Category: About Mediation

This session from the 2026 Global ODR Forum is entited "Applying ODR Standards: Guidance for AI Usage for Human Third...

Imagine a potential client calling your office for a consultation, and before you can even finish saying hello, they say,...

https://youtu.be/jhz_QnI2ZNk?si=56hZZbugqSaoJZqq Dr. Clare Fowler, Exec VP at ODR.com‍ ‍and Mediate.com, here presents on: "What Are We Learning About the Effects...

This is the video recording of Colin Rule, CEO of Mediate.com and ODR.com, for the "Can ODR Change the World...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwiLG0hqrpU&t=2s Bill Glover was kind enough to do a review of the new documentary film on online mediation. Here's that...

In civil mediations, one of the most critical boundary lines in the entire ADR profession revolves around a simple question:...

In this special episode, new host Morgan Tregenza sits down with outgoing host and ODR pioneer Colin Rule for a candid conversation about the...

Why JAMS introduced AI Rules and launched its Technology Industry Group Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how businesses operate,...

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the infrastructure of modern professional practice, and it is already reshaping the competitive landscape....

With hurricane season starting in Florida where I am, I thought it might be germane to talk about First-party property...

The slide presentation utilized by Jim Melamed for his 2-hour workshop "A Brave New World - Integrating AI into Family...

In conflict engagement, it starts with a single exchange. “We should focus on solutions.” “I have a problem with that.”...

Introduction: The following Agreement to Mediate updates previous iterations by directly addressing the use of Artificial Intelligence in mediation for...

Written in consultation with Claude.ai There is a man I read about years ago — a refugee living just steps...

In conflict, people often remember how they were looked at long after they forget the exact words that were spoken....

You’ve probably seen those signs in subways, buses, airports and other public places that asks the public to report anything...

On May 20, 2026, the “Great Reads” Book Club focused on the Dan Berstein's book Mental Health and Conflicts: A...

The setup Succession was never just a TV show about which Roy child would inherit the corner office. It was...

NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association (AAA®), the global leader in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), today announced the...

Most people think leadership happens because someone notices you. But real influence is built when people learn they can trust...

If you are feeling the squeeze of the 80/20 rule in the general commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) market, the...

I have known Colin Rule for more than twenty years.  During that time, I knew that he had done a...

For decades, the standard path for a mediator was to become a successful generalist. You hung a shingle, marketed your...

The opening phase of a mediation session represents one of the most critical, psychologically complex, and strategically demanding junctures in...

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Conflict engagement often requires disciplined inquiry into how people defend and sustain their competing realities. In facilitation, mediation, and negotiation,...

Abstract: International commercial conflicts have grown at an enormous rate alongside the globalization of trade and investment, and it has...

You can be exceptional at what you do, the best lawyer, mediator, consultant, or coach in the room, but if...

Overconfidence bias is one of the most common—and dangerous—psychological hurdles you will face in mediation. Overconfidence bias is a cognitive...

Introduction Med-Arb combines mediation and arbitration into a single, seamless alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process that blends collaboration and flexibility...