What's Happening In Conflict Resolution [03.18.14]

"What's Happening in Conflict Resolution" is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past versions [HERE]

Ok, I'll Ask: What Is Rule of Law?

I am sure many working in conflict resolution have heard of the term Rule of Law, perhaps its connection to the United States Institute of Peace, but are not really sure what it means.

What Do Potential Clients Value Most?

By Justin R. Corbett- When deciding whether to use a mediator for a personal conflict, which factor is most important to potential clients? Convenience, Cost, Credentials, or Consumer Critiques?

Advancing Dispute Resolution posed this question to over 1,500 of your friends, neighbors, and co-workers across the U.S.

Read more [HERE].

Why Emergency Managers are Able to Remain Calm in Disasters (from PCDN)

Using Analogies To Defend Mandatory Mediation

…People know that wearing a seat belt or a helmet is good for them (and society); still, we have laws compelling that behavior. A “culture of safe driving” alone won’t do it.

What do you think? Read more [HERE].

I Didn't Mean it That Way

Cinnie Noble- It seems statements that go like, “I didn’t mean it that way” are ones we use when something we said or how we said it is misinterpreted by another person and offends her or him. Or, it may be a gesture that is misread. In either case, as a consequence of the other person’s reaction to us and the realization that our words or actions are perceived in a way that is not intended, we attempt to defend ourselves and explain what we meant. This is when we may utter phrases like, “I didn’t mean it that way”.

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BY KEITH LUTZ (From pon.harvard.edu)

In his latest book, The Art of Negotiation, Michael Wheeler wanted to explore the seemingly chaotic or random nature of negotiations, and, while conceding that much of negotiation literature and research focuses on quantifiable and identifiable strategies in negotiation, he was still bothered about what the underlying dynamics of a negotiation are, or, as he states, “I had this bug in my head that it’s all well and good in terms of decision trees and probabilities and so forth, but the fact of the matter is everyday transactions cannot be scripted or even necessarily predicted.”