Mediation Channel

Recent Posts from Mediation Channel

• For mediators, negotiators: recommended social and brain sciences blogs

  If you’re fascinated by the role that science plays in exploring and illuminating human behavior and decision making, the internet offers outstanding choices for the discerning reader and dedicated negotiator. I highly recommend the following…

• One reason why mediation trainers should use Twitter

  For those of you still on the fence about whether or not to join Twitter, the popular social media and networking site, there’s one reason why you might want to sign up, at least if…

• Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogging: 3 mistakes to avoid as you negotiate social media

  A compellingly attractive aspect of all forms of social media – whether blogging, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or others – is their relative ease of use. Within moments, anyone with internet access and no technological ability…

• Fallacious Argument of the Month: in pursuit of the red herring

  Each month I dedicate a post to the discussion of a different fallacious argument. It’s part of my ongoing effort to help the world bicker better. Here, friends, is this month’s installment. ******************* That diverting…

• Top ADR site Mediate.com reaches milestone: 300th issue of weekly newsletter

  Year after year, Mediate.com remains at the top of its game, the very best resource bar none for news, information, and high-level thinking about conflict resolution and negotiation. Features that make this site outstanding include:…

• The why’s have it: teaching curiosity for effective negotiation and mediation

  What makes Deepak Malhotra’s and Max H. Bazerman’s 2007 Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond so highly readable are the memorable anecdotes of real-world negotiations…

• Do you tell your mediation clients about neuroscience? A poll at Brains on Purpose

  Mediator, lawyer, writer, and all-around Renaissance woman Stephanie West Allen needs your help as she prepares to write an article on neuroscience transparency. What is neuroscience transparency? It’s what conflict resolution professionals tell their clients…

• Ethics and best practices for mediation provider organizations: 7 years after Georgetown

  As readers of this blog know, the private practice of mediation in the United States remains unregulated by government.  Arguably, this absence of formal regulation, licensing, and credentialing does not diminish mediation’s standing as a…

• The future of conflict resolution: preaching to the choir or negotiating with tea partiers?

  I often find myself wishing I lived in California, if only to be able to regularly attend the magnificent events the Southern California Mediation Association plans and presents each year. These programs showcase the talents…

• From the archives: Mediation Channel classics for November

  At the start of each month, I highlight some selected posts from prior years. November’s trip in the wayback machine yields these articles: November 2008 To err is human: how do we keep our feet…