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What Our Inner Conflict Tells Us About How We Mediate author.
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What Our Inner Conflict Tells Us About How We Mediate

Conflict analysis is often taught to be an outward-looking process.  In a mediation, the mediator attempts to objectively analyze a...

By Aaron Leakey, Nur Masoumzadeh
Michael Lang and Susanne Terry’s Reflective Practice Institute author.
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Michael Lang and Susanne Terry’s Reflective Practice Institute

Michael Lang and Susanne Terry have established The Reflective Practice Institute – See: www.reflectivepracticeinstitute.com. Reflective practice, as a process for learning...

By Michael Lang, Susanne Terry
Reflective Practice: In Their Voices  Interview with Howard Herman author.
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Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Interview with Howard Herman

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

By Howard Herman, Michael Lang
Training Your Mediator Bot author.
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Training Your Mediator Bot

I bet you didn’t know that you need to train your mediator bot. This didn’t occur to me until I...

By John Lande
Impact of Psyche on Mediation author.
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Impact of Psyche on Mediation

Every individual has an image of the self and of others. Values, bias, conditioning tend to structure frames and constructs....

By Uma Ramanathan
Virtual is Reality – Zoom Mediation is Here to Stay author.
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Virtual is Reality – Zoom Mediation is Here to Stay

One of the few benefits of Covid may be discovery of virtual reality’s utility for dispute resolution. What was born...

By Joe Basta
Leveraging Mediation to Foster Mental Health During Divorce author.
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Leveraging Mediation to Foster Mental Health During Divorce

Embarking on a journey through separation? Learn how mediation nourishes the mental health of families, offering a beacon of hope...

By Ms Alice Garcia
To Disagree Better, We Need to Improve our Conflict Competence author.
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To Disagree Better, We Need to Improve our Conflict Competence

Every year I train hundreds of professionals and university students on what I call “conflict competence,” or how to accept,...

By Danya Rumore
Mediating in the Eye of the Storm! author.
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Mediating in the Eye of the Storm!

A bit tongue in cheek, I sometimes describe mediation as a kind of ‘free theatre’ where the mediator has a...

By Michael Jacobs
Cursory Glimpse: The Mediator’s Steps in Facilitating the Process author.
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Cursory Glimpse: The Mediator’s Steps in Facilitating the Process

Mediation is an invaluable tool for resolving disputes, but it comes with its unique set of challenges, especially with respect...

By Sarabjeet Wadhwa
Why Mediation Competitions are a Win-Win for Everyone Involved author.
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Why Mediation Competitions are a Win-Win for Everyone Involved

Mediation and competition are words that stand worlds apart. Mediation comes from the Latin word “medium”, i.e. the middle ground....

By Julia Radanova
The Paradox of AI Regulation: Navigating Uncharted Terrains author.
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The Paradox of AI Regulation: Navigating Uncharted Terrains

Introduction The overnight success of ChatGPT and GPT-4, PaLM 2 (Bison-001), Claude v1, etc. marks an obvious turning point for...

By Robert Bergman
Leveraging Mediation to Foster Mental Health During Divorce author.
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Leveraging Mediation to Foster Mental Health During Divorce

Divorce, often viewed through a lens of loss and heartbreak, carries an understated potential for renewal, understanding, and growth.  Deciding...

By Alice Garcia
Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project – Interview with Tammy Lenski author.
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Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project – Interview with Tammy Lenski

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

By Tammy Lenski, Michael Lang
Family Trial by Jury vs Mediation author.
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Family Trial by Jury vs Mediation

When divorce and child custody cases go to trial, they're usually bench trials, i.e., a judge makes the decision. But...

By Ben Coltrin
ICODR Podcast 24: Dr. Fahimeh Abedi on law and artificial intelligence author.
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ICODR Podcast 24: Dr. Fahimeh Abedi on law and artificial intelligence

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian speaks with Dr. Fahimeh Abedi, Research Fellow at the Centre for AI...

