“Divorce = Growth?” You Ask.“Sometimes It Can,” Says Collaborative ...

Palma Joy Strand- ... To begin with, Andrea works with the entire team of professionals.  She is a key member of the team:  It is essential that everyone knows the legal parameters, options, and potential outcomes if settlement fails.  (I especially enjoyed her comment that it can be useful to know if a particular judge is paying stiff alimony to an ex-wife.)  But she doesn’t call the shots.  Each professional is committed to sharing information with the others and working together to problem solve.    

Also, because everyone in collaborative practice has bought into the interest-based model for negotiation, there is no need to circle around opposing parties or lawyers to sniff out their negotiating paradigm.

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Is Mediation Ready For Its Close-up?

Brad Heckman- The community mediation field can feel vaguely Benjamin Button-esque -- simultaneously old and young.  While mediation itself has been around in some form since time immemorial, the community mediation movement is only in its 40's.  Which makes us a kid, as far as movements and professions go.  In that sense, maybe we're getting in on the ground floor of the next big thing.

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Jason Dykstra- How do you respond to conflict? This conflict could be personal, work-related, in your community, or even online. One thing we all have in common is that we all have conflict in our lives, we all know what it is like to go through conflict, and we can probably all tell a story about how conflict has changed our life. Here's the thing that I've realized though...you ready??  Conflict isn't good nor bad, but it's how we react to it that will determine its income. So I propose an acronym...LEAR

Listen
Explore Meaning
Acknowledge
Rapport building

Take a look at this talk that I did at Tweetstock a few months ago...

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Occupy Wall Street: Collaborators in Peace

Jeff Thompson- As someone who has been there multiple days, I can attest to the powerful and peaceful nature of basically all the people present at Zucotti Square- the proper name of the of the "Occupy Wall Street" location.

The important note to point out to my fellow professionals is my primary job (aside of being a mediator) is as a member of the NYPD.  I am a detective in the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau.

My job is to ensure everyone gets to participate and engage in the protest while making sure safety concerns are addressed.  

 How do I do this?  

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How to SOLVE Your Conflict with Eileen Dowse

 Patricia M. Porter- Listen LIVE October 4th at 5:00 pm PST/ 7:00 pm CST/ 8:00 pm EST at BlogTalkRadio. Call in at: (347) 324-3591

We often long to solve conflict and the question becomes how. On today’s program Eileen Dowse will share her SOLVE™ model as an easy approach for you to work through issues and develop lasting solutions. This process offers techniques for expanding interpersonal communications and building better relationships in the future.

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