Mediation Articles

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...

Table of Contents Agreement to Mediate – AI Confidentiality Provision Below is a provision that can be added to an...

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

Overconfidence bias is one of the most common—and dangerous—psychological hurdles you will face in mediation. Overconfidence bias is a cognitive...

Introduction Med-Arb combines mediation and arbitration into a single, seamless alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process that blends collaboration and flexibility...

In March 2026, Bridging the Gap brought together professionals from across the UK, the United States and Australia, people who...

For much of its modern development, mediation has been shaped by jurisdiction. Training pathways, accreditation frameworks, and professional bodies have...

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

Summary: In this video and set of articles, founders Jim Melamed and John Helie reflect on the thirty-year evolution of Mediate.com and its role in shaping...

Most professionals are busy, capable, doing good work and yet the practice is not growing the way they expected. The...

I first met Jim Melamed at the North American Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution in Montreal in March 1988. It was...

In the high-stakes arena of family mediation, we aren't just managing schedules or dividing assets; we are navigating the wreckage...

Below is a provision that can be added to an Agreement to Mediate to preserve and extend mediation contractual confidentiality....

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

The phenomenon of impasse in mediation represents more than a mere cessation of dialogue; it is a critical juncture where...

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

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

Caucus is often treated as the backbone of modern mediation. It is the go-to move when things stall, emotions rise,...

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

Mediation is, by its nature, a reflective profession. It asks practitioners to hold space for others, to manage complexity, and...

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