The Real Practice Systems (RPS) Negotiation and Mediation Coach

The Real Practice Systems Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach) is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help mediators, lawyers, parties, ADR program managers, educators, students, and scholars. It assists them in preparing for and carrying out their work more effectively. It is designed to promote good decision-making by participants in negotiation and mediation as well as to support education, training, and reform in various settings.

RPS Coach draws on the extensive scholarship about dispute resolution and legal education by University of Missouri Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus John Lande. Based on Real Practice Systems Theory, RPS Coach encourages practitioners to reflect on and improve their unique systems of practice.

RPS Coach is a public service available for free. Click here to access RPS Coach.

RPS Coach can do things such as:

• Explore ideas, generate drafts, and provide feedback
• Prepare for and participate in negotiation or mediation
• Develop checklists, procedures, rules, or website content
• Plan mediation processes, reflect on experiences, and improve systems
• Prepare clients, promote informed choices, and develop strategies
• Analyze hard decisions and get unstuck during conflict
• Encourage understanding of different perspectives in dispute interactions
• Design syllabi, assignments, simulations, and teaching materials
• Learn and apply practical skills in law, ADR, or professional settings
• Build student learning portfolios and assess progress

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John Lande

John Lande is the Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Law. He previously directed its LLM Program in Dispute Resolution. He earned his J.D. from Hastings College of Law and Ph.D in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He began practicing law and mediation in… MORE