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In conflict engagement, it starts with a single exchange. “We should focus on solutions.” “I have a problem with that.”...

If opening LinkedIn lately has made you feel like AI evolved while you were busy working, you are not imagining...

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

Eric Friedman is the founder of Mediation First NJ LLC, based in Livingston, New Jersey. He can be reached at...

With the rapid growth of ODR in a number of sectors it is vital to establish ethical standards to undergird...

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

Written in consultation with Claude.ai There is a man I read about years ago — a refugee living just steps...

In conflict, people often remember how they were looked at long after they forget the exact words that were spoken....

You’ve probably seen those signs in subways, buses, airports and other public places that asks the public to report anything...

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

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

The setup Succession was never just a TV show about which Roy child would inherit the corner office. It was...

NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association (AAA®), the global leader in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), today announced the...

Most people think leadership happens because someone notices you. But real influence is built when people learn they can trust...

If you are feeling the squeeze of the 80/20 rule in the general commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) market, the...

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

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

For decades, the standard path for a mediator was to become a successful generalist. You hung a shingle, marketed your...

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

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Conflict engagement often requires disciplined inquiry into how people defend and sustain their competing realities. In facilitation, mediation, and negotiation,...

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

The limitations of negative definitions  Mediation is often defined by what the mediator is not allowed to do: not taking sides, not...

Some mediations never make it to a joint session. This one started in caucus and, against the odds, came full...

Abstract: International commercial conflicts have grown at an enormous rate alongside the globalization of trade and investment, and it has...

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...

You can be exceptional at what you do, the best lawyer, mediator, consultant, or coach in the room, but if...

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

The following slide presentation will be utilized by Jim Melamed for his session “Integrating AI into IP Mediation” offered by...

Introduction: The Evolution of Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Advent of Cognitive Assistance The Multi -Staged Transformation of ADR The...