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ODR in the Courts – from ODR Forum 2026 (video) author.

ODR in the Courts – from ODR Forum 2026 (video)

This video is a recording of the session "ODR in the Courts" from the June 2026 ODR Forum at Harvard...

By Colin Rule
Making Dispute Resolution Accessible – ODR Forum 2026 (video) author.

Making Dispute Resolution Accessible – ODR Forum 2026 (video)

"Making Dispute Resolution Accessible" from the 2026 ODR Forum at Harvard University, presented by Jennifer Shack, Director of Research at...

By Jennifer Shack
Colin Rule Documentary Interview author.

Colin Rule Documentary Interview

This is the video recording of Colin Rule, CEO of Mediate.com and ODR.com, for the "Can ODR Change the World...

By Colin Rule, Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis
Canada’s Proposed Privacy Bill C-36 author.

Canada’s Proposed Privacy Bill C-36

By Robert Bergman, CEO of Southwest Management Technology Canada’s proposed Bill C-36 represents one of the most significant privacy law...

By Robert Bergman
The Hidden Power Dynamics Inside Everyday Conflict: Leaders, Educators and Families author.

The Hidden Power Dynamics Inside Everyday Conflict: Leaders, Educators and Families

Power dynamics rarely announce themselves directly in conflict. Instead, they quietly shape who speaks, who withdraws, who apologizes first, and...

By Rahel Tesfaye
Guidance for AI Usage – from the ODR Forum 2026 author.

Guidance for AI Usage – from the ODR Forum 2026

This session from the 2026 Global ODR Forum is entited "Applying ODR Standards: Guidance for AI Usage for Human Third...

By Daniel Rainey, Leah Wing
What Are We Learning About the Effects of AI in Mediation – 3 Tips for Protecting Our Parties author.

What Are We Learning About the Effects of AI in Mediation – 3 Tips for Protecting Our Parties

https://youtu.be/jhz_QnI2ZNk?si=56hZZbugqSaoJZqq Dr. Clare Fowler, Exec VP at ODR.com‍ ‍and Mediate.com, here presents on: "What Are We Learning About the Effects...

By Clare Fowler
Common Ground Podcast: From Litigator to AI Mediator: Rethinking How Disputes Get Resolved with Renee Jackson author.

Common Ground Podcast: From Litigator to AI Mediator: Rethinking How Disputes Get Resolved with Renee Jackson

What happens when a self-described non-entrepreneur sets out to build an AI mediator? Host Morgan "Mo" Tregenza talks with Renee...

By Morgan Tregenza
Legal AI: From Possibility to Practice author.

Legal AI: From Possibility to Practice

AI has moved from possibility to practice in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The focus now must be on how we implement...

By Tracey Frisch, Colin Rule
Modernizing Mediation and More: Welcoming Morgan (Mo) Tregenza and the Common Ground Podcast! author.

Modernizing Mediation and More: Welcoming Morgan (Mo) Tregenza and the Common Ground Podcast!

In this special episode, new host Morgan Tregenza sits down with outgoing host and ODR pioneer Colin Rule for a candid conversation about the...

By Colin Rule, Morgan Tregenza
AI, ADR and the Future of Dispute Resolution author.

AI, ADR and the Future of Dispute Resolution

Why JAMS introduced AI Rules and launched its Technology Industry Group Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how businesses operate,...

By Kim Taylor
Mediating First-Party Property Cases: Navigating the Storm of Coverage, Causation, and Emotion author.

Mediating First-Party Property Cases: Navigating the Storm of Coverage, Causation, and Emotion

With hurricane season starting in Florida where I am, I thought it might be germane to talk about First-party property...

By Ed Timken
The AAAi Standards for Use of AI in ADR author.

The AAAi Standards for Use of AI in ADR

The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (AAA-ICDR®) has published new AAAi Standards for AI in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). They...

By Bridget McCormack, Colin Rule
Agreement to Mediate That Incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use author.

Agreement to Mediate That Incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use

Introduction: The following Agreement to Mediate updates previous iterations by directly addressing the use of Artificial Intelligence in mediation for...

By Jim Melamed
AI, Confidentiality, and Privacy Risks in Mediation and Arbitration author.

AI, Confidentiality, and Privacy Risks in Mediation and Arbitration

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday ADR practice. Mediators and arbitrators now encounter AI tools in document review,...

