Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.)

Causes of Conflict, Conflict, Developing the Field, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Instinct, Mediation Practice, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Tips, Training

(University of Strathclyde)/ /Leave a comment

“You cannot direct a living system; you can only disturb it”1 When mediators join a conflict, they enter a living system. Realise it or not, that system is instantly changed by their arrival. Change may be for the better, and we hope our influence is benign, but nothing is the same again. It therefore makes…

Communication, Conventional wisdom, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Efficiency, Future of mediation, Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), History of mediation, mediation models, mediation process, mediation traditions, Success in mediation

/ /Leave a comment

In 1861, the then Secretary to the Education Department, Robert Lowe, addressed the UK House of Commons on the pressing matter of elementary education, in particular on the linked questions of access to education, funding, and quality. His proposal was to introduce a system of “payment for results”, designed both to limit the costs of…

Developing the Field, Evaluative Mediation, Future of mediation, Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Mediation, mediation models, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Singapore

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /Leave a comment

Last week I spent some time with a European mediation organisation looking to review its mediator accreditation and practice standards. Somehow I expected a discussion about various accreditation initiatives around the world with perhaps some exploration of “mediation models” and how they fit into national regulatory frameworks. I was pleasantly surprised. What ensued was a…

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…

Causes of Conflict, Developing the Field, Environmental Mediation, France, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Language, Mediation Practice

/ /Leave a comment

This comment has its origins in two events, separated by distance and utterly different in origin and impact, yet still linked by a common theme. This is also a partial continuation of the conversation started by Martin Svatos in the preceding entry: http://kluwermediationblog.com/2015/11/22/je-suis-paris-do-the-mediators-have-right-to-be-xenophobic/ One event, front and centre in our media and in the lives…

Developing the Field, Future of mediation, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Perception, Reform, Understanding mediation

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /1 Comment

Mediation Awareness Week in Ireland! 19th -23rd October 2015 In most jurisdictions, when people find themselves dispute, they think “I’ll phone my lawyer”. This is certainly the case in Ireland. When faced with marriage breakdown, a breach of contract, an employment issue, the default port of call is still legal proceedings, and people make an…

ADR, Bias, Cognitive Bias, Costs in Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Domestic Courts, Europe, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Jurisdiction, Lawyers, Legislation, Litigation, mediation as a career, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), National Mediation Laws, Public Policy, Reform, Scotland, Uncategorized, user perspectives

(University of Strathclyde)/ /Leave a comment

In 2006 Frank Sander produced his ‘Mediation Receptivity Index'(22 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 599-618). The MRI would be a way of discerning the extent of ‘mainstreaming’ or ‘institutionalization’ of mediation in different US states. It doesn’t seem to have caught on, but among the questions Sander lists are: PROVIDERS – number of professional…

ADR, Creativity, Efficiency, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Humorous Pieces

(FORARB/Charles University)/ /Leave a comment

Not that the ADR is a boring milieu, but given the time of the year and the number of official and unofficial holidays the dispute resolution practitioners are taking right now, I have decided to step out from the line when writing this blog post. With the end of the summer approaching, enjoy a bit…

Dispute Resolution, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Skills, Training, Uncategorized, UNCITRAL Model Law, Young Mediators

(Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )/ /Leave a comment

The saying “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas” is one of the most famous taglines in modern tourism, meaning ….. well, you probably know what it means, don’t you ? However, differently from the Vegas perspective, my recent experience in Vienna is one that I definitely want to share with you. In a week…

Email, Ethics, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Online Mediation, Technology, Training, Webinar

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /Leave a comment

I have to say a huge thank you to my colleague and fellow Mediators’ Institute of Ireland Council Member Margaret Considine who delivered the paper on which this post is based for me last week at the World Mediation Summit in Madrid which I was unable to attend. Despite unbearable heat, an airport fire and…