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Last night on television's
 Saturday Night Live, Montreal-based rock band
 Arcade Fire wore the Quebec student movement's emblematic red squares and, in doing so, focused attention on the
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Cinnie Noble- I am looking so forward to interacting with you during the month of June for ADRHub's virtual book club- featuring my book Conflict Management Coaching:…

Not all of us know when, whether or how to be proactive and raise a conflictual issue with a person with whom we have an inner conflict. It’s a tough call at…

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In an earlier show
So You Need to Mediate...HELP...Now What?, we discussed what mediation is, the benefits and values to you as a party in a dispute, the…

Before you hit send: emails and conflict escalation

by Bryan Hanson

We have all…

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We all have conflict in our lives, some disputes are more explosive and destructive than others. Maybe it is a long-term conflict with your neighbor over the property line, or a parenting plan has gone awry between you and your ex-spouse, or your business partners don't like how the business is run or being…

(first published in dialogicmediation.com)

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The starting point for the transformative model of mediation is…

When we have had a dispute with another person, it is sometimes the case that the facts about what happened become distorted. This depends for instance, on how…

Today, you are in for a real treat. Jane Henderson, Q.C., our perennially popular blogger and member of our distance mediation team, is back with another of her signature frank, but light-hearted, posts. I hope you are settled into a comfortable chair because this is one you'll want to read to the end!

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I’m seeing a disconnect between what the best negotiation professors are advocating as well as what’s being taught to current law students about mediation versus what’s actually taking place in front of me in many civil litigation mediations.

Current teaching.   Law students are being taught the following skills:

1. encouraging…

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So, I am honored to have been invited to teach at Pepperdine University's Straus…

This morning on the way to work, I came across a situation and was left thinking of what responses were possible.

An obviously drunk man of about 30 carrying an open tall can of beer in his hand came up to a younger (maybe 16-18 year old) boy and started belligerently berating him on the subway in between stops. He threatened the boy that he would find and later kill him. That revenge is sweet. All sorts of angry banter. The boy sat quietly, looking down at his phone, earphones in,…

Two students graduating from The Werner Institute's MS Program in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution have been recognized for excellence by Creighton University. Kerri Schmitt was given the Outstanding Service award, and Mat Beecher was awarded as Outstanding Online Student.

We're very proud of both of you - thanks for making us look good!

Mediators Instead of Police?

I am currently working for a company that is facing great growth and is not only expanding our office, but we are also expanding our departments.  Right now there is really no HR Department. All HR is handled through our Finance Officer. The company just recently hired a recruiter for the company which opens the door for more ideas of expanding the HR function.  Thursday I pitched an idea  to my manager that I would like to create a new position for myself as a possible ombudsman or employee…

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Brad will provide overview of the New York Peace Institute, the city's largest civilian peacebuilding force -- which gets in the middle of thousands of neighborhood, family, community, and business disputes each year. The Peace Institute provides free mediation services, trains and credentials peace building…