Accreditation, Co-mediation, COVID-19, Creativity, Developing the Field, Flexibility, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Leadership, Mediation as a business, Mediation Practice, Online Mediation, Personal Development, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Preparation, Reflective Practice, Skills, Training, Workplace Mediation

(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /Leave a comment

Going online is an opportunity to rethink old ways and try out new ones. For mediators, trainers, coaches, and teachers. Professionally the crisis can be an opportunity. While of course also a threat, with loss of business and income in many sectors, including mediation, facilitation and coaching. The competition for work may become tougher. This…

Business, Clients, Commercial Mediation, Conflict, conlfict coaching, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Framing, Uncategorized

(University of New South Wales)/ /2 Comments

In lock-down it can be a challenge to differentiate one day from the next. We’ve all been a bit less fastidious with our general presentation and dress and we have become very used to the domestic backdrop we observe as we Zoom with colleagues and clients. One of the things I wisely grabbed as we…

COVID-19, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Legal Issues, Legislation, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Singapore

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /1 Comment

What is the SIMC COVID-19 Protocol? The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) has just launched the SIMC COVID-19 Protocol to provide businesses with an expedited, economical and effective route to resolve any international commercial disputes during the COVID-19 pandemic period. SIMC’s Covid-19 protocol is a great example of a leading mediation service provider reaching out…

COVID-19, Dispute Resolution, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Online Mediation, Stages of mediation, Zoom

(Independent Mediators)/ /5 Comments

Entering into a cathedral or court of law, before listening to the music, the words, or indeed before taking in very much at all, one is generally struck by the architecture of the building, the rising columns, the soaring roof, or just the sense of solemnity the place evokes. There was a reason they were…

ADR Clauses, Dispute Resolution Clause, Enforcement of an ADR Clause, Legal Issues, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Act, Settlement Agreements, Singapore

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When disputants successfully resolve their differences at mediation, it is good practice to record the details of their settlement, with clarity and precision, in the form of a mediated settlement agreement (MSA). Ideally, they should also provide a clause for dispute resolution (for instance, a choice of court, arbitration, mediation or multi-tier dispute resolution agreement),…

Developing the Field, Interests, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, Uncategorized

(ADR Center Romania) and (Halsmith Dispute Resolution)/ /Leave a comment

Recap: The Alchemy of Mediation, Part 1: actions to outcomes training exercise In this part we explored what little information, context and insight the actions of each of us provide for the other. In our example, it seems that while we were each comfortable with doing what the other did in the morning (the actions),…

Developing the Field, General, Personal Development, Skills

(National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)/ /Leave a comment

For readers who are new, the “Neuro-Linguist’s Toolbox” series is an ongoing series focused on using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in our practice of amicable dispute resolution. The first section (with 6 entries) focused on rapport (the first of which can be found here). This second section focuses on matters of self-care and personal improvement for…

Bias, Causes of Conflict, Cognitive Bias, Decision making, Dispute Resolution, Instinct, Mindset, Perception, Reflective Practice

(Paul Sills Mediator & Barrister)/ /2 Comments

Introduction “A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” William James Whether as mediators, advisors or parties in dispute, we consider ourselves rational, open minded thinkers. We make decisions in an objective, non-biased fashion, don’t we? Sadly, not often. We are all susceptible to a swarm of cognitive…

Accreditation, ADR, COVID-19, Dispute Resolution, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Skills, Technology, Uncategorized

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Online courses have been around on the internet for decades now. You can learn almost everything you want online, and multiple online learning platforms such as Udemy, Skillshare, Coggno, or Skillwise give you an infinite choice of courses that you can take from the comfort of your home, when you want, and at your own…