By Robert Bergman
The Real Practice Systems (RPS) Negotiation and Mediation Coach author.

The Real Practice Systems (RPS) Negotiation and Mediation Coach

The Real Practice Systems Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach) is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help mediators, lawyers,...

By John Lande
Mediate.com Book Club Video – Mental Health and Conflicts author.

Mediate.com Book Club Video – Mental Health and Conflicts

On May 20, 2026, the “Great Reads” Book Club focused on the Dan Berstein's book Mental Health and Conflicts: A...

By Dan Berstein
I Knew Colin Rule Was Impressive.  But I Didn’t Know the Half of It. author.

I Knew Colin Rule Was Impressive.  But I Didn’t Know the Half of It.

I have known Colin Rule for more than twenty years.  During that time, I knew that he had done a...

By John Lande
Is the AI Governance Problem Really a Human Governance Problem? author.

Is the AI Governance Problem Really a Human Governance Problem?

The dominant way people talk about artificial intelligence, especially lately after the explosion of generative models and the uneasy scramble...

By Robert Bergman
Dynamics of the Mediation Opening Phase: Kicking Things Off in a Positive Direction author.

Dynamics of the Mediation Opening Phase: Kicking Things Off in a Positive Direction

The opening phase of a mediation session represents one of the most critical, psychologically complex, and strategically demanding junctures in...

By Ed Timken
The ICODR Podcast Episode 46: The 2026 ODR Forum, with Colin Rule author.

The ICODR Podcast Episode 46: The 2026 ODR Forum, with Colin Rule

In this episode, Ian speaks with Colin Rule, CEO of ODR.com, about the upcoming ODR2026.org conference taking place on June 11, 2026 (also...

By Colin Rule, Ian MacDuff
Privacy Regulations for Users of AI Models: A Free Practitioner’s Field Manual author.

Privacy Regulations for Users of AI Models: A Free Practitioner’s Field Manual

Robert Bergman is CEO of Southwest Management Technology and Next Level Mediation. Every conversation I have with a compliance officer...

By Robert Bergman
The Preemption Gambit: Why the SECURE Data Act Could Erase 21 State Privacy Laws Overnight author.

The Preemption Gambit: Why the SECURE Data Act Could Erase 21 State Privacy Laws Overnight

There are two ways to read the SECURE Data Act, introduced in the House yesterday. The first way: as a...

By Robert Bergman
The Privacy Patchwork in 2026 author.

The Privacy Patchwork in 2026

What Compliance-Oriented Teams in Legal, Healthcare, and Finance Actually Need to Watch A few weeks ago, a colleague on our...

By Robert Bergman
Guidance for Third Parties Using Artificial Intelligence in Dispute Resolution: Applying the Online Dispute Resolution Standards author.

Guidance for Third Parties Using Artificial Intelligence in Dispute Resolution: Applying the Online Dispute Resolution Standards

The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) and the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) announce the issuance of a...

By Colin Rule
AI in Legal Practice: What Heppner v. US Means for Lawyers, Mediators, and Arbitrators author.

AI in Legal Practice: What Heppner v. US Means for Lawyers, Mediators, and Arbitrators

For the sake of transparency and self-protection, let me start by saying I am not an attorney, and I am...

By Robert Bergman
Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stanford Law School and ODR.com Advance Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Case Resolution System author.

Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stanford Law School and ODR.com Advance Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Case Resolution System

Next Steps in Groundbreaking Partnership Seek to Unlock the Potential of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) The Superior Court of Los...

By Colin Rule
Mediation as an Interactive Decision-Making Process author.

Mediation as an Interactive Decision-Making Process

Benevolence in the UHT Recovery Path Subject: Benefits Restoration Operation (Hersteloperatie Toeslagen) / Mediation in the public sector 1. Introduction In...

By Ton Westerduin
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) author.

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

The International Association of Privacy Professionals is a global membership organization focused on privacy, data protection, and AI governance. It...

By Robert Bergman
Guided Mediation: A Method for Structuring Consensus in Modern Conflict Engagement author.

Guided Mediation: A Method for Structuring Consensus in Modern Conflict Engagement

In contemporary conflict, ranging from organizational disputes to community tensions and multi-stakeholder policy disagreements, constituents and stakeholders often disagree not...

By John Potter

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