Sticks, Carrots And Oysters
Bill Marsh Mediator I am indebted to my friend and fellow mediator Mark Lomas QC for sending me the following email recently: ‘I have come across what I think may be one of the earliest recorded...
View ArticleDon’t Stop The Fighting
Bill Marsh Mediator My December blog was centred around a 15th Century occurrence. This month, I am in the final two years of the 14th Century. Last night, I went to see Shakespeare’s Richard II at the...
View ArticleContrasting mediations….richness awaits…..
Core Solutions Group I write here about two contrasting experiences which have, for me, underscored the richness of the mediation process. In one mediation, involving business partners with an ongoing...
View ArticleMediated Settlement of BC Teachers’ Strike
Weiler ADR Inc. The high profile mediation story in Canada in recent weeks has been the efforts of west coast mediator Vince Ready to get a deal between the striking B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF)...
View ArticleMediator’s Proposals? A Story…
Core Solutions Group I have never been a great fan of mediator’s proposals. I took the view that the mediator’s job, done well, was to help the parties to come to a solution themselves. Party autonomy...
View ArticleMediation Games
Core Solutions Group John Nash died this week, in a tragic car accident. John Nash was the Nobel-prize winning mathematician whose theory of non-cooperative games published in 1950 has been described...
View ArticleThe Ethical Filter in Mediation
Constantin-Adi GavrilaCraiova Mediation Center AssociationThis post was prepared in cooperation with Bogdan Matei. Neutrality is one of the keystone concepts in the mediation process. When the mediator...
View ArticleReflecting on Two Long Mediation Days…..
John SturrockCore Solutions GroupJohn Sturrock, with Anna Howard* “Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar” “Traveller, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk.” Antonio...
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Learning from beginners: what new mediators can teach us
Charlie IrvineUniversity of Strathclyde Despite some scepticism about the value of “roleplay” most mediation training involves asking people to run a pretend mediation session. I’ve tried various...
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Game Theory and Mediation: Adding Real Value?
John SturrockJohn and David Sturrock 1. Introduction Several years ago, while travelling back with my son David to Oxford where he was studying as an undergraduate, we discussed my work as a mediator...
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Of Perception, Impasse and A**holic Behaviours – Creating Movement in Our Minds
Joel LeeI had the privilege of running a workshop with Marcus Lim (Executive Director, Singapore International Mediation Institute) at CDRC Vienna. For those of you who are unfamiliar with CDRC Vienna,...
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Have You Heard The One About The Talking Toad?
Charlie WoodsJames Robertson’s novel ‘To be continued…’ introduces us to a character who goes by the name of Mungo Forth Mungo. Mungo is somewhat far fetched, not least because he is a talking toad. In...
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Personal Connections
Bill Marsh (Editor)Bloomberg (not my usual reading fodder, I confess) carried an interesting piece a couple of months ago, entitled “Meet the Real Force Behind the Brexit Talks”. Yes, it was about...
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Leading In Conflict
Bill Marsh (Editor) One of the privileges of mediating is to watch leaders at work. Every party, every team, has its leader(s). And as any mediator will tell you, the way in which they choose to lead...
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Never Give Up: Perseverance In Mediation – And Life?
John Sturrock“If you had not held us back that evening, the deal would not have been done.” “Thank you and I wish you well.” In this post, I return to a familiar theme for mediators and for lawyers...
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Mediation Lessons from the Cases – Part 3
Alan Limbury[Picture credit: creative commons] Court cases are an important source of guidance for mediators, disputants and their lawyers. They remind us that the law casts a long shadow even when a...
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Process and Empathy are Critical for Success in Political (and other)...
John Sturrock“In negotiations of all kinds, the greater your capacity for empathy – the more carefully you try to understand all of the other side’s motivations, interests and constraints – the more...
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Rebuilding Empathy in the UK
Charlie WoodsIn an increasingly turbulent and polarised world, where fear and anxiety are on the march and divide and rule is more in evidence, it is tempting to circle the waggons to keep those who...
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Mediation, Strategic Trust and the Seven Elements
Joel LeeIt is trite that developing trust with parties and as between the parties is a vital part of the mediation process and what makes it work. This is of course easier said than done. I have...
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Practical Tips for Mediators: Parties Who Take Cold Feet
It’s been a while since I wrote about practical tips for mediators. Yet when I ask people what they want from training or teaching the commonest answer is… practical tips. I offer some below on working...
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