Category: About Mediation

Some people, when they find out what I do for a living, start looking for the nearest exit—almost as if...

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Summary: This video captures a roundtable discussion featuring Jim Melamed, a pioneer in online dispute resolution (ODR). The discussion centers...

Summary: This article explores the concept of "looping" within mediation, identifying it not as unproductive behavior but as a psychological...

This session focuses on common responses to conflict (Thunder/Turtle Syndrome, Overreact, Ignore Contributions, Bad Brad and Meanie Minnie, etc.). Then,...

On July 3, 2025, the “Great Reads” Book Club focused on the new book Solve written by Leonardo d’Urso, Constantin-Adi...

I often find that companies using mediation are often accompanied by their legal advisers. On this matter, there are different...

Neither marriage nor divorce lasts forever, and it's common for parties to return to court for enforcement of agreements or...

Originally published in the July-August 2025 issue of Dispute Resolution Journal, a publication of the American Arbitration Association International Centre...

Summary: This article proposes a reimagined understanding of client resistance in mediation. It suggests that instead of viewing resistance as...

GEORGE: “My life has turned out the opposite of everything I wanted it to be. Every instinct I have had...

Reflections on time, presence, and the unspoken assumptions mediators bring into the room Before moving to Dubai, I thought I...

In a recent mediation course, we took some time to consider the evolution of mediation. Have some aspects of the...

Mediation is recognized as a structured process. However, how a mediation unfolds depends on the specific facts and circumstances of...

INTRODUCTION Few topics in family mediation have become as divisive as childhood vaccinations for diseases like measles and polio. As...

Abstract This article synthesizes the views of legal scholars examining how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting legal and dispute...

In this episode, Colin interviews Dana Schmidt, who manages the mediation programs at the Tennessee Supreme Court. Dana oversees an...

Mediate.com is looking for experienced dispute resolution professionals who are interested in guiding the next generation of mediators, ombuds and conflict...

Summary: This eBook, "The Mediator’s Mind," by Bruce A. Edwards, explores the importance of a specific mindset for successful mediation. Edwards defines...

Most people don’t expect tears in mediation. They expect tension. Arguments. Maybe cold silence. But not the trembling kind of...

Summary This article distinguishes between couples mediation and couples therapy, highlighting their unique objectives and methodologies. Couples mediation focuses on...

Summary of AI and Community Mediation: Views from Six Experts (May 2025) John B. Stephens, Ph.D. I am glad to...

Both parties insisted that the dispute between them be mediated by: a Telugu-speaking mediator, a pet-loving mediator, and (more specifically,...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived – and it’s not just here to win at chess, write mediocre love poems, or...

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If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. (Lewis Carroll) This paraphrasing of Alice in Wonderland’s conversation between...

Everyone is familiar with that old adage: “a picture is worth 1000 words.”  According to the App Perplexity: The phrase...

In depth interviews with leading thinkers focused on how Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) tools and techniques can help courts and...

This post addresses the opening phase of the mediation process. The mediation begins with opening presentations, otherwise known as "opening...