Diversity Articles
(7/31/20)Rich Smukler, Gabriela Szlak If a person during a caucus session tells the mediator that he committed a crime which had nothing to do with the case in mediation, what does the mediator do?
(7/28/20)Homer LaRue Homer LaRue discusses his concerns of mediators not getting into the field because of the credentialing process, specifically persons of color not getting into the field, and bridging the gap between mediators of color and the "high-volume, high-quality case users".
(7/28/20)Lorraine Segal Being open to difficult feedback, even about racism, can help you grow.
(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)Uma Ramanathan Conflict is inherent and pulsating in every situation or aspect of life.
(7/22/20)Bruce E. Meyerson The Foundation’s 2020 funding cycle is intended to make contributions in two important areas: 1) making ADR processes more accessible and available; and 2) creating innovative ways to engage citizens in meaningful dialogue with one another and/or with government authorities, including the police, to address long-standing racial discrimination.
(7/20/20)John Brand This article discusses professionalism and the need to modernize our mediation culture.
(7/17/20)Judy Rashid Since the untimely and senseless killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, the response from many organizations, places of work, and corporations have been to hold listening sessions specifically for African Americans to “share their story” with their peers.
(7/16/20)Heather Kennedy This paper discusses the emphasis of Alternate Dispute Resolution in the field of ADA and Disability Discrimination and then provides a more detailed review of recent Title I and Title III cases.
(7/15/20)Nina Meierding Nina Meierding explains putting theory to practice regarding studies of gender and culture in mediation. She describes being sensitive and respectful of diverse thought processes and communication methods.
(7/15/20)Francois Bogacz, Jeremy Lack Much ink has been spilled on the future of mediation, and how robots may someday take over from humans. However, mediation is not an empirical science that can be reduced to algorithms.
(7/15/20)Jeremy Lack, Ana Gonçalves, Daniel Rainey Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) is now universal, especially since the Coronavirus pandemic began.
(7/10/20)Cinnie Noble The notion that we have the ability to change someone (such as their personality, their needs, their values, their core beliefs, their deeply held views) is unrealistic.
(6/22/20)Gregg Relyea, Kenneth Cloke This article series includes viewpoints on the current state of conflict resolution from all 7 continents. This article focuses on North America.
(6/22/20)Grande Lum, Grace Flores-Hughes For decades, Community Relations Service mediators from the Department of Justice have been working with community leaders to address the mistreatment of black and brown people by law enforcement.
(6/20/20)Kenneth Cloke Every officer learns to use violence and the martial arts. How many learn empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence?
(6/20/20)Lenton Aikins The purpose of this brief article is to respond to the article titled “George Floyd: What Leaders Need To Do Now,”published in Mediate.com and to offer some comments by a living black man whose paternal grandfather and grandmother were slaves.
(6/17/20)Benjamin Davis, Amy Schmitz In this episode Amy Schmitz interviews Ben Davis about diversity in arbitration, with a particular focus on the new Diversity and Inclusion Policy that was recently issued by ICCA (the International Council of Commercial Arbitration).
(6/13/20)Jim Melamed Mediate.com announced today that Colin Rule has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Jim Melamed, the company’s co-founder and CEO for 25 years, is now chair of the board and general counsel.
(6/12/20)Hadassah Fidler The message is to socially distance ourselves from others. But what if it’s your partner you want to socially distance yourself from?
(6/08/20)Susanne Terry, Bernard Mayer Over the last week, a group of conflict engagement practitioners have created a statement of intent regarding racism. The idea started with Susanne Terry who, with Bernie Mayer and input from a number of other interested persons, created, "Constructive Conflict and Strategic Disruption: A Statement from Conflict Engagement Practitioners."
(6/08/20)Lucia Kanter St. Amour A neuroscience explanation of the reaction to the George Floyd tragedy; specific steps leaders need to take to affect change; and how mediators and facilitators can help in the process.
(6/01/20)Nina Meierding Nina Meierding discusses her approach to mediation training in other countries. This involves being culturally sensitive, not imposing the Western model as it may not be useful for other cultures and their ways of problem-solving.
(5/08/20)Christopher Sheesley This was conflict resolution blasphemy.
(5/08/20)Sandhya Swaminathan, Kartikeya Singh Dispute resolution mechanisms in India on the other hand, have not kept up with time and technology.
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