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Cafe Mediate: Mediation Training and Preparation

by Amanda on February 26, 2010

in Events and Training, The thinking zone

The latest in our “caffeinated conversations” Mediator Training and Preparation can be found at the following locations:
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Thanks to Diane, Tammy, Jeff and Vickie for a great conversation which could have lasted all night. I look forward to the [...]

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If you can’t talk, and you can’t train then I guess you will have to shoot them?

by Amanda on February 25, 2010

in The bigger picture, Welcome

Does the Patriot Act Violate Free Speech?
This short radio article which I found on the NPR web site brings to light a very important question in how far any government should take security measures before they become fundamentally self-defeating and destructive. The text of the article is available here.
The essence of the article, which refers [...]

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Mediation: my mind only works with my legs or solvitur ambulando

February 19, 2010

In an ideal business world I would ban meeting rooms especially those which are in the bowels of buildings or those with no natural light.
In an ideal mediation world, I would definitely ban mediation suites with their “hearing” rooms and “retiring” rooms. I might be more enthusiastic if they were called “listening” rooms. I do [...]

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When is a conflict of interests a conflict of interests?

February 15, 2010

A recent article in The Daily Breeze (Ca. USA) brought to light the extraordinary story of a mediator who had to think for a very long time before she realised that she should recuse herself from a mediation which involved a party who had made contributions to her political fund. Of course [...]

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When mediation may not be right for the case

February 8, 2010

Not so long ago we were encouraging everybody to mediate in every case. We “educated” people on how to look at cases from the “why not mediate” point of view. We wanted people to understand how relevant mediation is for all types of cases.
I thought about the appropriateness of this approach again last week as [...]

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British Parliament to Debate Conflict Prevention Policy

February 8, 2010

At 11am on Tuesday 9th February there will be an Adjournment Debate in Parliament on the government’s conflict prevention policy.
Adjournment debates are decided by ballot throught he Speaker’s Office. Private members, in this case MP Simon Hughes, who is also the co-chair of the All Party Group on Conflict Issues, request a slot for their [...]

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The third party: why mediators add value

February 4, 2010

This article first appeared in a free magazine called Boss Bishop (Oct 09) produced in London by a commercial property agent specialising in restaurants and cafes. The magazine is designed to be something you read over coffee in one of the many cafes and restaurants around London and the content provokes thought and curiosity. It [...]

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Cafe Mediate II

January 28, 2010

This evening I joined Tammy Lenski, Diane Levin and Jeff Thompson in the second of our Cafe Mediate conversations. We had a lively and fun debate round “what makes a great mediator?”
Thanks to all for some great insights and raising some interesting questions.You can find more of their thinking and ideas on their blogs.
For some [...]

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A little story about Twitter…

January 26, 2010

I love Twitter. I wish I had more time to read all the great tweets and I have ‘met’ some fantastic people who have shared their own insights and generously promote what others write and even draw. Perhaps I have been lulled into a false sense of security because my experience has been good. Yes! [...]

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Good News for Mediation in Hong Kong

January 4, 2010

I picked up this announcement in the Standard (HK) about the launch of a Mediation Information Office in Hong Kong. There will be no Court mediators and the parties will choose their own mediator. I feel that this is a real improvement on schemes where the court appoints mediators. It would be great to see [...]

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