Category: Reports

The first International ODR Forum was held in Geneva in 2002 under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for...

This week’s edition of “This Week in Mediation” is our 1,000th Edition.  While some might argue that “1,000 is just...

100th Anniversary Program of the American Law Institute on The: Role of Technology in Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice....

This article honors the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) 60th Anniversary Celebration now taking place in Los Angeles....

The listservs and chat rooms have been abuzz this week -- everyone's talking about the conference! We had 39 leading...

This study details best practices for the use of ODR for commercial disputes in APEC and the need for a...

University of California, Davis, Professor Donna Shestowsky and I recently had the pleasure of conducting the first neutral evaluation of any family...

The Marvin E. Johnson Diversity and Equity Award was established as a tribute to Marvin Johnson, a long-time SPIDR and...

This article is part of a series of perspectives on eviction mediation program development that is being supported by the...

In this episode,  Jay Santiago--attorney, mediator, and arbitrator--provides an overview of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, its implications for international...

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

Task Force’s 8 Primary Recommendations In addition to the many Committee Recommendations, the Task Force’s Executive Committee offers these 8...

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

READ THE ENTIRE FINAL REPORT Introduction “Welcome to the online mediation revolution”  Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Task Force Chair What follows...

Committee Reports, Recommendations & Resources Community Mediation Committee Chair: D.G. Mawn Members: Arron Addison, Kabrina Bass, Brandon Brown, Sara Campos, Corinne “Cookie” Levitz, Charles A. Lieske, Norma...

Beyond Mediation: The Collaborative Practice Experience Collaborative Practice is a process to resolve family law conflict without the use of...

Report of the Committe on Experiential Online Mediation Training: Clinics, Simulations, and Video Feedback See the Complete Committee Report as...

The Online Mediation Marketing Committee consisted of the following members: Chair: Susan Guthrie Members: Michael Aurit, Gabrielle Hartley and Alberto...

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

The Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation Training is pleased to invite you to join colleagues from around the world for our Forum on Standards,...

Background It was during late March 2020, soon after the pandemic first made global headlines, that a group of leading mediators and...

Mediate.com asked 300 dispute resolution professionals 7 questions about the field as part of the Mediate.com 20/20 25th anniversary conference....

To increase access to justice, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Dispute Resolution Section celebrated Mediation Week the third week of October under...

Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles under the collective title Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s...

Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles and videos under the collective title Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s...

Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles and videos under the collective title Seven Keys to...

Message from IMI The International Mediation Institute is delighted to present the GPC North America Report—a comparative analysis and recommendations...

Great set of comprehensive statistics around Franklin County’s ODR program have now been released. Two results that stood out: Would...

See Part 1 here II. Recommendations Whether you are using these Recommendations as an ADR practitioner or an organization that...

Introduction Mediation is a dynamically structured voluntary dispute resolution process where a neutral third party helps the disputing parties in...