What's Happening In Conflict Resolution [03.29.16]

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].

Giuseppe Leone

If you are interested in online mediation, you are invited to participate in a 1-hour webinar and hands-on demo Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Noon Eastern Time.

AGENDA

>> What Online Mediation Means
>> How Mediators Can Do Online What They Are Used to Do Face-to-Face. For example, joint and private meetings with the parties; shuttle diplomacy in multi-party disputes; documents and video sharing; annotation; writing up the parties’ Memorandum of Understanding or Agenda for their next mediation session
>> How to Blend Face-to-Face and Online Mediation
>> Which Cases Are Suitable for Online Mediation
>> Online Mediation Benefits
>> Mediation Experience and Online Technology
>> Which Video Conferencing Software Works Best for Online Mediation
>> How to Get Online Mediation Experience and Training
>> Q&A and Demo

Read more [HERE].

The Olive Branch BlogYou hear the stories all the time–the ones about high-conflict divorce and the toll 

it can take on the children, the divorcing individuals, and even the friends and families involved. High-conflict divorce is never good for 

anyone, and yet, thousands of divorcing couples somehow find themselves in this kind of conflictual relationship.

I thought I would learn more about this, errr, interesting dynamic and found a great article in the Huffington Post outlining 5 facts about high-conflict divorce. Here’s what I learned:

  1. High Conflict Divorce is expensive:“According to an Associated Press article, the costs of divorce varies depending the process you use. Mediation is the least expensive option, at a typical cost of $6,600. Collaborative law costs average $19,723 while full-scale divorce litigation average, $77,746.”

Read more [HERE]. 

Chris Myers- When you’re an entrepreneur, almost everything is a negotiation. You negotiate with everyone from clients to partners and even employees sometimes. Negotiation is a fundamental part of the entrepreneurial experience. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs fall victim to mistakes that make them incredibly poor negotiators.

Over my past five years as the CEO of BodeTree, I’ve not only witnessed these mistakes play out; I’ve made a number of them myself. Fortunately, it’s never too late to identify these mistakes and change direction. Here are the top three reasons you’re failing as a negotiator, and how to overcome them.

1. You’re Greedy

Nothing can derail a negotiation more quickly than greed. If one party pushes for too much or is too aggressive, the relationships between those involved grows sour, and the negotiation can go south...

Read more at Forbes.com [HERE]. 

Solving disputes online: New platform for consumers and traders

The European Commission launched a new platform to help consumers and traders solve online disputes over a purchase made online.

The Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform offers a single point of entry that allows EU consumers and traders to settle their disputes for both domestic and cross-border online purchases. This is done by channeling the disputes to national Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) bodies that are connected to the platform and have been selected by the Member States according to quality criteria and notified to the Commission.

Read more [HERE]. 

JOBS:


Special Assistant for Health Care Resolutions at Naval Medical Command

The Navy Hospital is hiring two Special Assistant for Health Care Resolutions. The positions are designated "to address the most, and/or sensitive patient care issues raised by hospital staff and/or our patients/family members during the patient care experience." The job is analogous to an Organizational Ombuds for a health care system.

Chief of Service at UN Ombuds Office

Creighton's Center for Social Justice Graduate Assistantship

Ombuds at UC San Diego

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