Jeff Thompson's Blog – June 2010 Archive (8)

ODR Being Taught To Mediators & Arbitrators

This story seems interesting but is it very short and leaves me with some questions. From the…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on June 28, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

New Cyberbullying Law Promotes Mediation

New Cyberbullying law in Victoria, Australia aims to increase mediation

More than 600 people have this year sought orders at the Children's Court against children including… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on June 27, 2010 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Media Matters Q&A With New NYT Ombuds

(originally posted at www.EnjoyMediation.com)

Here's one (of 13) questions Joe Strupp, of www.MediaMatters.org, asked the newly appointed New York Times Ombudsman, Arthur S. Brisbane:…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on June 25, 2010 at 3:51pm — No Comments

(Follow-up) Should Congress Use Mediation?

For those who found the Washington Post article by Mr. Hager suggestingmediation be used for Congress, Robert E. Honig sent this letter to the editor:

L. Michael Hager's suggestion ["How to end gridlock: Mediation… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on June 21, 2010 at 9:09pm — 1 Comment

Tackling The Root Causes of Conflict

(Originally posted at www.EnjoyMediation.com)

Don't let the first sentence of the story fool you into thinking it's another fluffy conflict resolution article because it is not. It's actually full of some great quotes and information from Richard Rubenstein, from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on June 21, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Congress Should Use Mediation

In today's Washington Post, L. Michael Hager writes about the ever present disfunction of Congress and it it could help if it had a service where a third party neutral helps each party identify the issues and then explore possible solutions which meet, at least partially, each of their needs. He or she helps them make their own decision to determine what…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on June 18, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments