: The Art and Science of Mirrors and...

The call came in at 2:05 a.m. The 911 operator who took the call was a veteran of many years....

Browsing the internet for inspiration, I came upon an article in Live Science concerning quantum physics entitled “Does reality exist...

This article discusses some civility and ethical issues we experience in our professional practices. While accepting the Republican presidential nomination...

The 2022 World Cup pageant is being staged in Doha of Qatar, and all interests and attentions are riveted to...

By Deborah S Ballati, Esq. and Patricia H. Thompson Esq. FCIARB While most mediation participants act professionally, with courtesy and...

Unmanaged conflict can result in feeling trapped and miserable at work, caught in negative looping relationships that are tit-for-tat, ripe...

Are you tired of being so hard on yourself? Are you longing to create within yourself a shimmering place of...

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” - Ben...

Much has been written about negotiation style and decision theory in the last 40 years. Getting to Yes was a sensation in...

How did you learn to turn your mistakes into stories? This was the thoughtful question Alesia Grace Thompson asked me...

“Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.” Lily Tomlin Forgiving is complex. Among other things, forgiveness means being...