ODR: Trends and Potential, from an ADR perspective from Bryan Hanson on Vimeo.

The field of ADR has evolved quickly and dramatically since coming together as a discipline in the seventies, to the point where few people even think of it as “alternative” any more. Just as this evolution has involved increasing focus on the real needs and desires of those in conflict—as opposed to what those of us in the field think they should need or desire—in the realm of online dispute resolution, change is at hand as we approach a favorable turning point. Now that the World Wide Web has grown from novelty and a cool tool to a mainstream
way of life involving the rapid formation and development of new communities
and businesses, ODR must adapt. That involves great challenge but also enormous opportunity as ODR becomes, not a novelty, but a necessary part of life on the internet. This online talk involves a look at the rapidity of change and the
implications for the near future of ODR. 

To Register: (as always this is a free event)

Friday, October 29th, 5pm est. (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE)

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Arthur Pearlstein:

Arthur Pearlstein, Professor of Law and Director of the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, received his B.A from Haverford College, his J.D. from Harvard Law School cum laude, and his Master’s in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
at Pepperdine University. Immediately prior to joining the Creighton
faculty, Professor Pearlstein served as the general counsel and director
of Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Programs at the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). In addition to his
work as a lawyer, mediator, and facilitator, Professor Pearlstein has an
extensive background in teaching and training both overseas and in the
U.S. He has written widely on law, dispute resolution, and popular
culture and has been a speaker, panelist and guest lecturer on
negotiation and alternative dispute resolution at a wide variety of
institutions, conferences and symposia around the world. His research
and praxis interests include dispute systems design, emergence and
private ordering in conflict resolution, interdisciplinary education,
and collaborative professional practice. Professor Pearlstein also
serves on Creighton University’s Graduate Board and chaired the
committee on interdisciplinary education of Creighton’s Graduate School
Task Force.