Category: About Mediation
Maximizing Mediation – An Experienced Mediator’s Favorite Techniques
April 20, 2024In this course, experienced mediator Jim Melamed shares his favorite techniques and strategies to help participants through the mediation process....
By James (Jim) MelamedVideo: Mediate.com: The First 25 Years
April 18, 2024This video, developed by Mediate.com CEO Colin Rule for Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference, recounts the founding of Mediate.com by John...
By Colin Rule, James (Jim) Melamed, John HelieThe Two of You Weren’t Seriously Dating, Yet You’re Having a Baby Together?
April 18, 2024The pregnancy was unplanned. An extra surprise: You didn't intend to have a baby with this person — ever —...
By Tucker LiebermanMediation Key To Break Political Logjam
April 17, 2024Nepal undergoes the recurring cycle of the political conflicts time and again. This time Nepali Congress is building pressure and...
By Mukti RijalWhat’s the Difference Between a Mediator and a Lawyer?
April 9, 2024The mediator is non-coercive. Participating in mediation is voluntary – it takes two to tango. If one person cannot or...
By Joy RosenthalMediator/Party Relationships: Creating The Foundation for a Successful Process
April 3, 2024I. Introduction. When mediators build a relationship with party decision-makers, gaining their trust and promoting their confidence in the mediator...
By Shel StarkWhat is a Mediator’s Role in a Data Security Dispute?
March 29, 2024In recent years, data security and privacy have become priority concerns for individuals and businesses alike. While worldwide legislation such...
By Dakota MurpheyMastering Mediation: Striking The Balance Between Negotiation, Skillful Communication and Constructive Facilitation Techniques for Successful Outcomes
March 19, 2024Introduction Mediation, like negotiation, is an art form. It requires a delicate balance of skillful strategy, empathy, and communication expertise....
By Carmen Reyes WolfeCompassion: A route to realism and to detecting impossible possibilities
March 16, 2024So often, both parties to a dispute are incapable of realistically envisioning what could be tolerated or not tolerated by...
By Alia IsmailAnd the Award Goes To . . . Susan Yates
March 12, 2024Executive Director Susan Yates has been chosen to receive the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution's D'Alemberte Raven Award....
By Susan Yates, Clare FowlerBeyond the Basics: How Continuous Training Transforms Mediators into Maestros
March 7, 2024In mediation, each case is a unique human symphony. The mediator, not merely a facilitator, transcends to maestro, orchestrating resolution....
By Yanine SimpserNewly Neutral
March 7, 2024I have been immersed in the field of ADR as both a provider and practitioner for over 25 years. I...
By Lisa TimmonsLeague of Mediators of Ukraine, Reflective Practice Institute & AAA Foundation Combine to Elevate Family Mediation in Ukraine
March 4, 2024Three organizations of conflict practitioners are announcing the launch of a singularly remarkable project to support family mediators in Ukraine....
By Michael LangThe Role of Ombudsmen and The Recurring Ethical Crisis in the American Financial Services Industry
March 4, 2024In September 2016, Wells Fargo, a major financial institution of the US, fired over 5000 employees for misconduct, and issued...
By Alia IsmailPolitical Behavior Through the Lens of the TKI Conflict Model
March 4, 2024Can the TKI Conflict Model (i.e., the five conflict modes along with the assertiveness, cooperativeness, distributive, integrative, and protective dimensions) shed some...
By Ralph KilmannWhere Peace Is Lost to Conflict
February 28, 2024Where peace is lost to conflict, how can we find it? Drawing inspiration for conflict transformation from science fiction. I often...
By Lorraine SegalChatGPT Assisted Mediation Simulations – What We Have Learned So Far (video)
February 28, 2024Many members from our LinkedIn group 'AI Mediators Network: Learn, Share, Connect' are using ChatGPT-assisted mediation simulations to practice and...
By Giuseppe LeoneEducating the Next Generation in Resolving Social Media Disputes
February 27, 2024Educating the next generation about conflict resolution skills--early in life--is essential on many levels. Personal happiness, strong friendships and relationships,...
By Gregg RelyeaThe Hummingbird
February 27, 2024The other day, I opened one of the French doors in our house to let the dog outside where he...
By Phyllis PollackMediation is Not Always About Settling!
February 15, 2024A colleague of mine- Jan Frankl Shau, Esq. recently published an article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal entitled “ A New...
By Phyllis PollackHelping Mediators To Do The Best Mediation They Can
February 14, 2024Helping You Do the Best Mediation You Can is Part 2 of a two-part series presenting action research about factors affecting...
By John LandeA Call for Standardization of Practitioner Knowledge and Education Mental Health Awareness
February 12, 2024During my graduate education in alternative dispute resolution, neurodiversity was explored as a journal prompt asking what a mediation practitioner...
By Monesha MunnerlynUnveiling of Hidden Dynamics in Mediation Practice: Lessons from the Marauder’s Map
February 12, 2024Introduction J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter introduces us to different magical objects, one of which is the “Marauder’s Map”, a document...
By Pitamber YadavThree Beneficial Alternative Dispute Resolution Options in Domestic Relations Cases in Michigan
February 7, 2024Introduction Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has gained significant importance in the realm of domestic relations cases, providing a more collaborative,...
By Phillip SchaedlerNeurodiversity in Mediation
February 2, 2024This is a brief introduction to neurodiversity and reflection about potential applications. According to the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, neurodiversity is...
By Marco Imperiale, Tommaso DaviMediate.com Podcast 40: Better Conversations in Scotland with John Sturrock KC
January 30, 2024In this episode, Veronica speaks with John Sturrock KC, founder and senior mediator at Core Solutions. Listen to this episode to...
By John Sturrock, Veronica CravenerNaïve Realism? or Surrounded by Idiots?
January 26, 2024In social psychology, there is a cognitive bias known as “naïve realism” which “is the human tendency to believe that...
By Phyllis Pollack50 Possible Questions to Open Israeli-Palestinian Dialogues
January 26, 2024Many political conflicts are taking place on campuses and in communities today over the war in Gaza between Israeli and...
By Kenneth ClokeNew Year – New Beginnings for Mediation in England and Wales?
January 25, 2024As many will know, in England and Wales (E&W) since 2015 we have been digitising our Civil, Family, and Tribunal...
By Tony GuisePractitioners Tell Why Real Practice System Checklists are so Useful
January 25, 2024Nature and Benefits of the Real Practice System Checklists The Real Practice System Menu of Mediation Checklists received many rave reviews. People...
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