Commercial Mediation, Investor-state mediation, Mediation Training, Middle East, New York Convention, Promoting Mediation, United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supported by the European Union, established a “Support to Justice Initiatives Curbing Corruption and Promoting Commercial Dispute Resolution Programme” in Iraq in 2021. As part of that programme, the UNDP organised two intensive courses in commercial mediation for university law faculties in January and February 2024, taking place in…

Communication, COVID-19, Workplace Mediation

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For many years now, I have been conducting workplace mediation and facilitation, including conflicts in teams and between staff and team leaders or between owners, and also regular away-days, strategy and management meetings and the like – where a conflict or dispute is not the main focus and people are taking time to reflect with…

Cooperation, Game Theory, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice

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A mediation ended without amicable agreement. The parties had reached that understanding only. It had taken several sessions over several weeks, with plenty of recrimination about the past that further damaged already damaged relationships. At least there was clarity. The consequences were clear too. It was not the preferred solution. What did this do with…

Cross-cultural, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Flexibility, Future of mediation, History of mediation

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When I was recently asked to say something about the “future of mediation” for International Mediation Awareness Week, with a focus on dispute resolution and culture, I first got my crystal ball out of the cupboard, dusted it down, and had a good stare into it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t working very well and I was…

Communication, Flexibility, Mediation with Teams, Online Mediation, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Skills, Workplace Mediation

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For a while now some of my mediations and facilitations have been taking place again in physical spaces, while others remain virtual, as does most of my teaching and training. The effects of Corona are still very much determining how people come together to work. Having got used to the virtual world, I am now…

Commercial Mediation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Personal Development, Skills, Workplace Mediation

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In this blogpost, I interview Alesia Ehrhardt on the uses of mediation in business and start-ups, and on her success as a coach at the recent IBA-VIAC International CDRC Mediation and Negotiation Competition. Alesia studied at Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany, where she participated in several courses I taught. You are a “venture…

ADR, Community Mediation, Developing the Field, International commercial mediation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Training, Promoting Mediation

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For me, one of the benefits of our new online world has been an increase in opportunities to get to work with people over distance, without having to travel that distance. While I have not physically left an area within a radius of some 60 kilometres since early 2020, I feel connected around the world,…

Communication, COVID-19, Cross-cultural, Europe, Germany, Leadership

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Corona is managed under different circumstances around the world. These depend on resources and infrastructure, and also on political interpretations of the science and of the effects of spreading infection in society. There are also cultural factors that play a role here – concerning the political culture of a country and also the values that…

Communication, COVID-19, Language, Online Mediation, Technology, Webinar, Zoom

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Since so much communication at work and home has gone online through the Covid lockdowns we have been witnessing a whole new vocabulary of everyday life. As much of this communication is likely to stay online, it pays to take a critical look at the vocabulary we are using. It is fairly straightforward to find…