By Ian MacDuff
Conflict Tipping Podcast 26: Protecting People Over Tech Platforms with Anne Ikiara of Digital Action author.
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Conflict Tipping Podcast 26: Protecting People Over Tech Platforms with Anne Ikiara of Digital Action

In this episode, Laura engages in a riveting conversation with Anne Ikiara, the Executive Director of the nonprofit Digital Action....

By Laura May
Dancing with Disagreement author.
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Dancing with Disagreement

A person does not have to be particularly gifted to be able to make disagreements worse. On the other hand,...

By John Potter
Mediate.com Celebrates 1,000th Edition of “This Week in Mediation” author.
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Mediate.com Celebrates 1,000th Edition of “This Week in Mediation”

This week’s edition of “This Week in Mediation” is our 1,000th Edition.  While some might argue that “1,000 is just...

By James Melamed, J.D.
Mediate.com Special Podcast: Interview with Mediate.com Co-Founder John Helie author.
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Mediate.com Special Podcast: Interview with Mediate.com Co-Founder John Helie

In celebration of the publication of Mediate.com's 1,000th newsletter, Mediate.com CEO Colin Rule sits down with Mediate.com co-founder John Helie...

By John Helie, Colin Rule
Celebrate 1,000 Newsletter Issues by Revisiting Testimonials From Our 200th, 400th and 500th Newsletters author.
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Celebrate 1,000 Newsletter Issues by Revisiting Testimonials From Our 200th, 400th and 500th Newsletters

As Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc. (RIS) and Mediate.com celebrate the publication of our 1,000th Edition of "This Week in Mediation,"...

By James Melamed, J.D.
Metaphors for our Movement author.
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Metaphors for our Movement

I recently sent a message on the DRLE listserv about a transition in managing it and the DRLE website from Jim Levin...

By John Lande
England & Wales (finally) Embrace Mediation author.
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England & Wales (finally) Embrace Mediation

In England and Wales (E&W) we are about to put hundreds of thousands of cases through ADR.  Endless hesitation and...

By Tony Guise
Are Negotiation Tactics Returning to the American Government? author.
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Are Negotiation Tactics Returning to the American Government?

It is no secret that the American government is mired in ideological gridlock. It does not seem to be a...

By Cindy Feit
Don’t Tell Bob in Accounting He’s a Raging Jerk (even if he is) author.
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Don’t Tell Bob in Accounting He’s a Raging Jerk (even if he is)

Do this instead, says Clare Fowler, author of ‘Rising Above Office Conflict’ [This article was originally published on August 16,...

By Clare Fowler
The Future of Online Mediation with Jim Melamed and Colin Rule author.
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The Future of Online Mediation with Jim Melamed and Colin Rule

Colin Rule interviews Jim Melamed at Cyberweek 2021 -- Nov 1, 2021 Jim and Colin review changes that have taken...

By James Melamed, J.D., Colin Rule
How To Handle Difficult Behavior In The Workplace author.
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How To Handle Difficult Behavior In The Workplace

Premise: Conflict is a normal and natural occurrence of interacting with one another. The cost of resolving conflict is negligible...

By Tony Belak
Scapegoating and other fallacious fun author.
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Scapegoating and other fallacious fun

Mediators are well acquainted with parties blaming one another for problems.  Scapegoating in particular can get in the way of...

By Laura May
The Achievement and Impact of Mediate.com with Clare Fowler, Colin Rule & Ron Dolin (video) author.
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The Achievement and Impact of Mediate.com with Clare Fowler, Colin Rule & Ron Dolin (video)

I welcome renowned ADR experts that built up the world's leading mediation website and organization- Mediate.com, to the Expert Views...

By Clare Fowler, Colin Rule
Conflict Tipping Podcast 25: Queering the Colombian Conflict with Dr Samuel Ritholtz author.
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Conflict Tipping Podcast 25: Queering the Colombian Conflict with Dr Samuel Ritholtz

Hear from Dr. Samuel Ritholtz, a Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute and specialist in queer experiences of...

By Laura May

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