Category: About Mediation

"I don't know where we are going, but I know exactly how to get there." —Master Tracker Rhenius This paradox...

Introduction to the Paradox of Mandatory Voluntariness The architecture of the modern civil justice system is increasingly defined not by...

Mediator Dojo is here, and it marks a new chapter for our Mediate.com Member community. For decades, Mediate.com has served...

Or: What’s more important? The Parties, or the Mediator? Interestingly, the future of mediation is being altered by supposedly improvements...

My latest Theory Meets Practice column in CPR’s Alternatives magazine, How Legal and Dispute Resolution Professionals Can Manage AI Risks, explains how to assess and...

Mediation is still a relatively new practice in Kenya, yet it has rapidly captured the attention of individuals and institutions seeking constructive...

In a world where conflicts abound, courtrooms are overwhelmed, and alternative resolutions are increasingly embraced, mediation offers more than just...

Abstract This article outlines a new professional framework for mediation that moves beyond traditional ethics to prioritize Participant Empowerment and...

Many mediators already use large language models (LLMs) — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral — to support everyday work, but the...

When people begin looking for a family mediator, they often focus on logistics: availability, cost, or whether the mediation can...

Summary: ADR institutions strive to maintain strong security at the front end, but may lose control once cases move to...

The Creative Solution in Family Mediation is a collection of articles written by Chip Rose as a contributor to The...

Copyright 2026 - All rights reserved - ODR.com, Inc. INTRODUCTION About this “Book" About the Author Acknowledgements The Most Informative...

This essay examines the intersection of sexual offending, moral absence, and professional neutrality through the lens of both theatrical performance and real-world...

Introduction: Why This Opinion Matters Now  Mediators routinely operate at the intersection of law, psychology, and negotiation. In court-connected mediation—particularly when one or...

Summary This presentation features Jim Melamed discussing the profound shift of mediation from a physical practice to a digital phenomenon,...

The SRI—A Pragmatic 4x4x4 by 4 Reflective Tool “One cannot see what they haven't noticed yet and cannot notice what...

A Practical Explanation for Lawyers and Their Clients  If you’ve ever had a client freeze, lash out, or abruptly walk away from...

In family mediation—whether navigating custody, dependency, or guardianship—we often hide behind the phrase “Best Interests of the Child.” While it...

In this podcast, Jim Melamed, co-founder of Mediate.com, explains the historical shift from physical to digital dispute resolution. He details how the...

Each year at the Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution, we look back at our client population, seeking to detect...

Many clients and junior attorneys view mediation as a single, high-stakes event—a marathon day of sitting in separate rooms while...

Originally published at LMIPodcast.com, part of LMINetwork.com | Lawyers Mediators International. It’s 2026, and the first big blockbuster film in...

It’s easy for mediators to underestimate how terrifying mediation can be for participants, especially if they are unrepresented. We are trained to be calm, centered,...

I have observed advocates and mediators who are the epitome of professionals. From them I’ve learned what professionalism looks like in the practice of...

In mediation work, safety is the invisible foundation. If it is present, families can negotiate. If it is absent, every...

Professionals in their 50s often experience workplace conflict as something fundamentally different than they did earlier in their careers. Disagreement...

Introduction: The Family Space We Keep Missing  Most co-parenting conversations focus on what we can see: schedules, holidays, school choice,...

With the Global temperature about 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels and the past nine years the warmest on record, rising seas, melting...

For my first newsletter of the year, I want to start with a goal I've set, and that is 2026...