Community Mediation Articles
(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.
(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!
(3/08/21)Kenneth Cloke Following the “insurrection,” “putsch,” or “attempted coup” in Washington D.C., on January 6, 2021, and the subsequent acquittal of President Trump on impeachment charges, we find ourselves facing extremely significant and difficult, yet very different political conflicts and challenges from those we faced before.
(3/08/21)Arran Heal Working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for organizations to demonstrate their emotional qualities.
(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?
(11/13/20)Natalie Davis This article explores how the glorification of our ingroup (those whom we share identity with) contributes to conflict.
(11/12/20)Kwame Christian Civility, respect, understanding, and the willingness to listen. These are core conversational virtues that are universally appreciated.
(11/10/20)Clare Fowler Mediate.com is launching a project with mediator-designed resources called Build the Toolbox.
(10/03/20)Mary Salisbury Imagine my surprise years ago when I went through North Carolina family financial mediation training and I learned that the norm for mediating a couple going through divorce was shuttle mediation.
(9/14/20)Jeffrey Clayton Can reformers and chief justices find common ground?
(9/05/20)Clare Fowler As more mediators practice via Zoom and experience Zoom fatigue, they are discovering something about themselves.
(9/04/20)Keri Morris An example of how dispute resolution can help when the courts can’t.
(8/31/20)Kenneth Cloke In the US, and in different ways in countries around the world, we are now facing five, and perhaps six significant crises, each with its own distinct set of conflicts.
(8/31/20)Lisa Derr A survey of judges provides some insight on the mediation landscape in Wisconsin.
(8/29/20)NAFCM, D.G. Mawn The National Association for Community Mediation discusses the importance of having a vulnerable vision, and standing up for it.
(8/24/20)Andrea Maia, Gregg Relyea This article discusses the "Community Spread" of Mediation in a Post COVID-19 World.
(8/20/20)Christopher Garcia, Scott Rautio This article looks at The Importance of the Relationship; What are the expectations; and what should be discussed?
(8/17/20)Jim Melamed According to brand new 8/16/2020 data from Alexa.com, Mediate.com is most visited and most linked mediation website, by far!
(8/14/20)Michael Lang Is there something more I could do, as part of the human community that might make a difference?
(7/31/20)Frank Sander Frank Sander reflects on his concerns within the field, which include the tension of quality vs. quantity of the practice, the lack of studies of cost effectiveness, disappointments with the court system fees, and the difficulty of getting more young people/apprentices into the field. However, he's optimistic about the future of mediation.
(7/31/20)Roger Moss, Carole Conn Conflict Intervention Service: Transforming Lives, Transforming Affordable Housing, Transforming Community in Times of COVID-19
(7/27/20)Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour Arbitral Community Mobilizes to Adapt to the COVID-19 Crisis through Increased Use of Electronic Proceedings
(7/25/20)Tim Hicks, John Sturrock Fundamentally, mediators work with people’s psychologies and identities, their worldviews and self-views - everything that makes up what it is to be a human being.
(7/25/20)Uma Ramanathan Conflict is inherent and pulsating in every situation or aspect of life.
(7/20/20)John Brand This article discusses professionalism and the need to modernize our mediation culture.
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