(4/19/21)Jim Melamed, Forrest (Woody) Mosten How do we best support the growth of mediation around the world? This Forum will share the perspectives of panelists from Nigeria, Argentina, Russia and India to compare and contrast the experiences of online mediation and training in developing mediation cultures.
(4/15/21)Colin Rule Mediate.com is ranked the top mediation website by Alexa in its April 14, 2021 global website rankings. In business since 1996, Mediate.com has over 25,000 searchable mediation articles, blog posts, news items and videos and hosts the most utilized mediator directory in the world.
(4/10/21)Phyllis Pollack One of the most important things a mediator must do- if not the most important- is to build trust and rapport with the parties. In pre-Covid days, this was a bit easier; the mediator could sit face to face with each party and schmooze.
(4/09/21)Carrie Gour A guide on best practices related to the collection and use mobile evidence and the software options available best suited to assist.
(3/26/21)Dakota Murphey Protecting client confidentiality is critical, not only to protect your business’ reputation but also to adhere to strict legislation around safeguarding data.
(3/19/21)Phyllis Pollack Almost one year ago, life for most of us changed irrevocably: we went from commuting to and from our offices and fighting traffic to commuting between our bedrooms and “home” offices and fighting over internet access.
(3/19/21)Clare Fowler Software should be smart enough to support you and not be a time-suck. That is why we call it a platform and not a canyon.
(3/16/21)Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Jim Melamed Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Task Force Chair, and Jim Melamed, Mediate.com Board Chair, invite you to participate in five (5) open Forums seeking to further Online Mediation Training. See the Forum Schedule and Register!
(3/10/21)Colin Rule As an ongoing Mediate.com Premium Membership benefit, Mediate is now hosting, on a monthly basis, an ongoing series of live online conversations with top mediators and conflict resolvers from around the world. Here is detailed description of the first 9 live conversations.
(3/09/21)Amy Schmitz, Colin Rule After many months of work, we are very proud to announce the launch of a new Arbitrate.com site, sporting a sleek design and a powerful set of updated features and capabilities. Please consider joining Arbitrate.com and sign up for our free Arbitration Today newsletter.
(3/08/21)Arran Heal Working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for organizations to demonstrate their emotional qualities.
(3/05/21)Jennifer Shack In a randomized controlled trial of family cases involving parents reporting high levels of intimate partner violence (IPV), parents felt safer in and were more satisfied with shuttle and videoconference mediation than litigation.
(2/26/21)Richard Birke JAMS has developed a multi-pronged strategy to offer virtual ADR to its clients.
(2/19/21)Elan E. Weinreb, Chris Fladgate, Nelson Timken Among many challenging occurrences, the deadly coronavirus pandemic, protest-related violence resulting from deplorable civil rights violations, natural disasters, and all-too-regular political shockwaves— ultimately culminating in unprecedented siege and sorrow at the Capitol—definitively made 2020 humanity’s “year of the lemon.”
(2/05/21)Robin Gise On the last day I was physically present in the office in March 2020, I completed a multi-party mediation with two parties appearing by Zoom at the last minute due to health concerns. How things have changed since that meeting.
(1/23/21)Jim Melamed, Forrest (Woody) Mosten Under the leadership of Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Mediate.com's Online Mediation Training Task Force is tackling a huge issue: "How can the mediation field now and in the future best make and maintain quality mediators?
(1/08/21)George Siedel During the pandemic, business leaders can learn from educators about overcoming the communication challenges that video conferencing platforms present.
(1/04/21)Christopher Nolland FUBAR Zoom mediation: A Field Guide for Mediators. FUBAR = Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
(12/27/20)Veronica Cravener, Jessica Kavinsky The Franklin County Municipal Court (FCMC), located in Columbus, Ohio offers online, text-message mediation. This article highlights the data from mediations completed entirely online, by text message, in one of FCMC’s mediations programs.
(12/18/20)Julian Granka Ferguson Cybersecurity is the protection of internet-connected systems like hardware, software and data from cyber-threats and unauthorized access that can be designed to access, delete, or extort a user’s sensitive and personal data.
(12/04/20)Simon Boehme Technology continues to create new conflict, and with that, find new ways to resolve that conflict.
(12/01/20)Sheldon Stark During the state of emergency, courts have been working at less than full capacity.
(12/01/20)Jared Lee, Andressa Bortolin Now that online mediation has become normalized, how have mediators handled the shift? How does in-person mediation differ from online mediation and what have mediators done to capitalize on those differences to excel in virtual mediations? What is the future of online dispute resolution (ODR) and virtual mediation? This article focuses on the aspects of dealing with High Conflict Personalities when in an online mediation process.
(12/01/20)Jason Rosen The benefits of online mediation for personal injury disputes. Much attention has been given to online mediation, in addition to other types of online dispute resolution (ODR), as it has seen widespread acceptance as of late due to restrictions on in-person gatherings. Is that acceptance forced in light of the need to keep claims moving forward with no viable alternative, or are parties finding that online mediation may, in fact, be preferable to face-to-face in some cases?
(11/30/20)Mediate.com The APFM, NAFCM, MBB & ACR have joined Mediate.com's groundbreaking efforts to set America on a better path by sponsoring the "National Mediation Policy Act" (NMPA). The Act declares a national policy favoring voluntary mediation over disputes being litigated, remaining unresolved or resulting in violence.
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