Category: Videos

Nina Meierding discusses her concern of mediation being too closely tied in to the legal process. This tie, being a practice of...

Michael Lang discusses how some mediators fear conflict and/or do not have the skills necessary to handle it. The intervention that...

Michael Lang talks about his concern with how the certification process is lacking in the ability to assess - in...

Diane Neumann discusses mediating with a variety of people, including the communication factors that are unique to working with Gays...

Nina Meierding talks about what got her excited about mediation when she first started in the field around 1985. She...

Diane Neumann discusses her belief that everyone is teachable. She says that people should be taught to be confident and...

Frank Sander talks about why he decided to change career paths in the 70s from tax and family law to...

Howard Gadlin speaks of the motivation that scientists have in getting conflicts resolved, as they need a fully functional and...

Howard Gadlin talks about training: from an academic's bias (admittedly) he believes training should be "grounded more in solid theoretical...

Roger Fisher recounts how a former student who became the president of Ecuador asked Fisher for advice on how to...

Bernie Mayer discusses what qualities are necessary in aspiring mediators before coming into the field: one should be comfortable with conflict,...

Randy Lowry talks about why he got into and stayed in mediation: enjoys teaching, relates to a sense of faith,...

John Paul Lederach describes how his passion and belief system coming from a Mennonite tradition drove him to pursue a...

Randy Lowry discusses why law school academics might be resistant to teaching the negotiation skill set. It's not something they...

Barbara McAdoo shares a life-changing experience she had as a senior in high school when she chose to do a...

Randy Lowry discusses the development of mediation in US culture -from colonial times to the present day.

Hugh McIssac explains how he and others wanted to find a model where, unlike the adversary system, had people working...

Diane Neumann had a household with lots of family issues and mediating this household significantly affected her choice and talent...

Arthur Pearlstein discusses how ADR has become part of 'the game' within the court system and civil litigation.

Carrie Menkel-Meadow discusses the importance of disclosing biases and experiences to parties in advance.

Carrie Menkel-Meadow believes that most people can learn how to be good mediators and she shares the two most important...

Jeff Krivis describes how arbitration came about, its success, and then its lack of success as more rules came about....

Michael Lang shares what he is currently glad to see in the field: mediation being taught in school programs, community...

Albie Davis talks about falling into mediation by accident by seeing a neighborhood mediation program and being intrigued by that...

James Coben talks about concerns he has within the field that include systems designs that force people into mediation and...

Roger Fisher reflects on his ongoing concern in the negotiation field, which is that people are too quick to be...

Stephen Erickson tells of a tragedy with a client that occurred when he was practicing law. This event impacted his...

Michelle LeBaron shares that mormon communities would historically handle conflicts by following the admonitions of the priesthood.

Sid Lezak describes how he started practicing mediation without being conscious of it. As a US Attorney, he acted as...

Kimberly Kovach shares her two main objectives when she began mediating - provide people with a process in which they...