Our brains are changing all the time. We can be in control of those changes or we can have accidental brains, ruled by habit. Stephanie will show you how you can break bad habits, set and reach goals, and maximize your ability to handle conflict through the process of…

Come join the Assistant Director of the Werner Institute, Bryan Hanson, to learn more about Creighton's Online Master's Degree and Graduate Level Certificate in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and answer any questions that you may have about this program.

The Negotiation and Dispute Resolution program is offered through the prestigious Werner Institute for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Creighton University. Our degree is one-of-a-kind and recognized as a cutting-edge…

Begun, The Pasta Wars have

Noam Ebner- Just…

Just about anybody who has ever studied or trained with me has had the experience of engaging in The Pasta Wars, a Prisoner’s Dilemma simulation-game I developed with Yifat Winkler.  Thank you all for helping us perfect it!

For all those of you who are now teachers or trainers yourselves – I’ve uploaded the game, complete with a…

In the blog entry linked here, I describe how challenging it is to embrace the transformative perspective; and I try to explain how different that perspective is from where I started.

Join us as guest host Kim Bunker speaks with ACR Membership Committee Member Susan Terry as she gives an update on the new general Advanced Practitioner program for ACR.  This show will kick off a new radio series which will include shows on the topics of social media, ACR Chapter and Section events and highlights, the 13th ACR Annual…

Every conflict contains a seed that in the right conditions can germinate into a new understanding, deeper awareness, and creative possibilities. The inner workings of the brain can advance or hinder this process. This program will explore implications of current neuroscience research for communication, social interactions, conflict management, and influence. This program…

Picture It Settled!…

Commissioner Jeannie Lowe (Ret.) Joins JAMS San Diego Resolution Center

February 11, 2013

San Diego – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Jeannie Lowe (Ret.) to its panel. Commissioner Lowe will be based in the JAMS San Diego Resolution…

Hon. Ted E. Bandstra (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Miami

February 7, 2013

Miami – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Ted E. Bandstra(Ret.)to its panel. Judge Bandstra will be based in the JAMS Miami Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special…

As with many proverbs, the origin of “silence is golden” is not definite. The first example of it in the English language was apparently from the poet Thomas Carlyle who translated the phrase from German in Sartor Resartus in 1831. In that translation, silence was compared to speech – “speech is silver, silence is golden”. In an effort to become masterful in managing conflict I thought it may be an idea to…

In Your Brain on Conflict series, we kick off with Scott Rogers, Founder and Director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies. What happens in our brain when we are engaged in an emotionally-charged conflict? Neuroscience or brain science has emerged with answers that help us begin to understand the physiological, emotional, and cognitive impact on us in these…

Dear Colleagues,

I have written an article on the post-mediation shooting that took place last week in Phoenix. Arthur Harmon shot Steve Singer and his attorney Mark Hummels after a settlement conference reached impasse. Harmon was found the following morning dead of a self-inflicted gun wound. This shooting represents every mediator’s personal nightmare and should be a wake-up call to all…

Mediation and Groundhog Day

Brad…

Nebraska Law College is hosting a regional competition of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Representation in Mediation Competition on March 9.  Nebraska Law is looking for attorneys, mediators, and others familiar with the mediation process to help judge the competition.  We are looking for judges in both the morning (8:00 - 12:30) session and the afternoon (1:15 - 5:00) session.  Breakfast/lunch is provided.  If interested, e-mail kblankley2@unl.edu.

In the competition, law…

Normally, I wouldn't post other people's reviews of my work on my own blog (that's what their blog is for!). However, this review of Assessing our Students, Assessing Ourselves by Harvard's Program on Negotiation gives a good, brief summary of each of the book's chapters and puts it out there for anyone to pick and choose from - which I think is very helpful.

So - anyone out there teach negotiation, mediation or related topics? Want to take a serious look at student…

Today is Groundhog Day -- one of my two favorite rodent-based holidays.  And according to both Punxatauney Phil and Staten Island Chuck, spring…

The U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete Ombudsman Office in Colorado Springs is seeking an intern to work on elite athlete education and the resolution of athlete disputes within the Olympic family. In addition to responding to athlete inquires and providing independent advice, the intern will also develop and assemble an athlete rights handbook. The internship pays $9.00 per hour and is open to students in law school or a graduate program in sports administration or mediation. (…