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This Week in Mediation #852October 21, 2020 - OUR 25TH YEAR!Membership information |
| In This Issue: Mediators Green Pledge • Because Mediators Deserve a Personality Test Too • NEW:Mediation 20/20 Conference - Day 3 Video • Getting the Most from Mediate.com • Mediation in Dollars and Sense • Mediating Conflict in the Time of Covid-19 • • Envisioning Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for Internet Service Provider Outages • Mediation News • Job Postings • Events Calendar • Blogs |
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| Mediators Green Pledge by John Sturrock Promoting the Mediators Green Pledge is now the purpose of a new WoMACC site. It seems to be one way to commit to our future. I invite you to sign up to the Green Pledge and to promote it to those you know and work with. |
| Because Mediators Deserve a Personality Test Too by Dr. Clare Fowler This is a personality test, just for those in the dispute resolution field. Because mediators deserve a personality test too! |
| NEW: Mediation 20/20 Conference - Day 3 Video (1) Envisioning Mediation for a New Generation - Where Should We Go? Technology and New Generational Expectations; and (2) Moving Forward - How Do We Get There? Also see:
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MEDIATE.COM MEMBERSHIP SALE - NEW MEMBERS SAVE DURING OCTOBER!
An interview with Kim Kovach and Eric Galton about mediation, being married to a mediator, and the future of mediation. Recorded and shared as part of the Mediation 20/20 Conference. |
| Getting the Most from Mediate.com by Colin Rule This PDF presentation from Mediate.com CEO Colin Rule reviews available Mediate content, resources, and services to help you develop and promote your mediation services. |
| Mediating With Adult Families with Dana Curtis - November 9-13 and 16-20 This workshop introduces experienced mediators to the field of adult family mediation, also known as elder mediation, in its many forms, including decision-making about the well-being of senior family members and those who care for them; family owned business disputes; disputes about jointly-held property; and inheritance disputes. This course will take place Nov 9-13 and Nov 16-20 Monday-Friday, 10:00am to to 12:00pm PST. Course Faculty: Dana Curtis | CLE: 20 hours. Full information and registration are HERE. |
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FEATURED MEDIATION BLOGS
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| CYBERWEEK 2020 is November 2-6 This will be the 22nd ADR Cyberweek. We’re confident it is going to be the best Cyberweek ever! Cyberweek will run from November 2 to November 6, 2020. We will have platform demos, interviews, webinars, simulations, discussion forums, and time to just hang out and bond with your fellow attendees in a social hour. Some highlights: Ethan Katsh interviewing Jim Melamed on 25 years of Mediate.com; Leah Wing on ODR for Disaster Response; Dan Rainey on Neuroscience and Negotiation; and a panel focusing on recent student ODR scholarship. Full information is HERE. |
| Mediation in Dollars and Sense by Ehsan Ali, Alnoor Maherali Conflicts impose many concealed costs in businesses, which can compound over time and damage an organization’s bottom line. While a manager or business leader may be uninterested in the good feelings that mediation can generate, they should care about mediation as a highly effective tool for improving their organization’s conflict resolution structure - and balance sheet. |
| Mediating Conflict in the Time of Covid-19 by Vicki Assegued This article addresses internal and external skills for mediators to use during this time of Covid-19, to raise awareness of internal biases, and shift those biases in order to skillfully mediate for our clients. |
| Envisioning Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for Internet Service Provider Outages by Josh Srago Before the pandemic, losing your internet connectivity was frustrating; now, losing connectivity can truly be detrimental to your health and safety. This article proposes a new model for redress where independent ombudspersons help consumers get fair redress for lost connections, enabling equitable outcomes and leveling the playing field. |
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