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ADR, Communication, Conflict, Decision making, Humorous Pieces, Neuroscience, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Skills, Tactics, Tips, Uncategorized, Understanding mediation

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /5 Comments

To the extent that a mediator’s job involves listening to people complain and engage in negative behaviour, mediators face a serious mental health hazard. Research shows that listening to ongoing negativity impairs the brain function of the listener. Yes! Listening can be bad for you if you have a whinging party in the room, and…

ADR, Conflict, Dispute Resolution, Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17, History of mediation, International Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mentoring, Reform, Young Mediators

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Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

The last day of the year is referred to, in Scotland, as Hogmanay. Hogmanay has for centuries, been a cause for celebration. Many traditions are associated with it, though the ubiquitous singing of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, is fairly recent, having been written by Robert Burns in 1788. One of the more important customs is the…

Conflict, Developing the Field, Family Mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), mediation models, Mediation Practice, mediation process, mediation traditions, Scotland, Uncategorized

(University of Strathclyde)/ /2 Comments

“Patients don’t expect doctors to be perfect. They do expect them to strive for perfection by opening up their work to scrutiny” Atul Gawande, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 6/12/15. A bit of a treat for me last week, when four of my favourite academics came to Edinburgh. They were keynotes at Mediate Scotland…

Bias, Causes of Conflict, Cognitive Bias, Conflict, Europe, Football, Language, memory, Middle East

(FORARB/Charles University)/ /1 Comment

One week after the terrorists’ assaults in Paris, one may have witnessed a whole scale of different responds to this terrible tragedy: From the manifestation of solidarity and fraternity to the expression of hatred and collective responsibility judgements. The later is alerting, especially when you can see it among the dispute resolution professionals. Do mediators…

Causes of Conflict, Clients, Conflict, Family Mediation, Interests, mediation models, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Understanding mediation

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Catching up on a few episodes of Game of Thrones recently, I was enjoying the string-pulling, manipulation and orchestration being engaged in by almost everyone in the fictional world of Westeros. None of the rulers really make their own decisions, all are influenced and steered by others who all have their own agendas. Some do…

Bias, Causes of Conflict, Cognitive Bias, Communication, Conflict, General, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Trust

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It is the beginning of the school term at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, where in this semester, I teach a Negotiation Workshop. In our first class yesterday, we played a pricing game based on the Prisoner’s Dilemma. There are many versions of this pricing game and it essentially introduces participants to…

Argentina, Argument, Clients, Commercial Mediation, Conflict, Corporate Counsel's View, Dispute Resolution, Lawyers, Mediation Lawyering, South America, Success in mediation, Uncategorized

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Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

In Buenos Aires, the city where I currently practice mediation, mediation is mandatory before suing the other party. Thanks to this system, I was able to start mediating my first cases right after I was certified. After a few cases, however, I began to realize just how overwhelming it can be when parties’ advocates are…

Communication, Conflict, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, International Mediation, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, Negotiation, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Public Policy, Reform, Scotland, Skills, Transformation, Uncategorized

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This week, I have had the genuine privilege of contributing one of the key note addresses at the Annual Conference of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) in Wellington. It has been a terrific conference, superbly organized by the indefatigable Deborah Hart. The standard of the many and diverse sessions has been…

Arbitration, Business, Conflict, Conventional wisdom, Creativity, Decision making, Dispute Resolution, Efficiency, Greece, History of mediation

(FORARB/Charles University)/ /2 Comments

With the summer going on, many mediation practitioners are enjoying well deserved holidays. Yet for some of them, even this period of year is time for some pondering over dispute resolution. Should you be one of them, you may find the story of two half-brothers in ancient Greece as an interesting hint. This is the…

ADR, Arbitration, Business, Commercial Mediation, Conflict, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, International Law, International Mediation, Legal Issues, Legislation, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Middle East, National Mediation Laws, Understanding mediation

(Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II))/ /2 Comments
Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

I am a young Lebanese graduate in mediation and currently training to practice in Paris. I frequently get asked the following questions: What is the mediation situation in the Middle East? Is it because your country is a non-mediation country that you are training in Europe? What is the mediation situation in the Middle East?…