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Roger Fisher talks about applying what he says in his book, Getting to Yes, to reality. He discusses the difference...

Albie Davis remembers attending a conference and wondering why everyone was making mediation a complicated process when respect is the...

Joseph Folger describes his early experiences in the field of mediation.

Susan Carpenter talks about the importance of having both a court system along with conciliation and mediation processes because they...

Chris Moore describes his training early on with the American Arbitration Association and the organization 'Moving for a New Society'....

Nina Meierding explains a few different styles of mediation including transformative, facilitative, and evaluative. She mostly practices facilitative, but believes...

Michelle LeBaron explains one of the things she does different as a trainer, which is having people do role-plays with...

Michael Lang speaks of his start in divorce mediation when he was a lawyer.

Joan Kelly explains that while she used a facilitative model while doing her research, she now usually ends up using...

Kovach describes the development of mediation from experimental programs to research to implementation and now to regulation.

Lisa Parkinson describes how family mediation came about in the UK. Divorce rates were on the rise and research was...

James Alfini shares an account of when he was able to give someone voice in a situation where there was...

Greg Bourne explains how his academic background and experience with public policy and environmental issues has helped him move faster...

Gail Bingham discusses how science and scientists play a part in environmental disputes.

William Hartgering talks about his experience with mediating disputes that do not settle. He feels that no matter the end...

See interview series DVDs at www.mediate.com/Views. Access all Don Saposnek videos here.Don Saposnek explains he's troubled by the incompetence he...

Howard Gadlin talks about how mediation may become part of a management technique within organizations. He also voices his concern...

Carl Schneider shares that mediation reaches its full potential when a mediator can help to repair a torn relationship.

Glenn Sigurdson talks about the importance of slowing down, especially at the beginning of a mediation. He calls this steering...

Margaret Shaw talks about the variety of approaches to mediating cases and emphasizes that each one has its pros and...

Peter Salem discusses why so many in the field want to define mediation. He sees it as a platform from...

Jay Folberg observes the evolution of the kinds of professionals who practice in the field from when it started to the...

Roger Fisher talks about how he believes George W. Bush is too quick to make big decisions without first consulting...

Barbara McAdoo discusses that the spread of mediation is what most pleases her about the field. However, she is also...

Leonard Riskin describes his earlier struggle with holding back what he believed to be the answer in a conflict and...

Bill Lincoln talks about his start in international mediation and how he wanted to end the contradiction of rapid social...

Chip Rose talks about his extensive experience as a divorce litigator and how frustrated he became with the process mostly...

Parties who are not clear about the purpose, value and definition of mediation may think they need a collaborative lawyer...

Bill Lincoln speaks of his leadership role in training mediators in order to have a "professional standard of competency".

Richard Salem describes his time serving as an intermediary between police and the black panthers in Richmond, California.