John Sturrock, Author at Kluwer Mediation Blog

Collaborative Scotland

John Sturrock (Core Solutions Group)/March 29, 2014 /Leave a comment

Scotland is having a referendum on its constitutional future. As I write this, it is exactly six months until we vote. Whatever the outcome in September’s referendum about independence for Scotland, in this country we will all need to work hard to ensure that we can live well together after the referendum. That this is…

Community Mediation, Developing the Field, Environmental Mediation, General, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Public Policy

Can Mediation Emulate Progressive Rock?

John Sturrock (Core Solutions Group)/October 21, 2011 /Leave a comment

Last weekend I was entertained by the “progressive rock” group Caravan, a lesser known group of musicians, the peak of whose glory was 40 years ago, in 1971. These grey-haired men in their mid-60’s displayed enthusiasm, energy and engagement as they took us down memory lane, with deft playing and masterly reconstruction of some of…