In this episode, Ian interviews ODR pioneer John Helie. John founded ConflictNet in 1988 as a communication forum and information sharing network for the Conflict Resolution Practitioners community, and in 1996 co-founded Mediate.com with Jim Melamed (who was interviewed on the last podcast). John also co-founded OnlineResolution.com, along with Jim and Colin Rule, one of the very first ODR providers, in 2000.
A trained mediator and facilitator, John pioneered work with online conflict and communication from the earliest days of the Internet.
More about John:
https://mediate.com/author/john-helie/
https://mediate.com/special-episode-interview-with-mediate-com-co-founder-john-helie/
John’s address on the occasion of his receiving the Mary Parker Follett award from the Association for Conflict Resolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPtYyDm0Jig
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