Young Mediators

Clients, Developing the Field, Experience, International commercial mediation, mediation as a career, Reflective practise, The role of the mediator, Understanding mediation, Young Mediators

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As the global mediation community anxiously awaits the annual ICC mediation competition to be held in Paris next week, many students from universities around the world will be putting the finishing touches to newly acquired mediation skills and all-important competition strategies. For my part, coming to Paris as a member of the competition faculty is…

Co-mediation, Experience, Skills, Young Mediators

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Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

It was a phrase I’d imagined silently echoing in the minds of parties, co-mediators and solicitors, but this was the only time I had heard it vocalized. It was uttered during one of my first coordinator roles in the civil courts of Scotland, where my role was to inform and promote the services of the…

ADR, Conflict, Dispute Resolution, India, International Mediation, Kashmir, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Negotiation, peace negotiations, Promoting Mediation, Training, Transformation, War Stories, Young Mediators

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The Kashmir valley in India is a stressed region and though older generations have ‘lived’ through some tense winters, this generation is not ready to ‘survive’ through the silence and indifference. Deaths are on the rise and if this constantly raging battle between the militants and the Indian administration is not addressed appropriately and immediately,…

Creativity, Developing the Field, General, Training, Young Mediators

(National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)/ /1 Comment

I have in previous entries (July 2012 and July 2013) written about a peer mediation initiative called the Peacemakers Conference. The purpose of the Peacemakers Conference is to teach 13-16 year olds how to resolve conflicts amicably in a workshop cum competition format. This year’s Peacemakers Conference was held from 20 to 22 June 2018….

Future of mediation, Mediation Users/Clients, Promoting Mediation, Training, Young Mediators

(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /2 Comments

Mediation and ADR classes are becoming more established at universities around the world. Sometimes these are compulsory, sometimes elective, and they are mainly taking place at law schools. They also sometimes have some connection to the mediation competitions that are held (see Rosemary Howell’s latest blog). They are usually very popular among students. As I…

Communication, Electronic Sports, Framing, Instinct, Patience, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Tactics, Technology, Young Mediators

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Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

Today I want to talk about why mediators should care about EVO Moment #37. For those of you new to the eSports (“electronic sports”) scene, there is an annual tournament, the Evolution Championship Series (“EVO”), that focuses exclusively on fighting games. Such games typically have players battle each other with unique characters, with the first…

Commercial Mediation, Feedback, ICC Mediation Competition, Mentoring, Training, Young Mediators

(MCiArb, Mediator and Co-founder of YMI)/ /1 Comment
Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

I recently attended a fantastic presentation by Gina Warren, entitled “The Power of Empowerment”. Gina is a visionary, servant leader with a career marked by workplace inspiration and empowerment. I really enjoyed her presentation at the Global CEO Summit of UFI in Cannes, France, this past January, and I was delighted to meet her during…

Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, ICC Mediation Competition, Legal Practice, Mediation Lawyering, Training, Young Mediators

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While I am watching hailstones the size of peas fall in the West of Ireland, a good number of my colleagues are celebrating the culmination of the ICC’s Mediation Competition in Paris, where in excess of 60 teams of mediators and negotiators compete to resolve disputes through mediation. The relevance of this to today’s blog…

ICC Mediation Competition, mediation as a career, Mentoring, Young Mediators

(MCiArb, Mediator and Co-founder of YMI)/

Today I want to encourage all mediators who are at the beginning of their quest for mediation excellence! I am by no means “there yet”, but I accomplished a professional milestone this year and would like to share how. “Mediation does not equal meditation” In 2010, I learnt about mediation when my classmate told me…

Creativity, Developing the Field, General, Training, Young Mediators

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I have in previous entries (July 2012, July 2013, November 2015 and August 2016) written about a peer mediation initiative called the Peacemakers Conference. The purpose of the Peacemakers Conference is to teach 13-16 year olds how to resolve conflicts amicably in a workshop cum competition format. This year’s Peacemakers Conference was held from 19…