Opinion
7 Keys: Technology—Embrace and integrate relevant new technologies
Much ink has been spilled on the future of mediation, and how robots may someday take over from humans. However, mediation is not an empirical science that can be reduced ... Read More
7 Keys: Technology—Take advantage of ODR’s full potential
Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) is now universal, especially since the Coronavirus pandemic began. What was rejected as a mere theoretical concept by many experienced mediators a few weeks ago has ... Read More
7 Keys: Profession—Create a Universal Code of Disclosure
Universal mediation standards have been a controversial issue ever since the rise of mediation as a dispute resolution process. There are several apparent reasons, perhaps chief among them the extreme ... Read More
7 Keys: Profession—Encourage mediation and arbitration integration
There are few givens in dispute resolution, but here are some: The preferred result in any dispute is a negotiated settlement.A skilled mediator between disputing parties adds real value to ... Read More
7 Keys: Profession—Modernise the culture driving legal practice
Much has been done to encourage parties to prefer negotiation over litigation and arbitration. However, change has been slow in most countries. We need to step back and consider how ... Read More
7 Keys: Profession—Act to ensure mediation is respected as a true professional practice
The new decade started well for mediation. In its Report entitled The Year Ahead: Developments in Global Litigation and Arbitration in 2020, Baker McKenzie ranked the increased use of mediation ... Read More
7 Keys: Education—Train mediators to be culture-wise, not culture-blind
Perplexed by the slow uptake of mediation in many places, is it time to wonder whether the mediation field has taken sufficient account of the centrality of culture? Do we ... Read More
7 Keys: Education—Include learning in psychology & brain science to enhance mediator practice
Mediating entails working with people in relationship. And given the nature of relationships, this means verbal and non-verbal communication, the stories people have about their world, what people believe, understand, ... Read More
7 Keys: Education—Ensure the future through mentoring and practice programs for new mediators
Mediation is an ever-evolving field, making the journey for mediators a never-ending learning process. Practising mediators with advanced knowledge, skills and experience need to support the next generations of mediators ... Read More
7 Keys: Education—Teach mediation as a core subject aligned to real world needs
Mediation is rarely taught as a core subject in business schools, law schools and other professional curricula, despite the fact that an increasing number of jurisdictions now provide for some ... Read More
7 Keys: Data—Develop a Negotiation Index
Folklore was the class at university that fundamentally altered how I view the world. It was taught by a certain Professor Alan Dundes[2] who was internationally known – and notorious ... Read More
7 Keys: Data—Run the Global Pound Conference Series every 5-7 Years
The Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series 2016–17 was an ambitious project involving a series of 28 events held in 22 countries across the globe. Led by the International Mediation Institute ... Read More
