Mediation and Society

Commercial Mediation, COVID-19, Developing the Field, Georgia, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation and Society, Mediation Practice

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Crises by the name COVID19 has caused disruption in many areas of life, which could and often is the source of tensions and disputes. It was therefore natural throughout this period to be hearing calls and hopes for cooperation as well as calls for embracing mediation. Indeed, if there is wrong time to play the…

COVID-19, Future of mediation, Mediation and Society, Policy, Scotland, The role of the mediator, Uncategorized

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I was privileged recently to give opening remarks at a meeting of mediators in the International Academy of Mediators. The remarks were a reflection on the times we as mediators are living in. I share an adapted version here. “There is no us and them, only us”. These words were uttered here in Edinburgh in…

COVID-19, crisis negotiatons, Dialogue, Economics, Environmental Mediation, Game Theory, Governments/Public Sector, International Mediation, Mediation and Society, Public Policy

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So ended a recent article in the FT by Martin Wolf on the economic response needed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In it he argues that Governments acting in the collective interest must be the buyer of last resort as well as the lender of last resort to prevent the economy imploding as…

China, COVID-19, Europe, Future of mediation, Leadership, Mediation and Society, Neuroscience, Perception, The role of the mediator

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Early in the morning, I got a call from a lawyer representing one of the parties in cross border mediation. “Would you consider changing the venue for our meeting?”, he asked. Usually not a surprising demand. This time an expected one. We were about to meet in Milan, Italy which at the time being had…

Developing the Field, Economics, Efficiency, Environmental Mediation, Future of mediation, Leadership, Mediation and Society, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Negotiation, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Promoting Mediation, Scotland, The role of the mediator, Understanding mediation

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“The ground is so wet; it wasn’t like this in the past. We can’t get started on this year’s soil preparation.” In a recent mediation involving farmers, this was the response to my early inquiry about how things were going, generally. These days, I find that the topic of climate change and its effects arises,…

ADR, Conciliation, Consumer conciliation, Dispute Resolution, Europe, Mandatory mediation, Mediation and Society

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Two days ago I attended a birthday party – one of Germany’s most active consumer conciliation bodies celebrated its ten-year anniversary. There was an interesting panel discussion on the role of consumer conciliation in Germany and in Europe, particularly given that the European Union has attempted to promote this service through its DIRECTIVE 2013/11/EU on…

ADR, Argument, Australia, Communication, Conflict, Creativity, Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Society, mediation models

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  Kindergarten and conflict – Pre-school leadership in conflict resolution. Becoming a devoted Grandma has been a surprising and enriching learning experience for me. The early childhood teaching and learning regime in Australia (and across the world) is truly remarkable and is revolutionising how children engage with the world. An important element of this is…

Mediation and Society, Mediation Practice, Philosophy, Scotland, The role of the mediator, Uncategorized

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One of the most enjoyable aspects of the festive season is receiving and reading books that one might not have come across otherwise. This year, I have been enjoying two quite contrasting works of literature. The first is a Manual for Spectrum Agents (Haynes Publishing) providing “detailed information about the Spectrum organisation”, based on the…

Business, Cognitive Bias, Creativity, Economics, Efficiency, Environmental Mediation, Game Theory, Mediation and Society, Public Policy

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If the natural resources of the planet and its capacity to cope with our waste are finite, is it reasonable for mediators to be encouraging people to search for positive sum solutions which can benefit all parties to a negotiation? If you can achieve a win-win in one case could it, on a global scale,…

Apology, Community Mediation, Conflict, Developing the Field, Dialogue, Fear, Mediation and Society, Promoting Mediation, Understanding mediation

(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /1 Comment

Mediators should speak up confidently for mediation. In this post I will consider some reasons why this might be difficult, and others why it is so necessary. It is not only that mediation is not sufficiently known. It can also be intimidating, and it is our job to explain it. Shortly after I had finished…